2020 Finalists and potential Winners Kacen Callender (King and the Dragonflies, Young People’s Literature), Natalie Diaz (Postcolonial Love Poem, Poetry), and Deesha Philyaw (The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, Fiction) discuss their work and recognition in advance of the 71^st Annual National Book Awards, presented in partnership with the Texas Book Festival.

Moderated by Cristina Rodriguez, general manager and head buyer at Deep Vellum Books.