Pulitzer fiction winners, 2015 to 2026

the full run so I can be smug about the ones marked (deserved) and quiet about the rest. as of sept 2026, the newest one just got added.

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Angel Down - Daniel Kraus (2026)

the newest one. still deciding if it belongs here or if I just haven't caught up to it yet

James - Percival Everett (2025)

(deserved). huckleberry finn told from jim's side, the shortlist genuinely didn't stand a chance

Night Watch - Jayne Anne Phillips (2024)

Demon Copperhead - Barbara Kingsolver / Trust - Hernan Diaz (2023, co-winners)

a tie. david copperfield reset in the opioid-era appalachians, paired with a wall street ghostwriting puzzle. odd pairing to share a year

The Netanyahus - Joshua Cohen (2022)

the shortlist was better, if you ask me

The Night Watchman - Louise Erdrich (2021)

The Nickel Boys - Colson Whitehead (2020)

his second one in four years

The Overstory - Richard Powers (2019)

Less - Andrew Sean Greer (2018)

a comic novel winning this prize is still rare enough to remark on

The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead (2017)

(deserved)

The Sympathizer - Viet Thanh Nguyen (2016)

All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr (2015)

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