National Book Award for Fiction 2023

The longlist includes the books that went on to the shortlist.

• Blackouts Justin Torres

  

  Blackouts

  Justin Torres

  Winner
• Chain-Gang All-Stars Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

  

  Chain-Gang All-Stars

  Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

  Finalist
• Temple Folk Aaliyah Bilal

  

  Temple Folk

  Aaliyah Bilal

  Finalist
• The End of Drum-Time Hanna Pylväinen

  

  The End of Drum-Time

  Hanna Pylväinen

  Finalist
• This Other Eden Paul Harding

  

  This Other Eden

  Paul Harding

  Finalist
• A Council of Dolls Mona Susan Power

  

  A Council of Dolls

  Mona Susan Power
• Holler, Child LaToya Watkins

  

  Holler, Child

  LaToya Watkins
• Loot Tania James

  

  Loot

  Tania James
• Night Watch Jayne Anne Phillips

  

  Night Watch

  Jayne Anne Phillips
• Ponyboy Eliot Duncan

  

  Ponyboy

  Eliot Duncan