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National Book Awards

Discover National Book Awards winners for fiction, nonfiction, poetry and more.

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2023 Longlist for Fiction

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This Other Eden Add to Wishlist
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This Other Eden
by Paul Harding
Chain Gang All Stars: A Novel Add to Wishlist
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Chain Gang All Stars: A Novel
by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Night Watch Add to Wishlist
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Night Watch
by Jayne Anne Phillips
Loot Add to Wishlist
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Loot
by Tania James
A Council of Dolls: A Novel Add to Wishlist
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A Council of Dolls: A Novel
by Mona Susan Power
The End of Drum-Time Add to Wishlist
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The End of Drum-Time
by Hanna Pylväinen
Blackouts: A Novel Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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Blackouts: A Novel
by Justin Torres
Ponyboy: A Novel Add to Wishlist
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Ponyboy: A Novel
by Eliot Duncan
Holler, Child: Stories Add to Wishlist
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Holler, Child: Stories
by LaToya Watkins
Temple Folk Add to Wishlist
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Temple Folk
by Aaliyah Bilal

2023 Longlist for Nonfiction

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King: A Life Add to Wishlist
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King: A Life
by Jonathan Eig
The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History Add to Wishlist
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The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History
by Ned Blackhawk
When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era Add to Wishlist
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When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era
by Donovan X. Ramsey
I Saw Death Coming: A History of Terror and Survival in the War Against Reconstruction Add to Wishlist
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I Saw Death Coming: A History of Terror and Survival in the War Against Reconstruction
by Kidada E. Williams
The Slip: The New York City Street That Changed American Art Forever Add to Wishlist
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The Slip: The New York City Street That Changed American Art Forever
by Prudence Peiffer
A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, A History, A Memorial Add to Wishlist
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A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, A History, A Memorial
by Viet Thanh Nguyen
Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World Add to Wishlist
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Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World
by John Vaillant
Ordinary Notes Add to Wishlist
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Ordinary Notes
by Christina Sharpe
Liliana's Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice Add to Wishlist
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Liliana's Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice
by Cristina Rivera Garza
We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir Add to Wishlist
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We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir
by Raja Shehadeh

2023 Longlist for Translated Literature

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Cursed Bunny: Stories Add to Wishlist
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Cursed Bunny: Stories
by Bora Chung, Anton Hur (Translator)
Kairos Add to Wishlist
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Kairos
by Jenny Erpenbeck, Michael Hofmann (Translator)
Beyond the Door of No Return: A Novel Add to Wishlist
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Beyond the Door of No Return: A Novel
by David Diop, Sam Taylor (Translator)
This Is Not Miami Add to Wishlist
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This Is Not Miami
by Fernanda Melchor, Sophie Hughes (Translator)
The Most Secret Memory of Men (Prix Goncourt Winner) Add to Wishlist
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The Most Secret Memory of Men (Prix Goncourt Winner)
by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, Lara Vergnaud (Translator)
The Devil of the Provinces Add to Wishlist
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The Devil of the Provinces
by Juan Cárdenas, Davis (Translator)
The Words That Remain Add to Wishlist
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The Words That Remain
by Stênio Gardel, Bruna Dantas Lobato (Translator)
No One Prayed Over Their Graves: A Novel Add to Wishlist
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No One Prayed Over Their Graves: A Novel
by Khaled Khalifa, Leri Price (Translator)
On a Woman's Madness Add to Wishlist
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On a Woman's Madness
by Astrid Roemer, Lucy Scott (Translator)
Abyss Add to Wishlist
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Abyss
by Pilar Quintana, Lisa Dillman (Translator)

2023 Longlist for Poetry

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Promises of Gold Add to Wishlist
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Promises of Gold
by José Olivarez, David Ruano (Translator)
The Diaspora Sonnets Add to Wishlist
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The Diaspora Sonnets
by Oliver de la Paz
From Unincorporated Territory [åmot] Add to Wishlist
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From Unincorporated Territory [åmot]
by Craig Santos Perez
West: A Translation Add to Wishlist
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West: A Translation
by Paisley Rekdal
How to Communicate Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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How to Communicate
by John Lee Clark
Vexations Add to Wishlist
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Vexations
by Annelyse Gelman
From From: Poems Add to Wishlist
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From From: Poems
by Monica Youn
Trace Evidence Add to Wishlist
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Trace Evidence
by Charif Shanahan
Tripas Add to Wishlist
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Tripas
by Brandon Som
suddenly we Add to Wishlist
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suddenly we
by Evie Shockley

