The Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize (2024)
The winners and finalists for the 2024 Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize for fiction and nonfiction have been announced! The prize honors books which exemplify the spirit of Brooklyn and support the Library’s mission to foster conversations about the social, political, and artistic issues of our time. Nominees are selected by staff, librarians and patrons from 62 locations across the borough.
6 books

Fiction Winner! 
Clint Smith & Garrett M. Graff
Martyr!
Kaveh Akbar

Hardcover, 2024
$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Nonfiction Winner!
Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class
Blair LM KelleyPaperback, 2024
$21.99Member price:$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fiction shortlist
Barack Obama & Ron Charles
James (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
Percival Everett

Hardcover, 2024
$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fiction shortlist
John Mulaney
Shark Heart: A Love Story
Emily Habeck
Paperback, 2024
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Nonfiction finalist
How to Say Babylon: A Memoir
Safiya SinclairPaperback, 2024
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Nonfiction shortlist
Emily Raboteau & Dolen
Lessons for Survival: Mothering Against "The Apocalypse"
Emily Raboteau

Hardcover, 2024
$29.99Member price:$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book