2025 National Book Award Finalists Announced.

The National Book Foundation has announced the finalists for the 2025 National Book Awards across five categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, and young people's literature. Each category features a select group of finalists chosen from hundreds of submissions, with judging panels composed of established authors and experts. The winners will be revealed at an awards ceremony on November 19, following a public reading event on November 18. Winners will receive $10,000, a bronze medal, and a statue, while finalists will receive $1,000 each.