2024 National Book Awards Finalist Reading

Each year, the National Book Award Finalists in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature gather the evening before the National Book Awards Ceremony to read excerpts from their honored works.

Hosted by Brittany Luse, award–winning journalist, cultural critic, and host of It’s Been a Minute from NPR.

Presented in partnership with the National Book Foundation and NYU Creative Writing Program.