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National Book Awards 2023

November 27, 2023, By in Book Awards.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 National Book Awards!

The National Book Foundation presents this annual award to celebrate the best literature published in the United States. These were the 2023 winners.⁠⁠ ⁠




Book cover for Blackouts by Justin Torres Book cover for The Rediscovery of America by Ned Blackhawk Book cover for from unincorporated territory [åmot] by Craig Santos Perez Book cover for The Words That Remain by Stênio Gardel Book cover for A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat


FICTION
Blackouts
by Justin Torres

NONFICTION
The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History
by Ned Blackhawk

POETRY
from unincorporated territory [åmot]
by Craig Santos Perez

TRANSLATED LITERATURE
The Words That Remain
by Stênio Gardel, translated by Bruna Dantas

YOUNG PEOPLE’S LITERATURE
A First Time for Everything
by Dan Santat



The full list of winners and nominees is available on the National Book Foundation website. ⁠

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