Each year, the National Book Award Finalists in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature gather the evening before the National Book Awards Ceremony to read excerpts from their honored works. Doors open at 6:30pm, and the program begins at 7:00pm EST. The event is livestreamed at nationalbook.org/awards for readers everywhere.

Presented in partnership with the NYU Creative Writing Program. Purchase in-person tickets via NYU Skirball’s box office, and register for the livestream via Eventbrite.