The winners of the 2025 National Book Award in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature and Young People's Literature were announced on November 19th at the 76th National Book Awards Ceremony.
Two lifetime achievement awards also were presented as part of the evening’s ceremony. Roxane Gay, whose books include the essay collection BAD FEMINIST and the memoir HUNGER, received the National Book Foundation’s Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community. And George Saunders, who won the 2017 Booker Prize for LINCOLN IN THE BARDO, was recognized with the Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
Read more »
