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The ten contenders for the National Book Award for Nonfiction The National Book Foundation today announced the Longlist for the 2026 National Book Award for Nonfiction 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 2026 Nonfiction Longlist includes emerging and established writers, and features works of criticism, reportage, memoir, science writing, and more. Nine of the authors on the 2026 Nonfiction Longlist are first-time National Book Award honorees, and one has been previously honored: Camonghne Felix, a Longlister for the 2019 National Book Award for Poetry for her collection Build Yourself a Boat. This year’s Longlist includes Fellows from the Guggenheim Foundation, the … Continue reading "Longlist for the 2026 National Book Award for Nonfiction"

Administrators treat their universities like businesses — that’s why they’re failing.

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