Contemporary fiction

Literature

Five Voices Shortlisted for the 2026 Carol Shields Prize

The 2026 Carol Shields Prize shortlist is out — five bold books by women and nonbinary writers competing for $150,000 CAD. Megha Majumdar, Quiara Alegría Hudes, and three more.

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An Octopus, Sally Field, and the Tenderness Netflix Cannot Ruin

Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt’s novel about a widow and a giant octopus, arrives on Netflix May 8 with Sally Field and Alfred Molina. The trailer promises something television badly needs: patience.

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Hollywood, Ending and the Long Road to Growing Up

John Green announces his first adult novel — a Hollywood love story about two young actors and the private cost of a public life, due from Dutton in fall 2026.