Arundhati Roy wins the 2026 US National Book Critics Circle Award in the Autobiography category

Arundhati Roy. | Mayank Austen Soofi Each year, the USA’s National Book Critics Circle presents awards for the finest books published in English in six categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Biography, Autobiography, Poetry, and Criticism. This year, Arundhati Roy’s memoir, Mother Mary Comes to Me, has won the best Autobiography award.In addition, two prizes voted on by membership: the John Leonard Prize for the best first book in any genre and the Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize, for the best...