National Book Award for Nonfiction 2016

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

• Stamped from the Beginning Ibram X. Kendi

  

  Stamped from the Beginning

  Ibram X. Kendi

  Winner
• Blood in the Water Heather Ann Thompson

  

  Blood in the Water

  Heather Ann Thompson

  Finalist
• Nothing Ever Dies Viet Thanh Nguyen

  

  Nothing Ever Dies

  Viet Thanh Nguyen

  Finalist
• Strangers in Their Own Land Arlie Russell Hochschild

  

  Strangers in Their Own Land

  Arlie Russell Hochschild

  Finalist
• The Other Slavery Andrés Reséndez

  

  The Other Slavery

  Andrés Reséndez

  Finalist
• America’s War for the Greater Middle East Andrew J. Bacevich

  

  America’s War for the Greater Middle East

  Andrew J. Bacevich
• Imbeciles Adam Cohen

  

  Imbeciles

  Adam Cohen
• The Firebrand and the First Lady Patricia Bell-Scott

  

  The Firebrand and the First Lady

  Patricia Bell-Scott
• The Slave’s Cause Manisha Sinha

  

  The Slave’s Cause

  Manisha Sinha
• Weapons of Math Destruction Cathy O’Neil

  

  Weapons of Math Destruction

  Cathy O’Neil