2026 in literature
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This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 2026.
Anniversaries
- 10 January – Eino Leino died in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 12 January
- Jack London was born in 1876 (150th Anniversary).
- Agatha Christie died in 1976 (50th Anniversary).
- 13 January – Michael Bond was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 14 January – Mahasweta Devi was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 19 January – Hans Sachs died in 1576 (450th Anniversary).
- 24 January – E. T. A. Hoffmann was born in 1776 (250th Anniversary).
- 25 January – Joseph Görres was born in 1776 (250th Anniversary).
- 3 February – Richard Yates was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 5 February – Madame de Sévigné was born in 1626 (400th Anniversary).
- 8 February – Neal Cassady was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 9 February – Larissa Reissner died in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 16 February – Joseph Victor von Scheffel was born in 1826 (200th Anniversary).
- 20 February
- Richard Matheson was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- Alfonso Sastre was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 22 February – Zitkala-Ša was born in 1876 (150th Anniversary).
- 24 February – Erich Loest was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 3 March – Sidney Lee died in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 4 March – Léon-Paul Fargue was born in 1876 (150th Anniversary).
- 7 March – Tove Ditlevsen died in 1976 (50th Anniversary).
- 11 March – Louise d'Épinay was born in 1726 (300th Anniversary).
- 17 March – Siegfried Lenz was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 24 March – Dario Fo was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 27 March – Frank O'Hara was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 31 March – John Fowles was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 1 April – Anne McCaffrey was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 28 April – Harper Lee was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 15 May – Anthony and Peter Shaffer were born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 21 May
- Ronald Firbank died in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- Robert Creeley was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 3 June – Allen Ginsberg was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 4 June – Ain Kaalep was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 8 June – George Sand died in 1876 (150th Anniversary).
- 19 June – Giangiacomo Feltrinelli was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 25 June – Ingeborg Bachmann was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 27 June – Harriet Martineau died in 1876 (150th Anniversary).
- 12 July
- Max Jacob was born in 1876 (150th Anniversary).
- Gertrude Bell died in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 18 July – Elizabeth Jennings was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 6 August – Elisabeth Beresford was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 14 August – René Goscinny was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 3 September – Alison Lurie was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 13 September – Sherwood Anderson was born in 1876 (150th Anniversary).
- 14 September – Michel Butor was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 15 October
- Michel Foucault was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- Evan Hunter was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 1 November – Günter de Bruyn was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 5 November – John Berger was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 9 November – Hugh Leonard was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 11 November – Noah Gordon was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 15 November – Anna de Noailles was born in 1876 (150th Anniversary).
- 20 November – John Gardner was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 25 November – Poul Anderson was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 12 December – Jean Richepin died in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 22 December – Filippo Tommaso Marinetti was born in 1876 (150th Anniversary).
- 23 December – Robert Bly was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
- 29 December – Rainer Maria Rilke died in 1926 (100th Anniversary).
