National Book Awards Names 2019 Finalists

Prizes
October 8, 2019 | 2 min read

The National Book Foundation announced the National Book Award finalists today. Each category—fiction, nonfiction, poetry, young people’s literature, and translated literature—has been narrowed down from the longlist 10 to the shortlist five. While many of the finalists have made the NBA shortlist before, none of them have won of a National Book Award in these categories.

Here’s a list of the finalists in all five categories, with bonus links where available:

Fiction:

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Nonfiction:

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Poetry:

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Translated Literature

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Young People’s Literature:

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The awards will be revealed in New York City on November 20.

is a staff writer for The Millions. Born and raised in New York, she now lives in the Midwest, where she is a PhD student in American literature.

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