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2024 National Book Awards Longlist

The National Book Foundation strives “to celebrate the best literature published in the United States, expand its audience, and ensure that books have a prominent place in our culture.” With past winners including Jesmyn Ward, Yu Miri, Louise Erdrich and other acclaimed authors, the National Book Awards has been honoring the best emerging and established writers for 75 years. Here is the 2024 National Book Awards Longlist:

Fiction

Ghostroots: Stories

Hardcover $26.99

Ghostroots: Stories

Ghostroots: Stories

By 'Pemi Aguda

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A collection of stories with a bite, this is an eerie step into a world of the supernatural where the familiar becomes uncanny. Aguda takes readers through the streets of Nigeria and into the homes and haunted lineages of its residents.

A collection of stories with a bite, this is an eerie step into a world of the supernatural where the familiar becomes uncanny. Aguda takes readers through the streets of Nigeria and into the homes and haunted lineages of its residents.

Martyr!

Hardcover $28.00

Martyr!

Martyr!

By Kaveh Akbar

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Hardcover $28.00

Poignant and darkly comic, smart and sharp, Akbar’s novel is a life-affirming story of addiction and art, love and loss.

Poignant and darkly comic, smart and sharp, Akbar’s novel is a life-affirming story of addiction and art, love and loss.

The Most

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The Most

The Most

By Jessica Anthony

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We love immersive books you can read in one sitting, and Jessica Anthony’s novel of a housewife at her wits end packs a punch with clever details and an unflinching narrative voice.

We love immersive books you can read in one sitting, and Jessica Anthony’s novel of a housewife at her wits end packs a punch with clever details and an unflinching narrative voice.

Catalina: A Novel

Hardcover $28.00

Catalina: A Novel

Catalina: A Novel

By Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

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A pointed and wry coming-of-age story with an unforgettable, unreliable narrator, perfect for fans of Mona Awad (Bunny) and Elif Batuman (The Idiot).

A pointed and wry coming-of-age story with an unforgettable, unreliable narrator, perfect for fans of Mona Awad (Bunny) and Elif Batuman (The Idiot).

James (2024 B&N Book of the Year) (National Book Award Winner)

Hardcover $24.99 $28.00

James (2024 B&N Book of the Year) (National Book Award Winner)

James (2024 B&N Book of the Year) (National Book Award Winner)

By Percival Everett

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Hardcover $24.99 $28.00

Flip the script on an American classic as Huck Finn steps to the side and Jim takes center stage in a powerful, and often very funny, story of family, home and freedom.

Flip the script on an American classic as Huck Finn steps to the side and Jim takes center stage in a powerful, and often very funny, story of family, home and freedom.

All Fours

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All Fours

All Fours

By Miranda July

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Miranda July’s latest is a reminder of everything we love about her, starting with the questions she asks about how we live and what we value. Everyone’s going to be talking about this book.

Miranda July’s latest is a reminder of everything we love about her, starting with the questions she asks about how we live and what we value. Everyone’s going to be talking about this book.

Creation Lake: A Novel

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Creation Lake: A Novel

Creation Lake: A Novel

By Rachel Kushner

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In the new novel from the critically-acclaimed author of The Flamethrowers, a spy sent to France thinks she’s fully in control and running the show, but…

In the new novel from the critically-acclaimed author of The Flamethrowers, a spy sent to France thinks she’s fully in control and running the show, but…

My Friends: A Novel

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My Friends: A Novel

My Friends: A Novel

By Hisham Matar

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Hardcover $28.99

From the Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Return, this literary novel is surprising and special. With a propulsive narrative, it’s a story of friendship and belonging, exile and home.

From the Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Return, this literary novel is surprising and special. With a propulsive narrative, it’s a story of friendship and belonging, exile and home.

Yr Dead

Hardcover $26.00

Yr Dead

Yr Dead

By Sam Sax
Editor Rita Bullwinkel

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Hardcover $26.00

Coming-of-age in the blink of an eye, Yr Dead is a revelatory look into tragedy and life, courage and pain, from childhood to adolescence and self-immolation.

