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  1. Winners of the 2025 National Book Awards Announced – National Book Foundation

    National Book Foundation > News > Winners of the 2025 National Book Awards Announced

    Winners of the 2025 National Book Awards Announced

    November 2025

    News

    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 Atlantic

    Winner for Nonfiction:

    Omar El Akkad, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
    Knopf / Penguin Random House

    Winner for Poetry:

    Patricia Smith, The Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems
    Scribner / Simon & Schuster

    Winner for Translated Literature:

    Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, We Are Green and Trembling
    Translated from the Spanish by Robin Myers
    New Directions Publishing

    Winner for Young People’s Literature:

    Daniel Nayeri, The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story
    Levine Querido

    Continue/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

  2. Winners of the 2025 National Book Awards Announced – National Book Foundation

    National Book Foundation > News > Winners of the 2025 National Book Awards Announced

    Winners of the 2025 National Book Awards Announced

    November 2025

    News

    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 Atlantic

    Winner for Nonfiction:

    Omar El Akkad, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
    Knopf / Penguin Random House

    Winner for Poetry:

    Patricia Smith, The Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems
    Scribner / Simon & Schuster

    Winner for Translated Literature:

    Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, We Are Green and Trembling
    Translated from the Spanish by Robin Myers
    New Directions Publishing

    Winner for Young People’s Literature:

    Daniel Nayeri, The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story
    Levine Querido

    Continue/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

  3. 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.
    publishingperspectives.com/202

    #Awards #DavidSteinberger #NationalBookAwards #NationalBookFoundation #RuthDickey

  4. 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.
    publishingperspectives.com/202

    #Awards #DavidSteinberger #NationalBookAwards #NationalBookFoundation #RuthDickey

  5. 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.
    publishingperspectives.com/202

    #Awards #DavidSteinberger #NationalBookAwards #NationalBookFoundation #RuthDickey

  6. 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.
    publishingperspectives.com/202

    #Awards #DavidSteinberger #NationalBookAwards #NationalBookFoundation #RuthDickey

  7. The 2025 national book awards longlist for translated literature:

    nationalbook.org/2025-national

    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.

    #books #NationalBookAwards

  8. The 2025 national book awards longlist for translated literature:

    nationalbook.org/2025-national

    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.

    #books #NationalBookAwards

  9. The 2025 national book awards longlist for translated literature:

    nationalbook.org/2025-national

    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.

    #books #NationalBookAwards

  10. The 2025 national book awards longlist for translated literature:

    nationalbook.org/2025-national

    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.

    #books #NationalBookAwards

  11. The 2025 national book awards longlist for translated literature:

    nationalbook.org/2025-national

    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.

    #books #NationalBookAwards

  12. '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
    u.osu.edu/mclc/2024/11/25/taiw

  13. '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
    u.osu.edu/mclc/2024/11/25/taiw

  14. '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
    u.osu.edu/mclc/2024/11/25/taiw