National Book Award for Nonfiction 2024

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

• Soldiers and Kings Jason De León

  

  Soldiers and Kings

  Jason De León

  Winner
• Circle of Hope Eliza Griswold

  

  Circle of Hope

  Eliza Griswold

  Finalist
• Knife Salman Rushdie

  

  Knife

  Salman Rushdie

  Finalist
• Unshrinking Kate Manne

  

  Unshrinking

  Kate Manne

  Finalist
• Whiskey Tender Deborah Jackson Taffa

  

  Whiskey Tender

  Deborah Jackson Taffa

  Finalist
• A Great Disorder Richard Slotkin

  

  A Great Disorder

  Richard Slotkin
• Magical/Realism Vanessa Angélica Villarreal

  

  Magical/Realism

  Vanessa Angélica Villarreal
• Our Moon Rebecca Boyle

  

  Our Moon

  Rebecca Boyle
• The War Below Ernest Scheyder

  

  The War Below

  Ernest Scheyder
• There’s Always This Year Hanif Abdurraqib

  

  There’s Always This Year

  Hanif Abdurraqib