Twenty novels have been named to the longlist for the 2026 Dublin Literary Award, supported by Dublin City Council.
\nThe shortlist will be posted on April 7, 2026, and the winner of the Dublin Literary Award will be announced on May 21 during the Dublin International Literary Festival.
\n\u201cAt the heart of this award are libraries and their readers dotted across the world unified through a culturally rich reading experience. I wish the featured writers on this strong list the best of luck this year and encourage readers to seek out the books in their local libraries or bookstores,\u201d said Mair\u00e9ad Owens, Dublin City Librarian.
\nThe longlisted titles are:
\n\u201cCreation Lake\u201d by Rachel Kushner (American)
\n\u201cDream Count\u201d by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Nigerian)
\n\u201cGliff\u201d by Ali Smith (British)
\n\u201cGood Girl\u201d by Aria Aber (Afghan-German)
\n\u201cIn Late Summer\u201d by Madalena Bla\u017eevi\u0107 (Bosnian-Croatian)
\n\u201cIntermezzo\u201d by Sally Rooney (Irish)
\n\u201cLive Fast\u201d by Brigitte Giraud (French)
\n\u201cOrdinary Saints\u201d by Niamh N\u00ed Mhaoileoin (Irish)
\n\u201cOur Evenings\u201d by Alan Hollinghurst (British)
\n\u201cPerspectives\u201d by Laurent Binet (French)
\n\u201cThe Antidote\u201d by Karen Russell (American)
\n\u201cThe Brittle Age\u201d by Donatella Di Pietrantonio (Italian)
\n\u201cThe Creation of Half-Broken People\u201d by Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu (Zimbabwean)
\n\u201cThe Echoes\u201d by Evie Wyld (British)
\n\u201cThe Emperor of Gladness\u201d by Ocean Vuong (American)
\n\u201cThe Empusium\u201d by Olga Tokarczuk (Polish)
\n\u201cThe Original Daughter\u201d by Jemimah Wei (Singaporean)
\n\u201cThere are Rivers in the Sky\u201d by Elif Shafak (British-Turkish)
\n\u201cWhat I Know About You\u201d by \u00c9ric Chacour (Canadian)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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