The longlists for the 2023 National Book Awards have been announced! Take a look at the titles below, and look forward to October 2023 in which finalists will be announced.
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2023 Longlist for the National Book Award for Fiction:
2023 Longlist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction:
2023 Longlist for Translated Literature:
Note: Not included here are The Words That Remain by Stênio Gardel and The Most Secret Memory of Men by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr. Both titles will be added to our system once received.
2023 Longlist for the National Book Award for Poetry:
Note: Not included here are Vexations by Annelyse Gelman and Tripas by Brandon Som. Both titles will be added to our system once received.
2023 Longlist for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature:
Note: Not included here is Huda F Cares? by Huda Fahmy, which will be available following the book's release in October 2023.