Lit Hub interviews the 2023 National Book Award finalists

We're just a week out from the National Book Awards, one of the literary world's more prestigious prizes.

LeVar Burton will host the November 15 ceremony, which you can watch live online starting at 8 p.m. Eastern.

And if you're planning to tune in or at least check the results, you might enjoy Literary Hub's post today — they've shared interviews with most of the National Book Award finalists.

Refresh your memory on the finalists' identities and learn more about historic trends for the award juries and subsequent winners, too.