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2019 National Book Award (Awarded by National Book Foundation)

  1. Awards
  2. National Book Award

Awards List

Fiction

Trust Exercise
Trust Exercise (Winner)
Susan Choi
  • Apr-2019
  • / Literary
  • Buy Buy

Black Leopard, Red Wolf
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Finalist)
Marlon James
  • Feb-2019
  • / Fantasy
  • Buy Buy

The Other Americans
The Other Americans (Finalist)
Laila Lalami
  • Mar-2019
  • / Literary
  • Buy Buy

Sabrina & Corina: Stories
Sabrina & Corina: Stories (Finalist)
Kali Fajardo-Anstine
  • Apr-2019
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy Buy

Disappearing Earth
Disappearing Earth (Finalist)
Julia Phillips
  • May-2019
  • / Thriller
  • Buy Buy

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Longlist)
Ocean Vuong
  • Jun-2019
  • / Literary
  • Buy Buy

Fleishman Is in Trouble
Fleishman Is in Trouble (Longlist)
Taffy Brodesser-Akner
  • Jul-2019
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy Buy

The Need
The Need (Longlist)
Helen Phillips
  • Jul-2019
  • / Thriller
  • Buy Buy

The Nickel Boys
The Nickel Boys (Longlist)
Colson Whitehead
  • Jul-2019
  • / Historical
  • Buy Buy

Black Light: Stories
Black Light: Stories (Longlist)
Kimberly King Parsons
  • Aug-2019
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy Buy

Young People's Literature

Patron Saints of Nothing
Patron Saints of Nothing (Finalist)
Randy Ribay
  • Jun-2019
  • / Thriller
  • Buy Buy

Pet
Pet (Finalist)
Akwaeke Emezi
  • Sep-2019
  • / Fantasy
  • Buy Buy

Look Both Ways
Look Both Ways (Finalist)
Jason Reynolds
  • Oct-2019
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy Buy

Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All
Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All (Finalist)
Laura Ruby
  • Oct-2019
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy Buy

Kiss Number 8
Kiss Number 8 (Longlist)
Colleen A.F. Venable
  • Mar-2019
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy Buy

Out of Salem
Out of Salem (Longlist)
Hal Schrieve
  • Mar-2019
  • / Horror
  • Buy Buy

A Place to Belong
A Place to Belong (Longlist)
Cynthia Kadohata
  • May-2019
  • / Historical
  • Buy Buy

Award Categories

Children's

Children's Book: Fiction (hardcover)

Children's Book: Fiction (paperback)

Fiction

Fiction (Hardcover)

Fiction (Paperback)

First Novel

Mystery (hardcover)

Mystery (paperback)

Original Paperback

Picture Book (Hardcover)

Science Fiction (hardcover)

Science Fiction (paperback)

Young People's Literature

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