Prominent nominees for the National Book Awards include Percival Everett's James, a reinterpretation of Mark Twain's classic, which is one of 10 fiction contenders. The list also boasts Rachel Kushner's innovative thriller Creation Lake and Miranda July's novel on middle age, All Fours. The National Book Foundation unveiled the fiction contenders on Friday, concluding a week of category announcements.
The categories featured are fiction, nonfiction, poetry, young people's literature, and books in translation. Entries will be narrowed down to five finalists on October 1, with winners honored on November 20 at a Manhattan gala. During the event, novelist Barbara Kingsolver and publisher-activist Paul Coates will also receive honorary awards.
The fiction category also includes Pemi Aguda's Ghostroots and Tony Tulathimutte's Rejection, both story collections. There are three debut novels: Kaveh Akbar's Martyr!, Karla Cornejo Villavicencio's Catalina, and Sam Sax's Yr Dead, set partially near Trump Tower. Jessica Anthony's The Most and Hisham Matar's My Friends round out the list. (This story was generated by Newser's AI chatbot. Source: the AP)
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