Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize Finalists
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
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Nonfiction Winner! 

Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class
Blair LM KelleyPaperback, 2024
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fiction shortlist
Barack Obama & Ron Charles

James
Percival Everett

Hardcover, 2024
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fiction shortlist

Shark Heart: A Love Story
Emily HabeckPaperback, 2024
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Nonfiction finalist

How to Say Babylon: A Memoir
Safiya SinclairPaperback, 2024
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Nonfiction shortlist
Emily Raboteau & Dolen

Lessons for Survival: Mothering Against "The Apocalypse"
Emily Raboteau

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