{
  "id": 15725783,
  "title": "Meet the Best Debut Novelists of 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/meet-the-best-debut-novelists-of-2026",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-20T09:10:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Literary Hub",
    "slug": "literary-hub",
    "url": "https://lithub.com/meet-the-best-debut-novelists-of-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In September, the Center for Fiction announced the shortlist for their annual First Novel Prize, judged this year by R. O. Kwon, Kiese Laymon, Jordy Rosenberg, and Danzy Senna. The shortlisted authors will each be awarded $1,000, and the winner,",
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}