2020 National Book Award Nominees
Celebrating the 2020 National Book Awards
The National Book Awards are awarded annually by the National Book Foundation. Judges seek out the best literature in five categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People's Literature. Each year, publishers submit over 1,500 titles for the National Book Awards.
Each category has five finalists, all listed below. Check back soon to find the winners!
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ISBN: 9780062667632
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Published: Ecco - October 6th, 2020
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ISBN: 9781324005032
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - May 12th, 2020
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ISBN: 9781949199734
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Published: West Virginia University Press - September 1st, 2020
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ISBN: 9780802148049
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Published: Grove Press - February 11th, 2020
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ISBN: 9780307907196
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Published: Pantheon - January 28th, 2020
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ISBN: 9780399592683
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Published: One World - March 24th, 2020
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ISBN: 9781631491665
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Published: Liveright - October 20th, 2020
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ISBN: 9780393609844
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - March 24th, 2020
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ISBN: 9781947793286
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Published: Tin House Books - February 4th, 2020
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ISBN: 9780814255995
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Published: Mad Creek Books - November 2nd, 2020
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ISBN: 9780811229388
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Published: New Directions - February 25th, 2020
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ISBN: 9781945588495
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Published: Four Way Books - March 2nd, 2020
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ISBN: 9781940696959
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Published: Wave Books - April 7th, 2020
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ISBN: 9781632430762
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Published: Omnidawn - April 15th, 2020
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ISBN: 9781644450147
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Published: Graywolf Press - March 3rd, 2020
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ISBN: 9781948226523
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Published: Catapult - September 15th, 2020
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ISBN: 9780374134327
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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - August 25th, 2020
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ISBN: 9780593088029
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Published: Riverhead Books - June 23rd, 2020
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ISBN: 9781642860597
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Published: World Editions - August 4th, 2020
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ISBN: 9780811229074
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Published: New Directions - May 26th, 2020
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ISBN: 9781338129335
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Published: Scholastic Press - February 4th, 2020
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ISBN: 9780358131434
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Published: HMH Books for Young Readers - September 1st, 2020
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ISBN: 9780525556206
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Published: Dutton Books for Young Readers - September 22nd, 2020
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ISBN: 9780525553908
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Published: Dial Books - April 14th, 2020
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ISBN: 9781984894625
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Published: Knopf Books for Young Readers - November 17th, 2020
2020 National Book Awards
National Book Award Categories
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry
Translated Literature
Young People's Literature
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