Join the 2025 National Book Award honorees in Nonfiction read from and discuss their books and answer your questions about writing, reading, and recognition. Featuring 2025 honorees Caleb Gayle (Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State), Julia Ioffe (Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy), Lana Lin (The Autobiography of H. Lan Thao Lam), Ben Ratliff (Run the Song: Writing About Running About Listening), Claudia Rowe (Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care), Nilo Tabrizy (For the Sun After Long Nights: The Story of Iran’s Women-Led Uprising), Jordan Thomas (When It All Burns: Fighting Fire in a Transformed World), and Helen Whybrow (The Salt Stones: Seasons of a Shepherd’s Life).

Hosted by Natalie Green, Director of Programs & Partnerships at the National Book Foundation.

Presented in partnership with the Miami Book Fair.