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External Event: National Book Awards Finalist Reading
November 18 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Each year, the National Book Award Finalists in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature gather the evening before the National Book Awards Ceremony to read excerpts from their honored works.
Hosted by Michelle Zauner, bestselling author of Crying in H Mart, the 2025 National Book Awards Finalist Reading is presented in person at NYU Skirball and livestreamed at nationalbook.org/awards for readers everywhere!