National Book Award for Fiction 2017

10 books on the longlist. The winner and the finalists come first.

• Sing, Unburied, Sing Jesmyn Ward

  

  Sing, Unburied, Sing

  Jesmyn Ward

  Winner
• Dark at the Crossing Elliot Ackerman

  

  Dark at the Crossing

  Elliot Ackerman

  Finalist
• Her Body and Other Parties Carmen Maria Machado

  

  Her Body and Other Parties

  Carmen Maria Machado

  Finalist
• Pachinko Min Jin Lee

  

  Pachinko

  Min Jin Lee

  Finalist
• The Leavers Lisa Ko

  

  The Leavers

  Lisa Ko

  Finalist
• A Kind of Freedom Margaret Wilkerson Sexton

  

  A Kind of Freedom

  Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
• Barren Island Carol Zoref

  

  Barren Island

  Carol Zoref
• Manhattan Beach Jennifer Egan

  

  Manhattan Beach

  Jennifer Egan
• Miss Burma Charmaine Craig

  

  Miss Burma

  Charmaine Craig
• The King Is Always Above the People Daniel Alarcón

  

  The King Is Always Above the People

  Daniel Alarcón