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Mark your calendars, set your alarms, and get ready to add 50 new books to your to-be-read list: Longlists for the 77th National Book Awards are almost here! 📅
To learn more, visit nationalbook.org/awards. 💫
We are excited to announce that Kyle MacLachlan, New York Times bestselling author and Golden Globe–winning actor, will host the 77th National Book Awards Ceremony & Benefit Dinner!
Michelle Zauner, New York Times bestselling author, musician, and lead vocalist of Japanese Breakfast, will perform live at the Ceremony on Wednesday, November 18, 2026, livestreamed for readers everywhere at nationalbook.org/awards.
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Read the full announcement, made today with @people people.com/2026-national-boo… and join us for the biggest night in books!
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Congratulations to the Finalists for the 2026 National Book Awards for Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature! Read the full story, announced today with the @nytimes
nytimes.com/2026/10/06/books…
Join us in congratulating the authors, translators, illustrators, and their publishing teams, and learn more about the 2026 National Book Award Finalists at
nationalbook.org/2026-nation…
Readers everywhere are invited to tune in to the National Book Awards Ceremony livestream on Wednesday, November 18, 2026. To learn more and register to watch, visit nationalbook.org/awards
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Join us in congratulating the authors, translators, illustrators, and their publishing teams, and learn more about the 2026 National Book Award Finalists at nationalbook.org/2026-nation…
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Readers everywhere are invited to tune in to the National Book Awards Ceremony livestream on Wednesday, November 18, 2026. To learn more and register to watch, visit nationalbook.org/awards
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On Tuesday, 11/17, the 2026 Finalists in Young People’s Literature connect with middle and high school students for Teens Read the 2026 #NBAwards. Hosted by Maulik Pancholy, award-winning actor, author, and activist!
To learn more, visit visit nationalbook.org/teens-read
Congrats to all of everyone Longlisted for the 2026 #NBAwards for Fiction! Visit the Foundation’s website to learn more.
nationalbook.org/longlist-fo…
We are pleased to share the 2026 National Book Awards Longlist for Fiction! | @NewYorker
newyorker.com/books/page-tur…
Congrats to all of the publishers featured on this year’s Poetry Longlist! Knopf / Penguin Random House, Counterpoint Press, Liveright / W. W. Norton & Company, Harper / HarperCollins Publishers, Riverhead Books / Penguin Random House, Europa Editions (continued)
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Congrats to everyone Longlisted for the 2026 #NBAwards for Poetry and Nonfiction! Visit the Foundation’s website to learn more.
nationalbook.org/awards
We’ll be back on Friday for the final announcement: the 2026 #NBAwards Longlist for Fiction at 8:00am ET with our exclusive media partner @NewYorker
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We are happy to announce the 2026 National Book Awards Longlist for Nonfiction! | @NewYorker
newyorker.com/books/page-tur…
Congrats to all of the publishers featured on this year’s Nonfiction Longlist! Crown / Penguin Random House, W. W. Norton & Company, Hogarth / Penguin Random House, One World / Penguin Random House, Knopf / Penguin Random House, Random House / Penguin Random House (continued)
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