2024 National Book Awards Explained
The 75th National Book Awards, presented at a ceremony and benefit dinner by the National Book Foundation, took place on November 20, 2024, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. During the gala, the National Book Foundation presented awards in 5 competitive categories and 2 special categories honoring books released between December 1, 2023 and November 30, 2024[1] [2] . Author Barbara Kingsolver and publisher Paul Coates received special recognitions. Comedian Kate McKinnon hosted the show alongside musician Jon Batiste.[3]
Winners and nominees
The longlisted nominees were announced between September 13, 2024[4] and the shortlisted nominees were announced on October 1, 2024[5]
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| Fiction | Percival Everett, James |
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| Nonfiction | Jason De León, Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling |
| - Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
- Vanessa Angélica Villarreal, Magical/Realism: Essays on Music, Memory, Fantasy, and Borders
- Rebecca Boyle, Our Moon: How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are
- Ernest Scheyder, The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives
- Richard Slotkin, A Great Disorder: National Myth and the Battle for America
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| Poetry | Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, Something About Living |
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| Translated Literature | Yang Shuang-zi, Taiwan Travelogue (translated from Mandarin by Lin King) | - Bothayna El Essa (as Bothayna Al-Essa), The Book Censor's Library (translated from Arabic by Ranya Abdelrahman and Sawad Hussain)
- Linnea Axelsson, Ædnan (translated from Swedish by Saskia Vogel)
- Fiston Mwanza Mujila, The Villain's Dance (translated from French by Roland Glasser)
- Samar Yazbek, Where the Wind Calls Home (translated from Arabic by Leri Price)
| - Nasser Abu Srour, The Tale of a Wall: Reflections on the Meaning of Hope and Freedom (translated from Arabic by Luke Leafgren)
- Solvej Balle, On the Calculation of Volume (Book I) (translated from Danish by Barbara J. Haveland)
- Layla Martínez, Woodworm (translated from Spanish by Sophie Hughes and Annie McDermott)
- Fernanda Trías, Pink Slime (translated from Spanish by Heather Cleary)
- Fernando Vallejo, The Abyss (translated from Spanish by Yvette Siegert)
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| Young People's Literature | Shifa Saltagi Safadi, Kareem Between | - Violet Duncan, Buffalo Dreamer
- Josh Galarza, The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky
- Erin Entrada Kelly, The First State of Being
- Angela Shanté, The Unboxing of a Black Girl
| - Olivia A. Cole, Ariel Crashes a Train
- Margarita Engle, Wild Dreamers
- Randy Ribay, Everything We Never Had
- Ali Terese, Free Period
- Alicia D. Williams, Mid-Air
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Special Recognitions
Author Barbara Kingsolver received the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, a lifetime achievement award, while publisher W. Paul Coates was recognized with the Literarian Award for Outstanding Service.[6]
Judges
The judges in each category are as follows:[7]
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry
Translated Literature
Young People's Literature
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Meet the Winners of the 2024 National Book Awards . www.msn.com . 30 November 2024.
- Web site: National Book Foundation - Submissions . National Book Foundation . 30 November 2024.
- Web site: Kate McKinnon to Host at 75th National Books Awards, Jon Batiste to Perform (Exclusive) .
- 13 September 2024 . The 2024 National Book Awards Longlist . The New Yorker.
- Web site: October 2024 . The US National Book Awards' 2024 Shortlists .
- Web site: Mulroy . Clare . Percival Everett, Barbara Kingsolver wow at National Book Awards: 'Truth is like gravity' . 2024-11-22 . USA TODAY . en-US.
- Web site: 2024 National Book Awards Judges . 2024-11-27 . National Book Foundation . en-US.
