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National Book Critics Circle Awards for Publication Year 2024 - The Winners

The National Book Critics Circle has announced the winners for its prestigious awards celebrating the best books of publishing year 2024. Here are the winners and finalists across six categories: autobiography, biography, criticism, fiction, nonfiction and poetry.

30 books
Book Cover for: My Friends, Hisham Matar
WINNER in Fiction

My Friends

Hisham Matar
Nilanjana Roy 📚🦊Sam SacksNilanjana Roy 📚🦊 & Sam Sacks

Hardcover, 2024

$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space, Adam Higginbotham
WINNER in Nonfiction

Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

Adam Higginbotham
Garrett M. GraffThe Stacks PodcastGarrett M. Graff & The Stacks Podcast

Hardcover, 2024

$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension, Hanif Abdurraqib
WINNER in Criticism

There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension

Hanif Abdurraqib
Christie TateNational Book FoundationChristie Tate & National Book Foundation

Hardcover, 2024

$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Patriot: A Memoir, Alexei Navalny
WINNER in Autobiography

Patriot: A Memoir

Alexei Navalny
Alexandra AlterThe AtlanticAlexandra Alter & The Atlantic

Hardcover, 2024

$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar, Cynthia Carr
WINNER in Biography

Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar

Cynthia Carr
Alexandra JacobsAlexandra Jacobs

Hardcover, 2024

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Wrong Norma, Anne Carson
WINNER in Poetry

Wrong Norma

Anne Carson
Amber SparksBrian DillonAmber Sparks & Brian Dillon

Paperback, 2024

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Blue Period: Black Writing in the Early Cold War, Jesse McCarthy
Criticism finalist

The Blue Period: Black Writing in the Early Cold War

Jesse McCarthy

Paperback, 2024

$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Beautyland, Marie-Helene Bertino
Fiction finalist

Beautyland

Marie-Helene Bertino
Michael SchaubAlexandra JacobsMichael Schaub & Alexandra Jacobs

Hardcover, 2024

$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Scattered Snows, to the North: Poems, Carl Phillips
Poetry finalist

Scattered Snows, to the North: Poems

Carl Phillips
The New York TimesThe New York Times

Hardcover, 2024

$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Family Romance: John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimers, Jean Strouse
Biography finalist

Family Romance: John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimers

Jean Strouse

Hardcover, 2024

$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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