National Book Awards

The National Book Foundation showcases the year's best in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature and literature for young people.

The winners for 2024 include:

Fiction: James by Percival Everett

Nonfiction: Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling by Jason De León

Poetry: Something About Living by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha (Available via Hoopla)

Translated Literature: Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated by Lin King (Available via Overdrive/Libby)

Young People's Literature: Kareem Between by Shifa Saltagi Safadi