Book Awards
Pulitzer Prizes
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The Pulitzer Prize presents awards in the categories of Fiction, Drama, History, Biography, Poetry, General Nonfiction, and Music. This year's Pulitzer Prize in Fiction was awarded to Percival Everett for James, while the General Nonfiction Award went to Benjamin Nathans for To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause.
The Pulitzer Prize presents awards in the categories of Fiction, Drama, History, Biography, Poetry, General Nonfiction, and Music. This year's Pulitzer Prize in Fiction was awarded to Percival Everett for James, while the General Nonfiction Award went to Benjamin Nathans for To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause.
The Best Books of 2024
See All ListsThe Barnes & Noble Book of the Year
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We are excited to announce our 2024 Book of the Year, James by Percival Everett. But wait — there’s more! This year we've extended our prize into two more can’t-miss categories: The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan is our Gift Book of the Year, and Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell is our Children’s Book of the Year.
We are excited to announce our 2024 Book of the Year, James by Percival Everett. But wait — there’s more! This year we've extended our prize into two more can’t-miss categories: The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan is our Gift Book of the Year, and Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell is our Children’s Book of the Year.
The 2024 B&N Discover Prize Winner
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Swift River (B&N Discover Prize Winner)
Swift River (B&N Discover Prize Winner)
The 2024 Barnes & Noble Discover Prize winner is Swift River by Essie Chambers!
Here's what our booksellers are saying: "A warm, uplifting novel that stole my heart" … "All the emotion and insecurity of any good coming-of-age tale" … "I found myself being pulled into Diamond's story, her family history and mythology" … "Combines the confusion, humor, and heartbreak of finding out who you are."
Learn more on Poured Over: The B&N Podcast, and browse all Discover Prize Winners & Finalists.
National Book Awards
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The National Book Awards are the nation's preeminent literary prizes, honoring outstanding Fiction, Young People's Literature, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Nonfiction. This year's fiction prize went to Percival Everett for the novel James.
The National Book Awards are the nation's preeminent literary prizes, honoring outstanding Fiction, Young People's Literature, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Nonfiction. This year's fiction prize went to Percival Everett for the novel James.
Nobel Prize in Literature
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The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2024 is awarded to the South Korean author Han Kang, "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life."
The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2024 is awarded to the South Korean author Han Kang, "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life."
Booker Prize 2024 Winner
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Orbital (Booker Prize Winner)
Orbital (Booker Prize Winner)
The prestigious Booker Prize is given for a novel written in English. The winner for 2024 is Samantha Harvey's Orbital, a look into life’s mundanity through an out-of-this-world experience — and a spectacular feat in under 250 pages.
B&N Children's & YA Book Awards
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Our overall winner is The Misfits by Lisa Yee. Our Picture Book Winner is I Lived Inside a Whale by Xin Li. Powerless by Lauren Roberts is our YA Winner. The Barnes & Noble Children’s & YA Book Awards discovers, champions, and celebrates the very best in Children’s publishing in three categories: Picture Books, Young Readers and YA.
Our overall winner is The Misfits by Lisa Yee. Our Picture Book Winner is I Lived Inside a Whale by Xin Li. Powerless by Lauren Roberts is our YA Winner. The Barnes & Noble Children’s & YA Book Awards discovers, champions, and celebrates the very best in Children’s publishing in three categories: Picture Books, Young Readers and YA.
