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2026 in literature

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This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 2026.

Anniversaries

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New books

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Dates after each title indicate U.S. publication, unless otherwise indicated.

Children's and young adults

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New children's and young adult, sorted by date of publication
Author Title Date of pub. Ref.

Fiction

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New adult fiction, sorted by date of publication
Author Title Date of pub. Ref.

Poetry

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New poetry, sorted by date of publication
Author Title Date of pub. Ref.

Drama

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New drama, sorted by date of publication
Author Title Date of pub. Ref.

Nonfiction

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New nonfiction, sorted by date of publication
Author Title Date of pub. Ref.
Jacob Soboroff Firestorm: The Great Los Angeles Fires and America's New Age of Disaster January 6 [1]

Biography and memoir

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New biography and memoir, sorted by date of publication
Author Title Date Ref.

Deaths

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Individual Background Date of death Age Cause of death Ref.
Brian Doyle Canadian writer January 1 90 [2]
James Grauerholz American writer and book editor 73 Complications of pneumonia [3]
Sukumar Barua Bangladeshi poet January 2 87 [4]
Franz Herre German biographer January 3 99 [5]
Renée Good American writer and poet January 7 37 Shot by law enforcement [6][7]
Astrid Roemer Surinamese-Dutch writer January 8 78 [8]
Kjersti Scheen Norwegian writer and illustrator 82 [9]
Erich von Däniken Swiss author January 10 90 [10]
Karl Riha German poet, writer and literary scholar 90 [11]
Scott Adams American author and cartoonist January 13 68 Cancer [12]
Kim Sin-yong South Korean poet and writer January 15 80 [13]
Hermann Peter Piwitt German writer 90 [14]
Kalin Terziyski Bulgarian poet and writer January 22 55 [15]
David Abulafia British historian and author January 24 76 [16]
Michael Parenti American non-fiction writer 92 [17]
Marie Rouanet French Occitan writer January 25 89 [18]
Mark Tully British journalist and writer 90 [19]

References

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  1. ^ Salazar, Miguel; Thompson, Laura (2026-01-07). "The Nonfiction Everyone Will Be Talking About in 2026". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2026-01-12. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  2. ^ Saxberg, Lynn (2 January 2026). "Brian Doyle, celebrated Ottawa author, dies at age 90". Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on 2 January 2026. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Obituary #8: James Grauerholz". Rock and Beat Generation. 2 January 2026. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Sukumar Barua, whose rhymes shaped the childhoods of generations, dies at 87". The Financial Express. 2 January 2026. Archived from the original on 4 January 2026. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Franz Herre". trauer.merkur.de (in German). 2026-01-05. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  6. ^ "Renee Nicole Good: Who was the woman killed by ICE in Minneapolis?". BBC. 2026-01-09. Archived from the original on 2026-01-09. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  7. ^ Powell, Tori (2026-01-09). "January 9, 2026 — Minneapolis shooting, ICE agent's cellphone captures confrontation". CNN. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
  8. ^ "Starnieuws - Schrijfster Astrid Roemer overleden". Starnieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  9. ^ "Kjersti Scheen". Wang Begravelsesbyrå. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  10. ^ "Schweizer Autor und Publizist Erich von Däniken ist gestorben". Tages Anzeiger. 11 January 2026. Archived from the original on 11 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  11. ^ "Karl Riha" (death notice). 57trauer.de, 17 January 2026 (in German). Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  12. ^ Smith, Harrison (January 13, 2026). "Scott Adams, Dilbert creator who poked fun at bad bosses, dies at 68". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 14, 2026. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  13. ^ '한국의 장 주네' 김신용 시인 별세…향년 81세 (in Korean)
  14. ^ "Hermann Peter Piwitt ist tot" Archived 2026-01-17 at the Wayback Machine. spiegel.de, 16 January 2026 (in German). Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  15. ^ "Writer Kalin Terziyski Dies Aged 55". BTA. 23 January 2026. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  16. ^ "Professor David Abulafia CBE has died. He was 76". News. Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  17. ^ "Michael Parenti (1933 – 2026): The Inconvenient Public Intellectual". openthemagazine. 25 January 2026. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  18. ^ "Mort de l'écrivaine biterroise Marie Rouanet : figure de proue de la culture occitane, l'artiste est décédée à 89 ans". Midi Libre. 25 January 2026. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  19. ^ "Mark Tully, BBC's "Voice of India", dies aged 90". BBC News. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
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