2026 National Book Awards Finalists Include Edwidge Danticat and Morgan Thomas

Edwidge Danticat and debut novelist Morgan Thomas are fiction contenders for the 2026 National Book Awards.

The Chestnut Post Staff · October 6, 2026 at 10:45 AM EDT

Edwidge Danticat and Morgan Thomas are among the finalists competing for the fiction prize at the 2026 National Book Awards, according to NPR.

Danticat is a three-time National Book Award finalist, while Thomas is a debut novelist.

The nonfiction finalists include books exploring the prison system, music and queer parenthood.

Originally reported by NPR. Read the full story at NPR

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