The National Book Awards have enshrined genre defining works of Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry into the canon of American Literature since 1926. On November 2oth, 75th collection of winners will be announced, and we invite you to explore the finalists before the big day!

Fiction:

GHOSTROOTS by ‘Pemi Aguda

MARTYR! by Kaveh Akbar

JAMES by Percival Everett

ALL FOURS by Miranda July

MY FRIENDS by Hisham Matar

Nonfiction:

SOLDIERS & KINGS by Jason De Leon

CIRCLE OF HOPE by Eliza Griswold

UNSHRINKING by Kate Manne

KNIFE by Salman Rushdie

WHISKEY TENDER by Deborah Jackson Taffa

Poetry:

WRONG NORMA by Anne Carson

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MODERN POETRY by Diane Seuss

SOMETHING ABOUT LIVING by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha

Translated Literature:

THE BOOK CENSOR’S LIBRARY by Bothayna Al-Essa, translated from Arabic by Ranya Abdelrahman and Sawad Hussain

AEDNAN by Linnea Axelsson, translated from Swedish by Saskia Vogel

THE VILLAIN’S DANCE by Fiston Mwanza Mujila, translated from French by Roland Glasser

TAWAIN TRAVELOGUE by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated from Mandarin Chinese by Lin King

WHERE THE WIND CALLS HOME by Samar Yazbek, translated from Arabic by Leri Price

Young People’s Literature:

BUFFALO DREAMER by Violet Duncan

THE GREAT COOL RANCH DORITO IN THE SKY by Josh Galarza

THE FIRST STATE OF BEING by Erin Entrada Kelly

KAREEM BETWEEN by Shifa Saltagi Safadi

THE UNBOXING OF A BLACK GIRL by Angela Shanté