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). 27 January – Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin was born in 1826 (200th 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). 29 March – Johann Heinrich Voß died in 1826 (200th Anniversary). 31 March – John Fowles was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary). 1 April – Anne McCaffrey was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary). 6 April – Yehuda Bauer was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary). 13 April – Marja Kubašec died in 1976 (50th Anniversary). 14 April – Averroes was born in 1126 (900th Anniversary). 20 April – Dinah Craik was born in 1826 (200th Anniversary). 28 April – Harper Lee was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary). 1 May – Alexandros Panagoulis died in 1976 (50th Anniversary). 8 May – David Attenborough was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary). 9 May – Ulrike Meinhof died in 1976 (50th 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). 23 May – Jeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse died in 1776 (250th Anniversary). 25 May – Max von der Grün was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary). 26 May – Martin Heidegger died in 1976 (50th Anniversary). 31 May – James Krüss was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary). 2 June – Raul Hilberg 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). 20 June – John Neal died in 1876 (150th Anniversary). 25 June – Ingeborg Bachmann was born in 1926 (100th Anniversary). 26 June – Adolf Bastian was born in 1826 (200th Anniversary). 27 June – Harriet Martineau died in 1876 (150th Anniversary). 4 July – Thomas Jefferson died in 1826 (200th 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). 22 September – Johann Peter Hebel died in 1826 (200th Anniversary). October – John Marston was born in 1576 (450th 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). 24 November – Carlo Collodi was born in 1826 (200th 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 +New children's and young adult, sorted by date of publicationAuthor Title Date of pub.

Fiction +New adult fiction, sorted by date of publicationAuthor Title Date of pub. CruxThis Is Where the Serpent LivesDeparture(s)Twelve MonthsHow to Commit a Postcolonial Murder 978-0-349-72535-2Half His Age, toi8Scum of the BraveGood People Operation Bounce HouseMurder Bimbo and James PattersonJudge StoneAdrian TchaikovskyChildren of StrifeMarch 17Upward BoundMurder in Purple and Gold (UK)YesteryearHoney in the WoundThe CaretakerRobert Wiersema, "The Caretaker, by Marcus Kliewer". Quill & Quire, March 2026. Questions 27 & 28John of John (UK)Contrapposto Paul YoonEtnaAugust 4

Poetry +New poetry, sorted by date of publication Author Title Date of pub.

Drama +New drama, sorted by date of publication Author Title Date of pub.

Nonfiction +New nonfiction, sorted by date of publicationAuthor Title Date of pub. Firestorm: The Great Los Angeles Fires and America's New Age of DisasterStrangers: A Memoir of MarriageFootballFive Bullets: The Story of Bernie Goetz, New York's Explosive '80s, and the Subway Vigilante Trial that Divided the NationWhere We Keep the Light: Stories from a Life of ServiceFear and Fury: The Reagan Eighties, the Bernie Goetz Shootings, and the Rebirth of White RageAutobiography of CottonNi venganza ni perdónTiny Gardens Everywhere: The Past, Present and Future of the Self-Provisioning CityMafia: A Global HistoryYoung Man in a HurrySneeze: The History and Science of the Common Cold (UK) and Ben TarnoffMuskism: A Guide for the PerplexedDoireann Ní GhríofaSaid the DeadMay 21 and Jonathan SwanRegime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump June 23

Biography and memoir +New biography and memoir, sorted by date of publication Author Title Date Paradise Cove: They Escaped the Cuckoo's NestWilliam & Catherine: The Intimate Inside StoryKids, Wait Till You Hear This!Betrayal: Power, Deceit and the Fight for the Future of the Royal FamilyPhases Freedom of Money: A Memoir of Protecting Users, Resilience, and the Founding of BinanceElizabeth II: In Private. In Public. The Inside StoryFamesickBacktalker: An American MemoirCommunion

=== Graphic novels and comics === +New graphic novels and comics, sorted by date of publication Author Title Date Train de nuit dans la Voie lactéeRodolphe, illus. by ChagrinSculpter l'éternité

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