Nominated, Read, Loved: the 15 Best Books for the Leipzig Book Fair 2026

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For this year's Leipzig Book Fair award, 15 authors are nominated in three categories. The prize, endowed with a total of 60,000 euros, will be awarded on 19 March in Leipzig in the fields of fiction, non-fiction and translation.

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The shortlists for the prize of the Leipzig Book Fair 2026 have been announced. An overview of the nominated books, authors and translators.

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The shortlist for the prize of the Leipzig Book Fair looks like a handout for the spring reading. We present the nominated novels and nonfiction books.

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The jury has selected 15 books from 485 works. We present all nominees for the Leipzig Book Fair 2026 – and why they deserve it.

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Who has a chance of winning the Leipzig Book Fair Prize? In the fiction category, the jury has nominated four women and one author from Austria. This year's shortlist for the Leipzig Book Fair Prize in fiction is dominated by female authors. The jury has selected four women for the shortlist: Helene Bukowski, Anja Kampmann, Katerina Poladjan, and Elli Unruh. The only nominated male author is Norbert Gstrein from Austria. Their stories range from…

Frankfurter Allgemeine

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On 19 March, at the Leipzig Book Fair, the prizes for fiction, non-fiction/essay and translations will be awarded. Now, the five nominated books have been announced.