National Book Award for Nonfiction 2017

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

• The Future Is History Masha Gessen

  

  The Future Is History

  Masha Gessen

  Winner
• Democracy in Chains Nancy MacLean

  

  Democracy in Chains

  Nancy MacLean

  Finalist
• Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann

  

  Killers of the Flower Moon

  David Grann

  Finalist
• Never Caught Erica Armstrong Dunbar

  

  Never Caught

  Erica Armstrong Dunbar

  Finalist
• The Evangelicals Frances FitzGerald

  

  The Evangelicals

  Frances FitzGerald

  Finalist
• Bunk Kevin Young

  

  Bunk

  Kevin Young
• Locking Up Our Own James Forman Jr.

  

  Locking Up Our Own

  James Forman Jr.
• No Is Not Enough Naomi Klein

  

  No Is Not Enough

  Naomi Klein
• The Blood of Emmett Till Timothy B. Tyson

  

  The Blood of Emmett Till

  Timothy B. Tyson
• The Color of Law Richard Rothstein

  

  The Color of Law

  Richard Rothstein