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September 9, 2025By Erin Somers

National Book Award Longlists Kick Off With Young People’s Literature

September 9, 2025By Erin Somers

The National Book Foundation will announce its longlists all week, beginning Tuesday morning with the nominees for Young Peoples Literature. Shortlists will be named on October 7.

María Dolores Águila, A Sea of Lemon Trees (Roaring Brook)
K. Ancrum, The Corruption of Hollis Brown (Harper Collins)
Derrick Barnes, The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze (Viking Children’s)
Mahogany L. Browne,  A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe (Crown Children’s)
Kyle Lukoff, A World Worth Saving (Dial)
Amber McBride, The Leaving Room (Feiwel & Friends)
Daniel Nayeri, The Teacher of Nomad Land (Levine Querido)
Hannah V. Sawyerr, Truth Is (Amulet)
Maria van Lieshout, Song of a Blackbird (First Second)
Ibi Zoboi, (S)Kin (Versify)

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