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Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer-winning author who turned unlikely subjects into bestsellers, dies aged 80 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/25/tracy-kidder-dies-aged-80 #Books #PulitzerPrize #NationalBookAwards #Culture #UsNews
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Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer-winning author who turned unlikely subjects into bestsellers, dies aged 80 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/25/tracy-kidder-dies-aged-80 #Books #PulitzerPrize #NationalBookAwards #Culture #UsNews
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Winners of the 2025 National Book Awards Announced – National Book Foundation
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Winners of the 2025 National Book Awards Announced
November 2025
Cover photo of Fiction Winner…Winners of the National Book Awards in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature announced at the 76th National Book Awards Ceremony
The five Winners of the 2025 National Book Awards were announced tonight at the 76th National Book Awards Ceremony, hosted by Jeff Hiller and featuring musical guest Corinne Bailey Rae. The five National Book Award categories are Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature. Two lifetime achievement awards were also presented at the ceremony: George Saunders was recognized with the National Book Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, presented by Deborah Treisman; and Roxane Gay received the Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community, presented by Jacqueline Woodson. Surprise Finalist category introductions were voiced by well-known book lovers Lena Dunham, Tan France, Ira Glass, Dakota Johnson, and Laufey. The Ceremony was held in-person at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City, and broadcast live for readers everywhere on the Foundation’s website and YouTube, joined by YouTube Live chat host Josh Gondelman.
Publishers submitted a total of 1,835 books for this year’s National Book Awards: 434 in Fiction, 652 in Nonfiction, 285 in Poetry, 139 in Translated Literature, and 325 in Young People’s Literature. Judges’ decisions are made independently of the National Book Foundation staff and Board of Directors, and deliberations are strictly confidential.
Winner for Fiction:
Rabih Alameddine, The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)
Grove Press / Grove AtlanticWinner for Nonfiction:
Omar El Akkad, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
Knopf / Penguin Random HouseWinner for Poetry:
Patricia Smith, The Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems
Scribner / Simon & SchusterWinner for Translated Literature:
Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, We Are Green and Trembling
Translated from the Spanish by Robin Myers
New Directions PublishingWinner for Young People’s Literature:
Daniel Nayeri, The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story
Levine QueridoContinue/Read Original Article Here: Winners of the 2025 National Book Awards Announced – National Book Foundation
#2025 #76thNationalBookAwardsCeremony #ciprianiWallStreet #fiction #nationalBookAwards #newYorkCity #nonfiction #poetry #translatedLiterature #winners #youngPeoplesLiterature
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Winners of 76th National Book Award Announced in New York City
National Book Award winners announced in New York City, celebrating the best literature published in the United States.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/11/winners-of-76th-national-book-award-announced-in-new-york-city/#DanielNayeri #GabrielaCabezonCamara #NationalBookAwards #OmarElAkkad #PatriciaSmith
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Winners of 76th National Book Award Announced in New York City
National Book Award winners announced in New York City, celebrating the best literature published in the United States.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/11/winners-of-76th-national-book-award-announced-in-new-york-city/#DanielNayeri #GabrielaCabezonCamara #NationalBookAwards #OmarElAkkad #PatriciaSmith
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Rabih Alameddine wins National book award for fiction with darkly comic epic spanning six decades https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/20/rabih-alameddine-wins-national-book-award-for-fiction-with-darkly-comic-epic-spanning-six-decades #NationalBookAwards #Awardsandprizes #Israel-Gazawar #Palestine #Culture #Lebanon #USnews #Israel #Books #Gaza
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Rabih Alameddine wins National book award for fiction with darkly comic epic spanning six decades https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/20/rabih-alameddine-wins-national-book-award-for-fiction-with-darkly-comic-epic-spanning-six-decades #NationalBookAwards #Awardsandprizes #Israel-Gazawar #Palestine #Culture #Lebanon #USnews #Israel #Books #Gaza
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US National Book Awards Name 2025 Shortlists
The United States' National Book Awards are to be conferred on winners in November.
