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National Book Award for Fiction
The finalists for the National Book Award for Fiction, one of America's most prestigious literary prizes. Winners are marked; the current year shows the longlist until finalists are announced.
Every year
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2026 Longlist
9 books
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2025 Finalists
5 books
Winner: The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) by Rabih Alameddine
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2024 Finalists
5 books
Winner: James by Percival Everett
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2023 Finalists
5 books
Winner: Blackouts by Justin Torres
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2022 Finalists
5 books
Winner: The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty
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2021 Finalists
5 books
Winner: Hell of a Book by Jason Mott
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2020 Finalists
5 books
Winner: Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
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2019 Finalists
5 books
Winner: Trust Exercise by Susan Choi
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2018 Finalists
5 books
Winner: The Friend by Sigrid Nunez
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2017 Finalists
5 books
Winner: Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
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2016 Finalists
5 books
Winner: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead