Established in 2018, the US National Book Awards’ newest category, Translated Literature, this year drew 141 submissions.
US National Book Award Longlists: Young People’s Books
The 10 books on the Young People’s Literature longlist for the 2024 National Book Awards were chosen from 333 entries.
US 2024 Distinguished Contribution Medalist: Barbara Kingsolver
At the 75th National Book Awards ceremony, Barbara Kingsolver will be given the medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
Publisher Paul Coates Wins the US 2024 Literarian Award
The 75th National Book Awards ceremony in November will see publisher Paul Coates given the Literarian Award by his son, Ta-Nehisi.
Open Road Offers Geo-Targeting To Open Banned Books
The New York-based Open Road Integrated Media adds geo-targeting for 10 states to its ‘Free Voices’ banned-books offer in the States.
US National Book Awards: Opening to Non-US Citizens
The National Book Awards now accept submissions by authors who are not US citizens ‘to celebrate the widest possible array of voices.’
The US National Book Awards: Unity in a Season of Division
The US National Book Awards’ ceremony in New York City concludes with an earnest, respectful appeal for a ‘humanitarian cease-fire’ in Gaza.
David Steinberger’s Narrative: US National Book Awards
David Steinberger will lead the 74th National Book Awards again, and is a key speaker in January’s NYU Advanced Publishing Institute.
US National Book Awards 2023 Longlist: Poetry
Three of the 10 books in the US National Book Awards’ 2023 longlist in Poetry come from university presses.
US National Book Awards 2023 Longlist: Fiction
Three authors previously honored in the National Book Awards’ programs are among the 10 longlisted fiction titles for 2023.