Coming-of-age in the blink of an eye, Yr Dead is a revelatory look into tragedy and life, courage and pain, from childhood to adolescence and self-immolation.

Rejection: Fiction

Hardcover $28.00

Rejection: Fiction

Rejection: Fiction

By Tony Tulathimutte

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Hardcover $28.00

Sharp, smart and hilarious, Rejection introduces us to characters that could be our old friends, coworkers or neighbors. Stories of belonging, vanity and connection, this is a wry take on modern relationships.

Sharp, smart and hilarious, Rejection introduces us to characters that could be our old friends, coworkers or neighbors. Stories of belonging, vanity and connection, this is a wry take on modern relationships.

Non-fiction

Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia

Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia

By Kate Manne

Hardcover $29.00

Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder

Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder

By Salman Rushdie

Hardcover $28.00

Whiskey Tender: A Memoir

Whiskey Tender: A Memoir

By Deborah Taffa

Hardcover $30.00

Literature in Translation

The Book Censor's Library

The Book Censor's Library

By Bothayna Al-Essa
Translator Ranya Abdelrahman , Sawad Hussain

Paperback $18.00

Aednan: An Epic

Aednan: An Epic

By Linnea Axelsson
Translator Saskia Vogel

Hardcover $30.00

On the Calculation of Volume, Book I

On the Calculation of Volume, Book I

By Solvej Balle
Translator Barbara J. Haveland

Paperback $15.95

Woodworm

Woodworm

By Layla Martinez
Translator Sophie Hughes , Annie McDermott

Hardcover $21.95

The Villain's Dance

The Villain's Dance

By Fiston Mwanza Mujila
Translator Roland Glasser

Paperback $16.95

Pink Slime

Pink Slime

By Fernanda Trías
Translator Heather Cleary

Hardcover $24.00

The Abyss: A Novel

The Abyss: A Novel

By Fernando Vallejo
Translator Yvette Siegert

Paperback $15.95

Taiwan Travelogue (National Book Award Winner)

Taiwan Travelogue (National Book Award Winner)

By Yang Shuang-zi

Paperback $16.00 $18.00

Where the Wind Calls Home

Where the Wind Calls Home

By Samar Yazbek
Translator Leri Price

Paperback $18.99

Poetry

Wrong Norma

Wrong Norma

By Anne Carson

Paperback $17.95

[…]: Poems

[…]: Poems

By Fady Joudah

Paperback $16.00

Life on Earth: Poems

Life on Earth: Poems

By Dorianne Laux

Hardcover $26.99

Spectral Evidence: Poems

Spectral Evidence: Poems

By Gregory Pardlo

Hardcover $28.00

Silver: Poems

Silver: Poems

By Rowan Ricardo Phillips

Hardcover $26.00

The Book of Wounded Sparrows: Poems

The Book of Wounded Sparrows: Poems

By Octavio Quintanilla

Paperback $21.95

mother

mother

By m.s. RedCherries

Paperback $20.00

Modern Poetry: Poems

Modern Poetry: Poems

By Diane Seuss

Hardcover $26.00

Liontaming in America

Liontaming in America

By Elizabeth Willis

Paperback $22.95

Young People’s Literature

Ariel Crashes a Train

Ariel Crashes a Train

By Olivia A. Cole

Hardcover $19.99

Buffalo Dreamer

Buffalo Dreamer

By Violet Duncan

Hardcover $17.99

Wild Dreamers

Wild Dreamers

By Margarita Engle

Hardcover $18.99

The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky

The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky

By Josh Galarza

Hardcover $19.99

Everything We Never Had

Everything We Never Had

By Randy Ribay

Hardcover $18.99

Kareem Between (National Book Award Winner)

Kareem Between (National Book Award Winner)

By Shifa Saltagi Safadi

Hardcover $16.99 $18.99

The Unboxing of a Black Girl

The Unboxing of a Black Girl

By Angela Shanté

Hardcover $18.99

Free Period

Free Period

By Ali Terese

Hardcover $17.99