NEWSSpotlighting Our LA Times Book Prizes FinalistsThe Los Angeles Times announced the finalists and honorees for its 46th Annual Book Prizes, recognizing outstanding literary achievement across 13 categories and celebrating the highest quality of writing from authors at every stage of their careers. PRH author Adam Ross will also be recognized with the Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose. Winners will be announced on Friday, April 17, at a ceremony held at USC’s Bovard Auditorium—a prologue to the 31st annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, which takes place April 18–19. We’re proud to share that several Penguin Random House authors and imprints are represented among this year’s finalists. Congratulations to the authors and teams who brought these books to life!

Source: Los Angeles Times February 23, 2026 14:14 UTC