Join us in person and online for a full day of Finalist celebrations! On November 19, the day before the National Book Awards Ceremony, two public events will bring the 2024 Finalists together to read from and speak about their work.
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Join us in person and online for a full day of Finalist celebrations! On November 19, the day before the National Book Awards Ceremony, two public events will bring the 2024 Finalists together to read from and speak about their work.
The day before the National Book Awards, the Finalists in Young People’s Literature come together for a conversation and question-and-answer session with New York City’s middle and high school students. Hosted by author and National Book Award Winner Jacqueline Woodson.
While we’re at capacity for in-person school groups, readers of all ages are invited to register for the livestream here.
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. The 2024 National Book Awards Finalist Reading will be hosted by Brittany Luse, award–winning journalist, cultural critic, and host of It’s Been a Minute from NPR.
In-person tickets are available at nyuskirball.org.