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      National Book Critics Circle Award Winners

      Browse National Book Critics Circle Award winners and nominees by year, category, and historical archive. Explore the latest winners, past nominees, and major award archive award categories.

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      Vengeance Is Mine cover
      2023 Fiction

      Vengeance Is Mine

      Ndiaye, Marie

      Winner · Fiction

      The Furrows cover
      2022 Fiction

      The Furrows

      Serpell, Namwali

      Winner · Fiction

      The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois cover
      2021 Fiction

      The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois

      Jeffers, Honoree Fanonne

      Winner · Fiction

      Hamnet cover
      2020 Fiction

      Hamnet

      O'Farrell, Maggie

      Winner · Fiction

      Luster cover
      2020 First Book

      Luster

      Leilani, Raven

      Winner · First Book

      Everything Inside: Stories cover
      2019 Fiction

      Everything Inside: Stories

      Danticat, Edwidge

      Winner · Fiction

      National Book Critics Circle Award Winners by Year

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      National Book Critics Circle Award Categories

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      Fiction

      Browse National Book Critics Circle Award Fiction winners and nominees across the full archive.

      120 results across this category

      National Book Critics Circle Award

      Browse National Book Critics Circle Award National Book Critics Circle Award winners and nominees across the full archive.

      17 results across this category

      First Book

      Browse National Book Critics Circle Award First Book winners and nominees across the full archive.

      14 results across this category

      Biography/Autobiography

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      1 result across this category

      Criticism

      Browse National Book Critics Circle Award Criticism winners and nominees across the full archive.

      1 result across this category

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      2023 National Book Critics Circle Award Winners

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      National Book Critics Circle Award – Fiction

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      National Book Critics Circle Award – National Book Critics Circle Award

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