Posted on September 16, 2021 at 2:28 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The longlist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction came out today.
Out of 629 submissions, these ten remain under consideration.
Finalists will be announced October 5, and the winners will be revealed November 17.
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A Little Devil In America: In Praise of Black Performance, by Hanif Abdurraqib
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Running Out: In Search of Water on the High Plains, by Lucas Bessire
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Tastes Like War: A Memoir, by Grace M. Cho
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The Ground Breaking: An American City and Its Search for Justice, by Scott Ellsworth
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Covered with Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America, by Nicole Eustace
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The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together, by Heather McGhee
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The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War, by Louis Menand
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All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake, by Tiya Miles
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How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America, by Clint Smith
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The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship, by Deborah Willis
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