National Book Foundation Announces the Longlist for the 2024 National Book Award for Fiction

The longlist for the 2024 National Book Award for Fiction has been announced.

With the 75th National Book Awards and benefit dinner just two months away, the National Book Foundation released its 2024 fiction shortlist on Friday, September 13.

Among the 10 nominees are ‘Pemi Aguda’s GhostrootsKaveh Akbar’s Martyr!Jessica Anthony MostKarla Cornejo Villavicencio’s CatalinaPercival Everett James and Miranda July All four.

‘Martyr!’ by Kaveh Akbar.

Rounding out the list are Rachel Kushner The lake of creationHisham Matar’s My friendsSaxa herself Yr dead and Tony Tulathimute Refusal.

The finalists will be announced on Tuesday, October 1, and the winner will be revealed at a National Book Foundation event on Wednesday, November 20.

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According to a press release obtained by PEOPLE, publishers submitted 473 books for the 2024 National Book Award for Fiction. Nominees include Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Arts Fellows and past winners of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, the Booker Prize, the Dayton Literary Award the Peace Prize and the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Prize.

‘Catalina’ by Karla Cornejo-Villavicencio.

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Additional honors won by the nominees include the PEN/Faulkner Award, the PEN/Jean Stein Award, the Windham Campbell Award, the O. Henry Award, and the Whiting Award.

“The 2024 fiction longlist includes authors at all stages of their careers, and includes three debut novels and one debut short story collection,” adds the National Book Foundation.

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This year’s judges are Jamie Ford, Lauren Groff (chair), Zeyn Joukhadar, Chawa Magaña and Reginald McKnight.

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‘James’ by Percival Everett.

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“Judges’ decisions are made independently of the National Book Foundation staff and board of directors, and deliberations are strictly confidential,” the National Book Foundation added in its press release.

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Additional information about the 75th National Book Awards Gala and Benefit Dinner and instructions on registering to watch the broadcast are available on the National Book Foundation website.

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