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National Book Awards Winners

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2018 Awards

Congratulations to the 2018 National Book Awards winners. Honorees include Sigrid Nunez for Fiction, Jeffrey C. Stewart for Nonfiction, and Elizabeth Acevedo for Young People’s Literature.

The Friend
The Friend
by Sigrid Nunez
The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke
The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke
by Jeffrey C. Stewart
The Poet X
The Poet X
by Elizabeth Acevedo
Indecency
Indecency
by Justin Phillip Reed
The Emissary
The Emissary
by Yoko Tawada

2018 Fiction Finalists

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The Friend
The Friend
by Sigrid Nunez
A Lucky Man
A Lucky Man
by Jamel Brinkley
Florida
Florida
by Lauren Groff
Where the Dead Sit Talking
Where the Dead Sit Talking
by Brandon Hobson
The Great Believers
The Great Believers
by Rebecca Makkai

2018 Nonfiction Finalists

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The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke
The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke
by Jeffrey C. Stewart
The Indian World of George Washington: The First President, the First Americans, and the Birth of the Nation
The Indian World of George Washington: The First President, the First Americans, and the Birth of the Nation
by Colin G. Calloway
American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic
American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic
by Victoria Johnson
Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth
Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth
by Sarah Smarsh
We the Corporations: How American Businesses Won Their Civil Rights
We the Corporations: How American Businesses Won Their Civil Rights
by Adam Winkler

2018 Poetry Finalists

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Indecency
Indecency
by Justin Phillip Reed
Wobble
Wobble
by Rae Armantrout
American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin
American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin
by Terrance Hayes
Ghost Of
Ghost Of
by Diana Khoi Nguyen
Eye Level
Eye Level
by Jenny Xie

2018 Translated Literature Finalists

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The Emissary
The Emissary
by Yoko Tawada
Disoriental
Disoriental
by Négar Djavadi
Love
Love
by Hanne Orstavik
Trick
Trick
by Domenico Starnone
Flights
Flights
by Olga Tokarczuk

2018 Young People's Literature Finalists

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The Poet X
The Poet X
by Elizabeth Acevedo
The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge
The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge
by M. T. Anderson
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
by Leslie Connor
The Journey of Little Charlie
The Journey of Little Charlie
by Christopher Paul Curtis
Hey, Kiddo
Hey, Kiddo
by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
by Leslie Connor

All National Book Awards Winners

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Holes
Holes
by Louis Sachar
The Friend
The Friend
by Sigrid Nunez
Between the World and Me
Between the World and Me
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad
by Colson Whitehead
Sing, Unburied, Sing
Sing, Unburied, Sing
by Jesmyn Ward
Inside Out and Back Again
Inside Out and Back Again
by Thanhha Lai
Brown Girl Dreaming
Brown Girl Dreaming
by Jacqueline Woodson
The Poet X
The Poet X
by Elizabeth Acevedo
Invisible Man
Invisible Man
by Ralph Ellison
The Color Purple
The Color Purple
by Alice Walker
The House of the Scorpion
The House of the Scorpion
by Nancy Farmer
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
by Jeanne Birdsall
Far from the Tree
Far from the Tree
by Robin Benway
Miss Rumphius
Miss Rumphius
by Barbara Cooney