Ten Titles Vie for 2026 National Book Award in Fiction
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The National Book Foundation has unveiled the 2026 National Book Award for Fiction longlist—ten titles selected from 451 submissions—featuring judges Matt Bell, Caro De Robertis (chair), Danielle King, Akhil Sharma, and Diane Wilson; finalists will be announced Oct 6 and the winners on Nov 18; the list includes works by Hannah Lillith Assadi, Kimberly Blaeser, Edwidge Danticat, Julián Delgado Lopera, Louise Erdrich, Marlon James, Valeria Luiselli, Alexander Maksik, Kenan Orhan, and Morgan Thomas, with publishers noted.
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