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  "path": "/2026/03/2026-british-book-awards-shortlists/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-09T16:18:28.000Z",
  "site": "https://locusmag.com",
  "tags": [
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  "textContent": "_The Bookseller_ has announced the shortlists for the 2026 British Book Awards. Titles and authors of genre interest include:\n\n**Author of the Year**\n\n  * Elif Shafak\n  * A.F. Steadman\n\n\n\n**Fiction**\n\n  * **Dream Count** , Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (4th Estate)\n  * **Boleyn Traitor** , Philippa Gregory (HarperFiction)\n  * **The Rose Field: The Book of Dust** , Philip Pullman (Knopf Books for Young Readers)\n\n\n\n**Science Fiction & Fantasy**\n\n  * **The Devils** , Joe Abercrombie (Gollancz)\n  * **Ice** , Jacek …Read More",
  "title": "2026 British Book Awards Shortlists"
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