The 2023 National Book Award longlists have been announced, and we have 9 titles in the running! Fiction THE END OF DRUM-TIME by Hanna PylväinenBLACKOUTS by Justin Torres Nonfiction KING: A Life by Jonathan EigORDINARY NOTES by Christina SharpeI SAW DEATH COMING: A History of Terror and Survival in the War Against Reconstruction by Kidada E. Williams […]
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2020 National Book Award Longlist + Finalists
The 2020 National Book Award longlists have been announced, and 5 Macmillan titles are in the running! Update: And now 2 titles are finalists! Nonfiction IS RAPE A CRIME?: A Memoir, an Investigation, and a Manifesto by Michelle BowdlerOWLS OF THE EASTERN ICE: A Quest to Find and Save the World’s Largest Owl by Jonathan […]
Imprint Spotlight: Henry Holt & Co.
Up next in our Imprint Spotlight series, we hear from our friends over at Henry Holt & Co with the inside scoop on publishing, books, and a love for libraries. Marketing Assistant Grazia Rutherford-Swan (Henry Holt & Co): “Henry Holt books are smart, well-written, of-the-moment literary fiction and narrative nonfiction. I like to think there’s […]
Susan Choi Wins the 2019 National Book Award
A huge congratulations goes out to Susan Choi for winning the 2019 National Book Award in Fiction for TRUST EXERCISE! More praise for TRUST EXERCISE: An April Indie Next pick + Kirkus Reviews Most Addictive Book of 2019 So Far + Entertainment Weekly Most Best Book of 2019 So Far + Publishers Weekly Best Book […]
2019 National Book Award Finalists
The finalists for the 2019 National Book Award have been announced, and FOUR Macmillan titles made the cut! Translated Literature DEATH IS HARD WORK by Khaled Khalifa, translated from the Arabic by Leri Price Poetry DEAF REPUBLIC: Poems by Ilya Kaminsky BE RECORDER: Poems by Carmen Giménez Smith Fiction TRUST EXERCISE by Susan Choi Winners […]
2019 National Book Award Longlist
The 2019 National Book Award longlist has been announced, and Macmillan has seven books in the running! Translated Literature THE COLLECTOR OF LEFTOVER SOULS: Field Notes on Brazil’s Everyday Insurrections by Eliane Brum, translated from the Portuguese by Diane Grosklaus Whitty SPACE INVADERS by Nona Fernández, translated from the Spanish by Natasha Wimmer DEATH IS […]
Required Friday Reading (8/10/18)
It’s important, now more than ever, to continue reading, reflecting, and engaging in open dialogue about the issues facing us all as a nation. Here are our picks to help you do just that: A HOPE MORE POWERFUL THAN THE SEA: One Refugee’s Incredible Story of Love, Loss, and Survival by Melissa Fleming 2018 Alex […]
Remembering Tom Wolfe
Tom Wolfe (1930-2018) was a pioneering voice of his generation. We are extremely honored to have published fourteen of his books, including THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES, THE RIGHT STUFF, THE ELECTRIC KOOL-AID ACID TEST, THE KANDY-KOLORED TANGERINE-FLAKE STREAMLINE BABY, RADICAL CHIC & MAU-MAUING THE FLAK CATCHERS, THE PAINTED WORD, A MAN IN FULL, and I AM […]
2017 National Book Award Winners
Congratulations to Frank Bidart, who won the 2017 National Book Award in Poetry for HALF-LIGHT: Collected Poems 1965-2016! And congratulations to Jesmyn Ward on her second National Book Award in Fiction win! We proudly published her 2011 NBA Fiction Award winner, SALVAGE THE BONES, as well as her bestselling and acclaimed memoir, MEN WE REAPED.| […]
And The National Book Award Goes To… EVAN OSNOS!
We’re thrilled to share the news that the National Book Award in the Nonfiction category went to Evan Osnos for AGE OF AMBITION published by FSG. The book explores China’s ongoing transformation into an economic superpower, and the clash between its economic progress and its authoritarian government’s crackdown on social freedoms. Congrats to all involved! […]