ALA Announces Longlist for Andrew Carnegie Medals
Next up, a six-title shortlist—three each for the fiction and nonfiction medals—will be announced on November 18, 2025. The two medal winners will then be announced on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
The American Library Association this week announced the longlist the 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, the association's prestigious adult book award. In the fiction category there are 21 finalists while, the nonfiction longlist includes 24.
The list is now available on the awards’ website.
Next up, a six-title shortlist—three each for the fiction and nonfiction medals—will be announced on November 18, 2025. The two medal winners will then be announced on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, with a celebratory event, including presentations by the winners and a featured speaker, will take place at the 2026 ALA Annual Conference in June 2026 in Chicago.
The awards are cosponsored and administered by Booklist and RUSA, with the books chosen by a selection committee, appointed annually, made up of Booklist editors anf contributors, members of RUSA’s Collection Development and Evaluation Section’s (CODES) Notable Books Council, and a representative of the American Booksellers Association.
