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Longlist for the 2026 National Book Award for Translated Literature - National Book Foundation
The ten contenders for the National Book Award for Translated Literature Find the New Yorker announcement here. New York, NY (September 15, 2026) – The National Book Foundation today announced the Longlist for the 2026 National Book Award for Translated Literature with The New Yorker. The Finalists in all five categories will be revealed on Tuesday, October 6 with the New York Times; Winners will be announced live at the 77th National Book Awards Ceremony & Benefit Dinner on Wednesday, November 18, 2026. For more information and to register to watch the livestream, please visit nationalbook.org/awards. The ten titles on this year’s Translated Literature Longlist were originally published in seven different languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, Indonesian—appearing for the first time as a translated language in the category—Norwegian, Russian, and Spanish. The list features nine novels and a work of nonfiction, and several of this year’s honored authors and translators have been … Continue reading "Longlist for the 2026 National Book Award for Translated Literature"
![The cover of the book “Cutting Edge: Hockey as Queer Culture” by Daniel Gawthrop. Stacked text above reads, “Happy book birthday,” along with the book's title and subtitle and the author's name. Below, footer text lists the publisher, Arsenal Pulp Press, and their website, arsenal pulp [dot] com. The painted abstract background is pale purple and has the publisher’s logomark (a circle with an off-centre jagged cross cut through) in the top-right.
On the book cover, the silhouettes of two hockey players holding hockey sticks face each other, with one player on the upper right-hand side and the other player on the lower left-hand side, on a dark purple background. The silhouettes have a gradient of green, blue, and light purple. The title and subtitle, “Cutting Edge: Hockey as Queer Culture,” appear in the top left corner. The author’s name, “Daniel Gawthrop,” appears in the bottom right corner. Below the player on the right is text that reads, “An incredibly timely and personal examination of hockey at its cultural crossroads. —Ren Dawe, You Can Play.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:iya26ik7fy2b6hyuxs6ztvbv/bafkreicerafh3sls2j4jgsru6akgicaj5tab2cfr7b3awozubplq6qdmgy)
