Ikaros Publishing titles at the Public Book Awards 2026
Vote for your favorite books from Ikaros Publishing in the 13th annual Public Book Awards 2026!
The first phase of voting is already underway and will conclude on Sunday, May 17. Following this, the second phase will begin, during which the reading public will be able to vote for their favorite book from the top 10 finalists in each category until Sunday, June 7.
See our nominated books by category below:
Greek Novel
Wonderful War – Eftichia Giannaki: https://ikarosbooks.short.gy/HndJdo
Princess Anna – Vasilis Papadopoulos: https://ikarosbooks.short.gy/v1nD5o
Translated Novel
Life Is Not a Novel by Susan Cooper – Stéphane Carlier (translated by Hara Skiadelli): https://ikarosbooks.short.gy/ds2K2i
A Country Between Us – Karissa Chen (translated by Vasia Tzanakari): https://ikarosbooks.short.gy/n0TLRS
The Germans – Sergio del Molino (translated by Maria Palaiologou): https://ikarosbooks.short.gy/0BDY83
The Gardener and Death – Georgi Gospodinov (translated by Alexandra Ioannidou): https://ikarosbooks.short.gy/Z4AOqk
God of the Woods – Liz Moore (translated by Maria Fakinou): https://ikarosbooks.short.gy/l2BgZU
Employees – Olga Ravn (translated by Sotiris Souliotis): https://ikarosbooks.short.gy/kMD0GZ
Nocturne in France – Fabio Stassi (translated by Dimitra Dotsi): https://ikarosbooks.short.gy/5ixDue
Long Island – Colm Tóibín (translated by Myrto Kalofolia): https://ikarosbooks.short.gy/yc40AX
Beasts of the Sea – Iida Turpeinen (translated by Vicky Alyssandrakis): https://ikarosbooks.short.gy/d21XR0
The Reputation – Juan Gabriel Vásquez (translated by Achilleas Kyriakidis): https://ikarosbooks.short.gy/rFHNcA
In Memoriam – Alice Winn (translated by Angelos Angelidis): https://ikarosbooks.short.gy/95Yj4z
Greek Non-Fiction
Athens College: A School for the "Ruling Class" – Giorgos Nikolopoulos: https://ikarosbooks.short.gy/BmmKnl
Greek Contemporary Poetry
Summer is the best of all – Teodor Currentzis: https://ikarosbooks.short.gy/dumN4w
Images – Kostas Bournazakis: https://ikarosbooks.short.gy/lvNYyL
Greek Children's Literature
Pitsimpouinoi: The Lost Pitsallou – Eftichia Giannaki (illustrations: Sofia Touliatou): https://ikarosbooks.short.gy/MCi7NB
Let’s See – Antonis Papatheodoulou (illustrations: Iris Samartzi): https://ikarosbooks.short.gy/OGW0z0
The First Humans – Kallia Spanoudaki (illustrations: Christos Kourtoglou): https://ikarosbooks.short.gy/0Fwstg
The Evolution of Man – Kallia Spanoudaki (illustrations: Christos Kourtoglou): https://ikarosbooks.short.gy/fnVvWF
August All Year Round – Alkisti Halikia (illustrations: Achilleas Razis): https://ikarosbooks.short.gy/TOIjf8
Greek Young Adult Literature
The Descent of the Moon – Chrysostomos Tsaprailis (illustrations: Kanellos COB): https://ikarosbooks.short.gy/QbWKYu
Best New Author
REC – Giorgos Syrmas: https://ikarosbooks.short.gy/aUnqAG
Audiobook
Letters to a Young Poet – Rainer Maria Rilke: https://ikarosbooks.short.gy/iGs9wj
Invisible Pain – Emily Wells: https://ikarosbooks.short.gy/WdFIwu