The National Book Awards longlists will roll out Tuesday through Friday this week, and the actual finalists will be announced on October 4. Winners will be named on November 15. First up is Young People’s Literature longlist, which includes two previous nominees (Reynolds, the only man on the list, and Williams-Garcia) and current top bestseller Angie Thomas. Five of the titles are from HarperCollins imprints: Elana K. Arnold, What Girls Are Made Of (Carolrhoda Lab) Robin Benway, Far from the Tree (HarperTeen) Samantha Mabry, All the Wind in the World (Algonquin Young Readers) Mitali Perkins, You Bring the Distant Near (FSG Children’s) […]