New books
Dates after each title indicate U.S. publication, unless otherwise indicated.
Children's and young adults
| Author | Title | Date of pub. | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
Fiction
| Author | Title | Date of pub. | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Hawkins | The Storm | January 6 | [1] |
| Gabriel Tallent | Crux | [2] | |
| Daniyal Mueenuddin | This Is Where the Serpent Lives | January 13 | [3] |
| Julian Barnes | Departure(s) | January 20 | [4] |
| Nina McConigley | How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder | [5] | |
| Jennette McCurdy | Half His Age | [6] | |
| Angela Tomaski | The Infamous Gilberts | [7] | |
| Rocket Shokai, illus. toi8 | Scum of the Brave | January 23 | [8] |
| Patmeena Sabit | Good People | February 3 | [9] |
| Rebecca Novack | Murder Bimbo | February 10 | [10] |
Poetry
| Author | Title | Date of pub. | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
Drama
| Author | Title | Date of pub. | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
Nonfiction
Biography and memoir
| Author | Title | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Myers | William & Catherine: The Intimate Inside Story | February 26 |
Deaths
| Individual | Background | Date of death | Age | Cause of death | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Doyle | Canadian writer | January 1 | 90 | [26] | |
| James Grauerholz | American writer and book editor | 73 | Complications of pneumonia | [27] | |
| Sukumar Barua | Bangladeshi poet | January 2 | 87 | [28] | |
| Franz Herre | German biographer | January 3 | 99 | [29] | |
| Renée Good | American writer and poet | January 7 | 37 | Shot by law enforcement | [30][31] |
| Astrid Roemer | Surinamese-Dutch writer | January 8 | 78 | [32] | |
| Kjersti Scheen | Norwegian writer and illustrator | 82 | [33] | ||
| Frank J. Frost | American scholar and writer | January 9 | 96 | [34] | |
| Erich von Däniken | Swiss author | January 10 | 90 | [35] | |
| Karl Riha | German poet, writer and literary scholar | 90 | [36] | ||
| Scott Adams | American author and cartoonist | January 13 | 68 | Cancer | [37] |
| Kim Sin-yong | South Korean poet and writer | January 15 | 80 | [38] | |
| Hermann Peter Piwitt | German writer | 90 | [39] | ||
| James Petras | American sociologist and political writer | January 17 | 89 | [40] | |
| Alan Musgrave | New Zealand philosopher and essayist | January 20 | 85 | [41] | |
| Allan Chapman | British historian of science and author | January 21 | 79 | [42] | |
| Kalin Terziyski | Bulgarian poet and writer | January 22 | 55 | [43] | |
| Roland Huntford | British biographer | January 23 | 98 | [44] | |
| David Abulafia | British historian and author | January 24 | 76 | [45] | |
| Michael Parenti | American non-fiction writer | 92 | [46] | ||
| Marie Rouanet | French Occitan writer | January 25 | 89 | [47] | |
| Mark Tully | British journalist and writer | 90 | [48] | ||
| Sia Figiel | Samoan poet and writer | January 26 | 59 | [49] | |
| James Sallis | American writer, poet and biographer | January 27 | 81 | [50] | |
| Gloria Wade-Gayles | African-American academic and non-fiction writer | 88 | [51] | ||
| Vénus Khoury-Ghata | Lebanese-French poet and writer | January 28 | 88 | [52] | |
| Graham E. Fuller | American political analyst and author | January 29 | 89 | Heart problems | [53] |
| Diana Ferrus | South African poet and storyteller | January 30 | 72 | [54] | |
| X. J. Kennedy | American poet, author and editor | 96 | [55] | ||
| Rita Süssmuth | German politician and non-fiction writer | February 1 | 88 | [56] | |
| Gabor Boritt | American historian and author | February 2 | 86 | [57] | |
| Miroslav Košuta | Slovene poet, playwright and translator | 89 | [58] | ||
| Teresa de Lauretis | Italian academic, feminist and author | 87 | [59] | ||
| Myra MacPherson | American author, biographer and journalist | 91 | [60] | ||
| Allan Massie | Scottish writer and literary reviewer | February 3 | 87 | Cancer | [61] |
| Fernand Ouellette | Canadian Quebecois poet, writer and essayist | 95 | [62] | ||
| Thuraya Qabil | Saudi Arabian poet and journalist | February 4 | 85 | [63] | |
| Zohar Shavit | Israeli scholar, author and translator | 74 | [64] | ||
| Jeffrey Carver | American science fiction author | February 6 | 76 | [65] | |
| Lina Brockdorff | Maltese writer, playwright and radio broadcaster | February 10 | 95 | [66] | |
| Biodun Jeyifo | Nigerian literary critic, cultural theorist and essayist | February 11 | 80 | [67] | |
| Cees Nooteboom | Dutch poet and writer | 92 | [68] | ||