The post US National Book Awards Name 2025 Shortlists appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/10/us-national-book-awards-name-2025-shortlists/#Awards #DavidSteinberger #NationalBookAwards #NationalBookFoundation #RuthDickey
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US National Book Awards Name 2025 Shortlists
The United States' National Book Awards are to be conferred on winners in November.
The post US National Book Awards Name 2025 Shortlists appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/10/us-national-book-awards-name-2025-shortlists/#Awards #DavidSteinberger #NationalBookAwards #NationalBookFoundation #RuthDickey
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Bryan Washington and Rabih Alameddine among National Book Award finalists https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/07/bryan-washington-rabih-alameddine-national-book-award-finalists #NationalBookAwards #Awardsandprizes #Culture #USnews #Books
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Bryan Washington and Rabih Alameddine among National Book Award finalists https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/07/bryan-washington-rabih-alameddine-national-book-award-finalists #NationalBookAwards #Awardsandprizes #Culture #USnews #Books
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US National Book Awards: The Young People’s Lit Longlist
The 10-book longlist for Young People's Literature from the United States' National Book Awards includes a graphic novel, verse, and more.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/09/us-national-book-awards-the-young-peoples-literature-longlist/#Awards #ChildrensBooks #DavidSteinberger #NationalBookAwards #NationalBookFoundation
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US National Book Awards: The Young People’s Lit Longlist
The 10-book longlist for Young People's Literature from the United States' National Book Awards includes a graphic novel, verse, and more.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/09/us-national-book-awards-the-young-peoples-literature-longlist/#Awards #ChildrensBooks #DavidSteinberger #NationalBookAwards #NationalBookFoundation
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U.S. National Book Awards: The 2025 Nonfiction Longlist
The 2025 US National Book Award longlist in Nonfiction comprises reportage, criticism, biography, memoir, and science writing.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/09/u-s-national-book-awards-the-2025-nonfiction-longlist/#Awards #DavidSteinberger #NationalBookAwards #NationalBookFoundation #Nonfiction
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U.S. National Book Awards: The 2025 Nonfiction Longlist
The 2025 US National Book Award longlist in Nonfiction comprises reportage, criticism, biography, memoir, and science writing.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/09/u-s-national-book-awards-the-2025-nonfiction-longlist/#Awards #DavidSteinberger #NationalBookAwards #NationalBookFoundation #Nonfiction
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US National Book Awards: The 2025 Translated Literature Longlist
The 76th edition of the United States' National Book Awards announces its10 longlisted works in translation.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/09/us-national-book-awards-the-2025-translated-literature-longlist/#Awards #DavidSteinberger #NationalBookAwards #NationalBookFoundation #RuthDickey
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US National Book Awards: The 2025 Translated Literature Longlist
The 76th edition of the United States' National Book Awards announces its10 longlisted works in translation.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/09/us-national-book-awards-the-2025-translated-literature-longlist/#Awards #DavidSteinberger #NationalBookAwards #NationalBookFoundation #RuthDickey
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The 2025 national book awards longlist for translated literature:
https://www.nationalbook.org/2025-national-book-awards-longlist-for-translated-literature/
I've read five titles already and they were all very good except for one (looking at you, Perfection). Not sure yet if I'm going to read the others soon, but the list does look tempting.
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'De Engelse vertaling van de roman "Taiwan Travelogue" heeft woensdag geschiedenis geschreven als de eerste Taiwanese roman die ooit de Amerikaanse National Book Award voor vertaalde literatuur heeft gewonnen.' Meer over dit boek en de auteur, Yang Shuang-zi, in dit nieuwsbericht. Boek is vertaald door Lin King.
#Taiwan #literatuur #YangShuangzi #NationalBookAwards #Japan #lezen #boeken @sinolit
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Mooi nieuws voor #Taiwan: "Taiwan Travelogue" van Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, vertaald door Lin King, heeft de Amerikaanse National Book Award voor vertaalde literatuur gewonnen!
