National Book Award Winners

National Book Awards

Over a half-century since its inception, the National Book Awards continues to recognize the best of American literature, raising the cultural appreciation of great writing in the country while advancing the careers of both established and emerging writers like Richard Powers, Jonathan Franzen, and Lily Tuck.

The National Book Award Winners from 2020 to 2023 are listed below.

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Blackouts: A Novel By Justin Torres Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9780374293574
Availability: In Stock at Kepler's Now
Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - October 10th, 2023

2023 National Book Award Winner for Fiction


The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History By Ned Blackhawk Cover Image
$35.00
ISBN: 9780300244052
Availability: In Stock at Kepler's Now
Published: Yale University Press - April 25th, 2023

2023 National Book Award Winner for Nonfiction


From Unincorporated Territory [åmot] By Craig Santos Perez Cover Image
$22.95
ISBN: 9781632431189
Availability: In Stock at Kepler's Now
Published: Omnidawn - April 5th, 2023

2023 National Book Award Winner for Poetry


A First Time for Everything By Dan Santat Cover Image
$14.99
ISBN: 9781250851048
Availability: In Stock at Kepler's Now
Published: First Second - February 28th, 2023

2023 National Book Award Winner for Young People's Literature


The Words That Remain By Stênio Gardel, Bruna Dantas Lobato (Translator) Cover Image
$16.95
ISBN: 9781954404120
Availability: In Stock at Kepler's Now
Published: New Vessel Press - January 17th, 2023

2023 National Book Award Winner for Translated Literature


The Rabbit Hutch: A novel By Tess Gunty Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593534663
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Published: Knopf - August 2nd, 2022

2022 National Book Award Winner for Fiction


South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation By Imani Perry Cover Image
$32.99
ISBN: 9780062977403
Availability: Usually Arrives at Kepler's in 3-14 Days
Published: Ecco - January 25th, 2022

2022 National Book Award Winner for Nonfiction


Punks: New & Selected Poems By John Keene Cover Image
$20.00
ISBN: 9781737277521
Availability: In Stock at Kepler's Now
(This book cannot be returned.)
Published: Song Cave - December 1st, 2021

2022 National Book Award Winner for Poetry


Seven Empty Houses (National Book Award Winner) By Samanta Schweblin, Megan McDowell (Translated by) Cover Image
By Samanta Schweblin, Megan McDowell (Translated by)
$25.00
ISBN: 9780525541394
Availability: In Stock at Kepler's Now
Published: Riverhead Books - October 18th, 2022

2022 National Book Award Winner for Translated Literature


All My Rage: A Novel By Sabaa Tahir Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9780593202340
Availability: Usually Arrives at Kepler's in 3-14 Days
Published: Razorbill - March 1st, 2022

2022 National Book Award Winner for Young People's Literature


Hell of a Book: National Book Award Winner and A Read with Jenna Pick (A Novel) By Jason Mott Cover Image
$27.00
Not available
ISBN: 9780593330968
Published: Dutton - June 29th, 2021

2021 National Book Award Winner for Fiction


All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake By Tiya Miles Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9781984854995
Availability: Usually Arrives at Kepler's in 3-14 Days
Published: Random House - June 8th, 2021

2021 National Book Award Winner for Non-Fiction


Floaters: Poems By Martín Espada Cover Image
$26.95
ISBN: 9780393541038
Availability: Usually Arrives at Kepler's in 3-14 Days
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - January 19th, 2021

2021 National Book Award Winner for Poetry


Last Night at the Telegraph Club By Malinda Lo Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780525555254
Availability: Usually Arrives at Kepler's in 3-14 Days
Published: Dutton Books for Young Readers - January 19th, 2021

2021 National Book Award Winner for Young People's Literature


Winter in Sokcho By Elisa Shua Dusapin, Aneesa Abbas Higgins (Translator) Cover Image
$14.95
ISBN: 9781948830416
Availability: In Stock at Kepler's Now
Published: Open Letter - April 27th, 2021

2021 National Book Award Winner for Translated Literature


Interior Chinatown: A Novel (National Book Award Winner) (Vintage Contemporaries) By Charles Yu Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780307948472
Availability: In Stock at Kepler's Now
Published: Vintage - November 17th, 2020

2020 National Book Award Winner for Fiction


The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X By Les Payne, Tamara Payne Cover Image
$35.00
ISBN: 9781631491665
Availability: Usually Arrives at Kepler's in 3-14 Days
Published: Liveright - October 20th, 2020

2020 National Book Award Winner for NonFiction


Tokyo Ueno Station (National Book Award Winner): A Novel By Yu Miri, Morgan Giles (Translated by) Cover Image
By Yu Miri, Morgan Giles (Translated by)
$25.00
ISBN: 9780593088029
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Published: Riverhead Books - June 23rd, 2020

2020 National Book Award Winner for Translated Literature


DMZ Colony By Don Mee Choi Cover Image
$20.00
ISBN: 9781940696959
Availability: Usually Arrives at Kepler's in 3-14 Days
Published: Wave Books - April 7th, 2020

2020 National Book Award Winner for Poetry


King and the Dragonflies (Scholastic Gold) By Kacen Callender Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781338129335
Availability: Usually Arrives at Kepler's in 3-14 Days
Published: Scholastic Press - February 4th, 2020

2020 National Book Award Winner for Young People's Literature