2019 National Book Award Winners

Awards List

Fiction

Trust Exercise (Winner)
Susan Choi

Apr-2019
/ Literary

Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Finalist)
Marlon James

Feb-2019
/ Fantasy

The Other Americans (Finalist)
Laila Lalami

Mar-2019
/ Literary

Sabrina & Corina: Stories (Finalist)
Kali Fajardo-Anstine

Apr-2019
/ General Fiction

Disappearing Earth (Finalist)
Julia Phillips

May-2019
/ Thriller

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Longlist)
Ocean Vuong

Jun-2019
/ Literary

Fleishman Is in Trouble (Longlist)
Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Jul-2019
/ General Fiction

The Need (Longlist)
Helen Phillips

Jul-2019
/ Thriller

The Nickel Boys (Longlist)
Colson Whitehead

Jul-2019
/ Historical

Black Light: Stories (Longlist)
Kimberly King Parsons

Aug-2019
/ General Fiction

Young People's Literature

Patron Saints of Nothing (Finalist)
Randy Ribay

Jun-2019
/ Thriller

Pet (Finalist)
Akwaeke Emezi

Sep-2019
/ Fantasy

Look Both Ways (Finalist)
Jason Reynolds

Oct-2019
/ General Fiction

Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All (Finalist)
Laura Ruby

Oct-2019
/ General Fiction

Kiss Number 8 (Longlist)
Colleen A.F. Venable

Mar-2019
/ General Fiction

Out of Salem (Longlist)
Hal Schrieve

Mar-2019
/ Horror

A Place to Belong (Longlist)
Cynthia Kadohata

May-2019
/ Historical

Award Categories

Children's

Children's Book: Fiction (hardcover)

Children's Book: Fiction (paperback)

Picture Book (Hardcover)

Science Fiction (hardcover)

Science Fiction (paperback)

Young People's Literature

Award Years

Romance

Mystery/Thriller

Speculative

Younger Readers

2019 National Book Award (Awarded by National Book Foundation)

Awards List

Fiction

Young People's Literature

Award Categories

Award Years