In the UK, the shortlists for the James Tait Black prizes have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction Big Kiss, Bye Bye (Claire-Louise Bennett, Fitzcarraldo) Darryl (Jackie Ess, Clash) On the Greenwich Line (Shady Lewis, translated by Katharine Halls, Peirene) Sakina’s Kiss (Vivek Shanbhag, translated by Srinath Perur, Faber) The Original (Nell Stevens, … Continue reading James Tait Black Prize 2026 shortlists announced