The Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award, valued at $30,000, will be presented at the Atlantic Book Awards gala on June 4, and we want to read the entire shortlist and chat with each author before the winner is announced.
Join us! 2026 Read the Raddall: conversation series and read all five shortlisted novels before June 4th. Can you do it?
In a partnership between the AfterWords Literary Festival and the Atlantic Book Awards, authors Stephanie Domet (co-executive and co-artistic director of AfterWords) and K.R. Byggdin (Raddall winner for Wonder World) will be reading a nominated book along with us and leading the conversation series.
Perks include bookish prizes, special discounts, and virtual/in-person meet-ups to discuss the books.
What are we reading?
Renée Belliveau, A Sense of Things Beyond, Vagrant Press
Jaime Burnet, milktooth, Vagrant Press
Robert de la Chevotière, We Were Not Kings, Little A
Danny Jacobs, The Ignis Psalter, Porcupine’s Quill
Danica Roache, Five Seasons of Charlie Francis, Vagrant Press
Register for the 2026 Read the Raddall: conversation series.