With the 2026 Pulitzer Prizes in the rear-view mirror, it’s time (finally) to turn our attention to what books might win the major 2027 awards (for books published in 2026. I know, it’s nuts. I don’t make the rules). Below are my completely vibes-based front-runners for a few of the high-profile fiction accolades up for grabs this year. The National Book Award: Kin by Tayari Jones Jones won the Women’s Prize in 2019 for An American Marriage , but an NBA would be a major step up in awareness. Kin is published by Knopf after Jones’s previous couple of books were with Algonquin. Could this follow Percival Everett’s Big 5 switch that saw him win the NBA for James ? The Pulitzer Prize : One Leg on Earth by ‘Pemi Aguda I loved Aguda’s short story collection, Ghostroots , and am pumped to read her high-concept debut novel, One Leg on Earth . Ghostroots was shortlisted for the NBA, a relative rarity for a short story debut, so she is in the conversation already.…