"Unveiling the Kirkus Prize Finalists: Celebrating the Best in Literature"

Kirkus Reviews has announced the 18 finalists for the 2023 Kirkus Prize in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Young Readers' Literature. The winners, who will receive $50,000 each, will be announced on October 11, 2023. The finalists were selected from a pool of books reviewed by Kirkus editors and include works by authors such as Jesmyn Ward, Héctor Tobar, and Eleanor Catton.