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2024 National Book Critics Circle Award Winners

Browse the 2024 National Book Critics Circle Award winners and nominees by category. Each category starts with the winner, followed by nominees and other recognized titles.

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Fiction

Winner and nominees for the 2024 National Book Critics Circle Award Fiction category.

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Winner

My Friends

Matar, Hisham

Standalone · Literary

Jan-2024 2024 National Book Critics Circle Award winner

Nominee

The Anthropologists

Savas, Aysegul

Standalone · Literary

Jul-2024 2024 National Book Critics Circle Award nominee

Finalist

Beautyland

Bertino, Marie-Helene

Standalone · Literary

Jan-2024 2024 National Book Critics Circle Award finalist

Nominee

Colored Television

Senna, Danzy

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2024 2024 National Book Critics Circle Award nominee

Finalist

Godwin

O'Neill, Joseph

Standalone · Literary

Jun-2024 2024 National Book Critics Circle Award finalist

Nominee

Great Expectations

Cunningham, Vinson

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2024 2024 National Book Critics Circle Award nominee

Finalist

James

Everett, Percival

Standalone · Historical

Mar-2024 2024 National Book Critics Circle Award finalist

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