| Roy Medvedev | Russian studies scholar and political writer | February 13 | 100 | [69] | |
| Susan George | American-French political and social scientist and writer | February 14 | 91 | [70] | |
| Michael Silverblatt | American literary critic and broadcaster | 73 | [71] | ||
| Pol Greisch | Luxembourgian dramatist and writer | February 15 | 95 | [72] | |
| Thomas De Koninck | Canadian philosopher and author | February 16 | 91 | [73] | |
| Dmitry Bavilsky | Russian writer, literary critic and journalist | February 17 | 57 | [74] | |
| Anna dePeyster | British and Australian journalist and novelist | 81 | [75] | ||
| Svein Jarvoll | Norwegian poet, writer, translator and essayist | February 18 | 79 | [76] | |
| Lee Hye-gyeong | South Korean writer | February 20 | 65 | [77] | |
| Sankar | Indian writer | 92 | Age-related health problems | [78] | |
| Dan Simmons | American science fiction and horror writer | February 21 | 77 | Complications from a stroke | [79] |
| Ali Babachahi | Iranian poet, writer, and literary critic | February 23 | 83 | [80] | |
| Coleman Barks | American poet and interpreter of Rumi | 88 | [81] | ||
| Glaudi Barsotti | French Occitan writer and journalist | 92 | [82] | ||
| Andrej Medved | Slovenian poet, editor and translator | 79 | [83] | ||
| Gregorio Morán | Spanish journalist and writer | 79 | [84] | ||
| Nina Gabrielyan | Russian poet, writer, and poetry translator | February 24 | 72 | [85] | |
| Ann Godoff | American editor and publisher | 76 | Complications from bone cancer | [86] | |
| Jeremy Larner | American author and poet | 88 | Parkinson's disease and lymphoma | [87] | |
| William E. Connolly | American political theorist and author | February 25 | 88 | [88] | |
| Rob Grant | English comedy writer and television producer | 70 | [89] | ||
| T. K. Oommen | Indian sociologist and non-fiction writer | February 26 | 88 | [90] | |
| Jeelani Bano | Indian writer | March 1 | 89 | [91] | |
| Mark Bittner | American writer | 74 | Heart attack | [92] | |
| Jacopo Camagni | Italian illustrator and comics artist | 48 | Complications from heart surgery | [93] | |
| Jahanara Arzu | Bangladeshi poet | March 2 | 93 | [94] | |
| Nikolay Kolyada | Russian writer, playwright, playwriting teacher and director | 68 | [95] | ||
| Hélène Mouchard-Zay | French academic and writer | 85 | [96] | ||
| David "Diamond Dave" Whitaker | American poet and activist | 88 | [97] | ||
| Unni-Lise Jonsmoen | Norwegian illustrator and children's writer | March 3 | 89 | [98] | |
| Peter Schneider | German writer (Berlin Now) | 85 | Cancer | [99] | |
| Ahmed Ibrahim Darwish | Egyptian writer and poet | March 4 | 83 | [100] | |
| Maurice J. Freedman | American librarian, president of the American Library Association (2002–2003) | March 5 | 86 | [101] | |
| António Lobo Antunes | Portuguese writer | 83 | [102] | ||
| Gerda Antti | Swedish writer | March 6 | 96 | [103] | |
| Francisco Fernández Carvajal | Spanish priest and writer | 88 | [104] | ||
| Eigra Lewis Roberts | Welsh writer, playwright, and poet | 86 | [105] | ||
| Franco Vito Gaiezza | Italian musician and writer | 66 | Heart attack | [106] | |
| Lutfiya al-Dulaimi | Iraqi writer and women's rights activist | March 8 | 87 | [107] | |
| Maricla Boggio | Italian writer | 88 | [108] | ||
| Curzia Ferrari | Italian writer | 96 | [109] | ||
| Walid Khalidi | Palestinian historian and non-fiction writer | 100 | [110] | ||
| B. Wongar | Serbian-Australian writer | 94 | [111] | ||
| Umberto Allemandi | Italian publisher | March 9 | 88 | [112] | |
| Patricia Clarke | Australian writer, historian and journalist | 99 | [113] | ||
| Alfredo Bryce Echenique | Peruvian writer (A World for Julius) | March 10 | 87 | [114] | |
| Alojz Ihan | Slovenian immunologist, poet, and essayist | 64 | [115] | ||
| Lloyd Jones | Welsh poet, novelist and photographer | 74 | [116] | ||
| Fumiko Takeshita | Japanese novelist | 69 | [117] | ||
| Paul R. Ehrlich | American biologist, environmentalist, and author (The Population Bomb) | March 13 | 93 | [118] | |
| John M. Perkins | American Christian preacher, civil rights activist, and author | 95 | [119] | ||
| Jürgen Habermas | German philosopher and social theorist | March 14 | 96 | [120] | |
| Len Deighton | British author | March 15 | 97 | [121] | |
| William C. Dietz | American science fiction writer (Halo: The Flood) | 80 | [122] |
Notes
- ^ Book is subtitled "The Hidden History of the British Monarchy and Slavery in the Americas" in the United States.
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