Posted on September 18, 2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The longlist for the National Book Award for Fiction came out today.
Among them are three debuts, one previously National Book Award longlisted author, and — of course — numerous other prizes and honors.
The finalists will be announced October 6, and the winners will be revealed November 18.
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Leave the World Behind, by Rumaan Alam.
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The Index of Self-Destructive Acts, by Christopher Beha.
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The Vanishing Half, by Brit Bennett.
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If I Had Two Wings, by Randall Kenan.
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A Burning, by Megha Majumdar (debut novel).
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A Children’s Bible, by Lydia Millet.
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The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, by Deesha Philyaw (debut short-story collection).
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Shuggie Bain, by Douglas Stuart (debut novel).
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The Great Offshore Grounds, by Vanessa Veselka.
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Interior Chinatown, by Charles Yu.
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