Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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We asked members of the Book Award Advisory Screening Panel to share with us what they're looking for when reading submissions. Every year, the panel goes through dozens of books to select the longlist and then a shortlist, from which the jury designates the winner.

Stay tuned to the shortlist announcement in the fall!

Explore the 2026 longlist: americanlibraryinparis.org/bookaward