In a brisk awards ceremony (that came in right on time) this year’s National Book Awards, hosted by Padma Lakshmi, have been bestowed upon the following!

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FICTION: Tess Gunty, The Rabbit Hutch
NONFICTION: Imani Perry, South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
POETRY: John Keene, Punks: New & Selected Poems
TRANSLATION: Samanta Schweblin (Megan McDowell, translator), Seven Empty Houses
YOUNG PEOPLE’S LITERATURE: Sabaa Tahir, All My Rage

Congratulations to all!

Jonny Diamond

Jonny Diamond

Jonny Diamond is the Editor in Chief of Literary Hub. He lives in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains with his wife and two sons, and is currently writing a cultural history of the axe for W.W. Norton. @JonnyDiamondJonnyDiamond.me