Announcing the 2018 National Book Award Finalists!
This morning the National Book Foundation has announced the finalists for the 2018 National Book Awards in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Books in Translation and Young Peoples’ Literature.
Click here to browse all of the 2018 National Book Award Finalists.
Selected from these lists of five finalists in each category, the winners will be named at the annual National Book Awards ceremony on November 14, 2018.
FICTION
A Lucky Man
Hardcover $26.00
Jamel Brinkley, A Lucky Man
Graywolf Press
Florida
Hardcover $27.00
Florida
By Lauren Groff
In Stock Online
Hardcover $27.00
Lauren Groff, Florida
Riverhead Books / Penguin Random House
Lauren Groff, Florida
Riverhead Books / Penguin Random House
Where the Dead Sit Talking
Hardcover $25.00
Brandon Hobson, Where the Dead Sit Talking
Soho Press
The Great Believers
Hardcover $27.00
The Great Believers
Hardcover $27.00
Rebecca Makkai, The Great Believers
Viking Books / Penguin Random House
Rebecca Makkai, The Great Believers
Viking Books / Penguin Random House
The Friend
Hardcover $25.00
The Friend
By Sigrid Nunez
Hardcover $25.00
Sigrid Nunez, The Friend
Riverhead Books / Penguin Random House
NONFICTION
Sigrid Nunez, The Friend
Riverhead Books / Penguin Random House
NONFICTION
The Indian World of George Washington: The First President, the First Americans, and the Birth of the Nation
Hardcover $40.99
The Indian World of George Washington: The First President, the First Americans, and the Birth of the Nation
In Stock Online
Hardcover $40.99
Colin G. Calloway, The Indian World of George Washington: The First President, the First Americans, and the Birth of the Nation
Oxford University Press
Colin G. Calloway, The Indian World of George Washington: The First President, the First Americans, and the Birth of the Nation
Oxford University Press
American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic
Hardcover $29.95
American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic
Hardcover $29.95
Victoria Johnson, American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic
Liveright / W. W. Norton & Company
Victoria Johnson, American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic
Liveright / W. W. Norton & Company
Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth
Hardcover $26.00
Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth
By Sarah Smarsh
Hardcover $26.00
Sarah Smarsh, Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth
Scribner / Simon & Schuster
Sarah Smarsh, Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth
Scribner / Simon & Schuster
The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke
Hardcover $45.99
The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke
In Stock Online
Hardcover $45.99
Jeffrey C. Stewart, The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke
Oxford University Press
Jeffrey C. Stewart, The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke
Oxford University Press
We the Corporations: How American Businesses Won Their Civil Rights
Hardcover $28.95
We the Corporations: How American Businesses Won Their Civil Rights
By Adam Winkler
Hardcover $28.95
Adam Winkler, We the Corporations: How American Businesses Won Their Civil Rights
Liveright / W. W. Norton & Company
POETRY
Adam Winkler, We the Corporations: How American Businesses Won Their Civil Rights
Liveright / W. W. Norton & Company
POETRY
Wobble
Hardcover $24.95
Rae Armantrout, Wobble
Wesleyan University Press
American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin
Paperback $19.00
American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin
In Stock Online
Paperback $19.00
Terrance Hayes, American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin
Penguin Books / Penguin Random House
Terrance Hayes, American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin
Penguin Books / Penguin Random House
Ghost Of
Paperback $17.95
Diana Khoi Nguyen, Ghost Of
Omnidawn Publishing
Indecency
Paperback $16.95
Justin Phillip Reed, Indecency
Coffee House Press
Eye Level
Paperback $17.00
Eye Level
By Jenny Xie
In Stock Online
Paperback $17.00
Jenny Xie, Eye Level
Graywolf Press
TRANSLATED LITERATURE
Jenny Xie, Eye Level
Graywolf Press
TRANSLATED LITERATURE
Disoriental
Paperback $18.00
Disoriental
By
Négar Djavadi
Translator
Tina Kover
In Stock Online
Paperback $18.00
Négar Djavadi, Disoriental
Translated by Tina Kover
Europa Editions
Négar Djavadi, Disoriental
Translated by Tina Kover
Europa Editions
Love
Paperback $18.00
Love
By
Hanne Orstavik
Translator
Martin Aitken
In Stock Online
Paperback $18.00
Hanne Ørstavik, Love
Translated by Martin Aitken
Archipelago Books
Hanne Ørstavik, Love
Translated by Martin Aitken
Archipelago Books
Trick
Paperback $16.00
Trick
By
Domenico Starnone
Translator
Jhumpa Lahiri
In Stock Online
Paperback $16.00
Domenico Starnone, Trick
Translated by Jhumpa Lahiri
Europa Editions
Domenico Starnone, Trick
Translated by Jhumpa Lahiri
Europa Editions
The Emissary
Paperback $15.95
The Emissary
By
Yoko Tawada
Translator
Margaret Mitsutani
In Stock Online
Paperback $15.95
Yoko Tawada, The Emissary
Translated by Margaret Mitsutani
New Directions Publishing
Yoko Tawada, The Emissary
Translated by Margaret Mitsutani
New Directions Publishing
Flights
Hardcover $26.00
Flights
By
Olga Tokarczuk
Translator
Jennifer Croft
Hardcover $26.00
Olga Tokarczuk, Flights
Translated by Jennifer Croft
Riverhead Books / Penguin Random House
YOUNG PEOPLE’S LITERATURE
Olga Tokarczuk, Flights
Translated by Jennifer Croft
Riverhead Books / Penguin Random House
YOUNG PEOPLE’S LITERATURE
The Poet X
Hardcover $19.99
The Poet X
In Stock Online
Hardcover $19.99
Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X
HarperTeen / HarperCollins Publishers
Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X
HarperTeen / HarperCollins Publishers
The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge
Hardcover $24.99
The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge
By
M. T. Anderson
,
Eugene Yelchin
Illustrator
Eugene Yelchin
In Stock Online
Hardcover $24.99
T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin, The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge
Candlewick Press
T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin, The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge
Candlewick Press
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
eBook $9.99
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
In Stock Online
eBook $9.99
Leslie Connor, The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
Katherine Tegen Books / HarperCollins Publishers
Leslie Connor, The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
Katherine Tegen Books / HarperCollins Publishers
The Journey of Little Charlie (National Book Award Finalist)
Hardcover $19.99
The Journey of Little Charlie (National Book Award Finalist)
Hardcover $19.99
Christopher Paul Curtis, The Journey of Little Charlie
Scholastic Press / Scholastic, Inc.
Christopher Paul Curtis, The Journey of Little Charlie
Scholastic Press / Scholastic, Inc.
Hey, Kiddo: A Graphic Novel
Paperback $14.99
Hey, Kiddo: A Graphic Novel
In Stock Online
Paperback $14.99
Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Hey, Kiddo
Graphix / Scholastic, Inc.
Browse all of the 2018 National Book Award Finalists here.
Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Hey, Kiddo
Graphix / Scholastic, Inc.
Browse all of the 2018 National Book Award Finalists here.