2026 Toronto Book Awards
Established by Toronto City Council in 1974, the Toronto Book Awards honour books of literary merit that are evocative of Toronto. The winning author will be awarded $20,000, while the remaining shortlisted finalists will receive $2,000.
The 2026 Toronto Book Awards longlisted titles are:
- Black Public Joy, opens a new window by Jay Pitter
- Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts, opens a new window by Margaret Atwood
- Cherry Beach by Don Gillmor
- Fatal Confession, opens a new window by Carolyn Strange
- Good Guys, opens a new window by Sharon Bala
- Housing for All, opens a new window by Frank Lewinberg and Vincenzo Pietropaolo
- juniper by Kerri Huffman
- The Paper Birds, opens a new window by Jeanette Lynes
- Precarious: The Lives of Migrant Workers, opens a new window by Marcello di Cintio
- Property, opens a new window by Kate Cayley
- Tyson’s Song, opens a new window by Peter N. Bailey
- Where Histories Meet: Indigenous and Settler Encounters in the Toronto Area, opens a new window by Victoria Freeman
- You Started It, opens a new window by Jackie Khalilieh
Please visit the City of Toronto's website to learn more about the Toronto Book Awards jurors and past winners.
Reading Lists
Explore the full list of nominated 2026 Toronto Book Awards longlisted titles.