Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The American Library Association (ALA) announced its notable fiction titles for 2026. Let’s look at them and see if they can help us read the tea leaves to predict what might win the Pulitzer Prize. Expand for more information. 👇
Links 🔗
The List: rusaupdate.org/2026/01/2026-notable-books-list-announced-years-best-in-fiction-nonfiction-and-poetry
Further Viewing 🍿
Last Year’s List: youtu.be/-6QdS-T0zRU
Titles Mentioned 📚
Great Black Hope, Rob Franklin: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781668077443
Guatemalan Rhapsody: Stories, Jared Lemus: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063381667
Small Ceremonies, Kyle Edwards: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593701515
The Dream Hotel, Laila Lalami: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593317600
The Emperor of Gladness, Ocean Vuong: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593831878
The Ferryman and His Wife, Frode Grytten (translated by Alison McCullough): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781643757452
The Lilac People, Milo Todd: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781640097032
The Slip, Lucas Schaefer: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781668030707
The Sunflower Boys, Sam Wachman: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063418226
Where Are You Really From: Stories, Elaine Hsieh Chou: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593298381
eBook Links 📱
Great Black Hope, Rob Franklin: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781668077450
Guatemalan Rhapsody: Stories, Jared Lemus: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063381667
Small Ceremonies, Kyle Edwards: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593701508
The Dream Hotel, Laila Lalami: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593317617
The Emperor of Gladness, Ocean Vuong: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593831885
The Ferryman and His Wife, Frode Grytten (translated by Alison McCullough): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781643757476
The Lilac People, Milo Todd: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781640097049
The Slip, Lucas Schaefer: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781668030721
The Sunflower Boys, Sam Wachman: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063418257
Where Are You Really From: Stories, Elaine Hsieh Chou: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593298398
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The American Library Association (ALA) announced its notable fiction titles for 2026. Let’s look at them and see if they can help us read the tea leaves to predict what might win the Pulitzer Prize. Expand for more information. 👇
Links 🔗
The List: rusaupdate.org/2026/01/2026-notable-books-list-announced-years-best-in-fiction-nonfiction-and-poetry
Further Viewing 🍿
Last Year’s List: youtu.be/-6QdS-T0zRU
Titles Mentioned 📚
Great Black Hope, Rob Franklin: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781668077443
Guatemalan Rhapsody: Stories, Jared Lemus: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063381667
Small Ceremonies, Kyle Edwards: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593701515
The Dream Hotel, Laila Lalami: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593317600
The Emperor of Gladness, Ocean Vuong: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593831878
The Ferryman and His Wife, Frode Grytten (translated by Alison McCullough): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781643757452
The Lilac People, Milo Todd: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781640097032
The Slip, Lucas Schaefer: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781668030707
The Sunflower Boys, Sam Wachman: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063418226
Where Are You Really From: Stories, Elaine Hsieh Chou: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593298381
eBook Links 📱
Great Black Hope, Rob Franklin: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781668077450
Guatemalan Rhapsody: Stories, Jared Lemus: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063381667
Small Ceremonies, Kyle Edwards: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593701508
The Dream Hotel, Laila Lalami: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593317617
The Emperor of Gladness, Ocean Vuong: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593831885
The Ferryman and His Wife, Frode Grytten (translated by Alison McCullough): bookshop.org/a/99775/9781643757476
The Lilac People, Milo Todd: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781640097049
The Slip, Lucas Schaefer: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781668030721
The Sunflower Boys, Sam Wachman: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063418257
Where Are You Really From: Stories, Elaine Hsieh Chou: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593298398
Support This Channel ❤️
SuperThanks (in the toolbar of this video)
My Wishlist on Bookshop: bookshop.org/wishlists/2ea05da898651ed2274efe2bebb9441a494fabb1
My Affiliate Page on Bookshop: bookshop.org/shop/supposedlyfun
My Merch Store: supposedly-fun-shop.fourthwall.com
If you would like to support this channel, you can use the ideas above, but please do not feel obligated. I appreciate your presence regardless.
Other Places to Find Me 🔍
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Website: supposedlyfun.com
