Here are the finalists for the NYPL’s 2026 Young Lions Fiction Award.
Today, the New York Public Library announced the finalists for its Young Lions Fiction Award, which celebrates fiction by “exceptional early-career authors” (read: 35 years old or younger). This year’s judges are Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Raven Leilani, and Alexander Sammartino, who won the award last year. Here are the finalists: Ariel Courage for Bad NatureKyle…