2023 Longlist for Young People’s Literature

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Big Add to Wishlist
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Big
by Vashti Harrison
A First Time for Everything Add to Wishlist
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A First Time for Everything
by Dan Santat
Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel Add to Wishlist
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Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel
by Betty C. Tang, Betty C. Tang (Illustrator)
Forget Me Not Add to Wishlist
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Forget Me Not
by Alyson Derrick
Simon Sort of Says Add to Wishlist
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Simon Sort of Says
by Erin Bow
The Lost Year: A Survival Story of the Ukrainian Famine Add to Wishlist
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The Lost Year: A Survival Story of the Ukrainian Famine
by Katherine Marsh
Hidden Systems: Water, Electricity, the Internet, and the Secrets Behind the Systems We Use Every Day (A Graphic Novel) Add to Wishlist
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Hidden Systems: Water, Electricity, the Internet, and the Secrets Behind the Systems We Use Every Day (A Graphic Novel)
by Dan Nott
Huda F Cares Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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Huda F Cares
by Huda Fahmy
Gather Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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Gather
by Kenneth M. Cadow
More Than a Dream: The Radical March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Add to Wishlist
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More Than a Dream: The Radical March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
by Yohuru Williams, Michael G. Long

National Book Awards Winners by Year

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All National Book Awards Winners

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Holes Add to Wishlist
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Holes
by Louis Sachar
Bendigo Shafter (Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures): A Novel Add to Wishlist
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Bendigo Shafter (Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures): A Novel
by Louis L'Amour
The Rabbit Hutch (B&N Discover Prize Winner) (National Book Award Winner) Add to Wishlist
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The Rabbit Hutch (B&N Discover Prize Winner) (National Book Award Winner)
by Tess Gunty
The Color Purple: A Novel Add to Wishlist
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The Color Purple: A Novel
by Alice Walker
Invisible Man Add to Wishlist
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Invisible Man
by Ralph Ellison
Inside Out and Back Again: A Newbery Honor Award Winner Add to Wishlist
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Inside Out and Back Again: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
by Thanhhà Lai
Between the World and Me Add to Wishlist
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Between the World and Me
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Poet X Add to Wishlist
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The Poet X
by Elizabeth Acevedo
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Add to Wishlist
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie
Brown Girl Dreaming Add to Wishlist
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Brown Girl Dreaming
by Jacqueline Woodson
All the Pretty Horses (Border Trilogy #1) Add to Wishlist
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All the Pretty Horses (Border Trilogy #1)
by Cormac McCarthy
All My Rage (National Book Award Winner) Add to Wishlist
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All My Rage (National Book Award Winner)
by Sabaa Tahir
Last Night at the Telegraph Club (National Book Award Winner) Add to Wishlist
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Last Night at the Telegraph Club (National Book Award Winner)
by Malinda Lo
The Year of Magical Thinking Add to Wishlist
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The Year of Magical Thinking
by Joan Didion
Just Kids Add to Wishlist
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Just Kids
by Patti Smith

The National Book Awards are the nation's preeminent literary prizes, honoring outstanding Fiction, Young People's Literature, Poetry, Nonfiction, and Translated Literature. The 2023 National Book Award Longlist for Fiction includes Chain Gang All Stars, This Other Eden, A Council of Dolls, Night Watch, Loot, The End of Drum-Time, Blackouts, Ponyboy, Holler, Child, and Temple Folk. Find all the books from National Book Award finalists and winners at Barnes & Noble. The 2023 Longlist for Nonfiction includes:

  • King: A Life by Jonathan Eig
  • The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History by Ned Blackhawk
  • I Saw Death Coming: A History of Terror and Survival in the War against Reconstruction by Kidada E. Williams
  • When Crack Was King: A People's History of a MIsunderstood Era by Donovan X. Ramsey
  • A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, A History, A Memorial by Viet Thanh Nguyen
  • The Slip: The New York City Street That Changed American Art Forever by Prudence Peiffer
  • Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World by John Vaillant
  • Liliana's Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice by Cristina Rivera Garza
  • Ordinary Notes by Christina Sharpe
  • We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir by Raja Shehadeh