#literatuur #NationalBookAwards #YangShuangzi #lezen #boeken @sinolit
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Salman Rushdie and Miranda July among National Book award finalists https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/oct/01/national-book-award-finalists-salman-rushdie-miranda-july #NationalBookAwards #Awardsandprizes #PercivalEverett #SalmanRushdie #MirandaJuly #Culture #USnews #Books
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Salman Rushdie and Miranda July among National Book award finalists https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/oct/01/national-book-award-finalists-salman-rushdie-miranda-july #NationalBookAwards #Awardsandprizes #PercivalEverett #SalmanRushdie #MirandaJuly #Culture #USnews #Books
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#LeVarBurton #CallsOut #Conservative #HateGroup, #MomsforLiberty, in #NationalBookAwards #Remarks
The #Fascist organization gained prominence due in large part to its #Book #Censorship Campaigns.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Hategroups #Censorship #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
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#LeVarBurton #CallsOut #Conservative #HateGroup, #MomsforLiberty, in #NationalBookAwards #Remarks
The #Fascist organization gained prominence due in large part to its #Book #Censorship Campaigns.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Hategroups #Censorship #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
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National Book Awards: winners condemn Gaza war
"further bloodshed does nothing to secure lasting peace in the region."
#Gaza #NationalBookAwards #books #Israel
https://howtobe247.com/national-book-awards-winners-condemn-gaza-war/
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National Book Awards: winners condemn Gaza war
"further bloodshed does nothing to secure lasting peace in the region."
#Gaza #NationalBookAwards #books #Israel
https://howtobe247.com/national-book-awards-winners-condemn-gaza-war/
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And this beautiful book is a Finalist for Nonfiction:
Cristina Rivera Garza, Liliana’s Invincible Summer: A Sister’s Search for Justice
Hogarth / Penguin Random House#NationalBookAwards — awards are this Wednesday #bookstodon
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After dumping Drew Barrymore as host of the National Book Awards ceremony for her initial stance of restarting her show during the writers strike, the organization has selected her replacement ... and it seems to be the natural choice -- LeVar Burton. The ceremony takes place November 15 in New York City.
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LeVar Burton Selected To Replace Drew Barrymore As National Book Awards Host
#Books #BreakingNews #DrewBarrymore #LeVarBurton #NationalBookAwardshttps://deadline.com/2023/10/levar-burton-drew-barrymore-national-book-awards-1235572952/
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LeVar Burton Selected To Replace Drew Barrymore As National Book Awards Host
#Books #BreakingNews #DrewBarrymore #LeVarBurton #NationalBookAwardshttps://deadline.com/2023/10/levar-burton-drew-barrymore-national-book-awards-1235572952/
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https://www.motherjones.com/media/2023/09/drew-barrymores-newest-role-scab/
#wgastrike #scab !!
#sagaftrastrong #wgastrong
“In light of the announcement that ‘The #DrewBarrymore Show’ will resume production, the #NationalBookFoundation has rescinded Ms. Barrymore’s invitation to host the 74th #NationalBookAwards Ceremony.” -
New Yorker: The 2023 National Book Awards Longlist: Nonfiction https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-2023-national-book-awards-longlist-nonfiction #NewYorker #NationalBookAwards #Books/Page-Turner #Literature #Nonfiction
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New Yorker: The 2023 National Book Awards Longlist: Poetry https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-2023-national-book-awards-longlist-poetry #NewYorker #NationalBookAwards #Books/Page-Turner #Poetry
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Drew Barrymore Unbooked From Hosting National Book Awards
#Books #BreakingNews #Guilds #DrewBarrymore #NationalBookAwards #TheDrewBarrymoreShowhttps://deadline.com/2023/09/drew-barrymore-removed-national-book-awards-host-1235545091/
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I've been cutting my own hair since the you-know-what started. But today, ahead of the National Book Awards next week, I treated myself to my first professional cut in ages!
#nationalbookawards #Writing #kidlit #SCBWI #haircut #MGBooks #middlegrade #LottaHashagsHere