Here Is the National Book Award Longlist in Fiction

The National Book Award longlists are being announced this week, with the longlists already posted for Young People’s Literature, Poetry, and Nonfiction. Today, the longlist for fiction was announced.

Congrats to all the authors who made the list!

You can also read our review of Fates and Furies as well our interview with author Lauren Groff, our review of Nell Zink’s Mislaid, and our interview with Hanya Yanagihara.

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