The titles on the National Book Awards’ fiction longlist were chosen from an initial pool of 463 submitted books. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_AndersonSee also:US National Book Awards 2022 Longlist: NonfictionUS National Book Awards 2022 Longlist: PoetryUS National Book Awards 2022 Longlist: TranslationUS National Book Awards 2022 Longlist: Young People’s Literature‘Maus’ Author Art Spiegelman Honored by US National Book FoundationALA’s Tracie Hall Receives the National Book Award’s Literarian AwardThe Fifth of Five Categories’ LonglistsThe United States’ National Book Foundation —with a prize ceremony set for November 16—today (September 16) concludes announcing its longlists for the 2022 National Book Awards . Only one writer on this year’s list has been previously honored by the National Book Awards: Gayl Jones was a finalist for the National Book Award for fiction in 1998 for her novel, The Healing. Publishers submitted a total of 463 books for the 2022 National Book Award for fiction. More from Publishing Perspectives on the National Book Awards in the United States is here and more on the huge field of international book awards and prizes is here.

Source: CNN September 16, 2022 14:48 UTC