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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
Book Cover for: Martyr!, Kaveh Akbar
Fiction Winner!

Martyr!

Kaveh Akbar
Clint SmithGarrett M. GraffClint Smith & Garrett M. Graff

Hardcover, 2024

$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class, Blair LM Kelley
Nonfiction Winner!

Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class

Blair LM Kelley

Paperback, 2024

$21.99Member price:$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: James (Pulitzer Prize Winner), Percival Everett
Fiction shortlist

James (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

Percival Everett
Barack ObamaRon CharlesBarack Obama & Ron Charles

Hardcover, 2024

$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Shark Heart: A Love Story, Emily Habeck
Fiction shortlist

Shark Heart: A Love Story

Emily Habeck
John MulaneyJohn Mulaney

Paperback, 2024

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: How to Say Babylon: A Memoir, Safiya Sinclair
Nonfiction finalist

How to Say Babylon: A Memoir

Safiya Sinclair

Paperback, 2024

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Lessons for Survival: Mothering Against "The Apocalypse", Emily Raboteau
Nonfiction shortlist

Lessons for Survival: Mothering Against "The Apocalypse"

Emily Raboteau
Emily RaboteauDolenEmily Raboteau & Dolen

Hardcover, 2024

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