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National Book Award

The National Book Awards are awarded each fall by the National Book Foundation. Categories include Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Young People's Literature, Translated Literature, and the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.

2024 Winners

Fiction

Brimming with the electrifying humor and lacerating observations that have made Everett a "literary icon" (Oprah Daily), and one of the most decorated writers of our lifetime, James is destined to be a major publishing event and a cornerstone of twenty-first century American literature.

James

Percival Everett

  • $28.00
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Condition: New

Nonfiction

An intense, intimate and first-of-its-kind look at the world of human smuggling in Latin America, by a MacArthur "genius" grant winner and anthropologist with unprecedented access

Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling

Jason De Leon

  • $32.00
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Condition: New

Poetry

It's nearly impossible to write poetry that holds the human desire for joy and the insistent agitations of protest at the same time, but Lena Khalaf Tuffaha's gorgeous and wide-ranging new collection Something About Living does just that. Her poems interweave Palestine's historic suffering, the challenges of living in this world full of violence and ill will, and the gentle delights we embrace to survive that violence.

Something about Living

Lena Khalaf Tuffaha

  • $16.95
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Condition: New

Young People's Literature

This heartfelt coming-of-age novel in verse tells the powerful story of a seventh-grade Syrian American boy and his struggles, big and small, as he navigates middle school.

Kareem Between

Shifa Saltagi Safadi

  • $18.99
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Condition: New

Translated Literature

A bittersweet story of love between two women, nested in an artful exploration of language, history, and power.

Taiwan Travelogue

Shuang-Zi Yang

  • $18.00
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Condition: New