"This year's longlist includes works of fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, and novels in verse. Several of the titles contend with grief and loss among young people; a few, such as Kyle Lukoff's "A World Worth Saving" and Mahogany L. Browne's "A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe," wrestle with the ruptures of the COVID-19 pandemic. Four of the authors on the longlist-Derrick Barnes, Kyle Lukoff, Amber McBride, and Ibi Zoboi-have been finalists in the category before."
"The judges for the category this year are Cathy Berner, a bookseller at Blue Willow Bookshop and a former school librarian; David Bowles, a professor at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and the author of dozens of books, including "My Two Border Towns"; the young-adult author candice iloh, whose book "Every Body Looking" was a 2020 National Book Award finalist; Jung Kim, a professor of education at Lewis University;"
Longlists for the 2025 National Book Awards cover Young People's Literature, Translated Literature, Poetry, Nonfiction, and Fiction. The longlist includes fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, and novels in verse. Several titles center on grief and loss among young people, and some explicitly address the ruptures of the COVID-19 pandemic through narrative and verse. Four longlisted authors—Derrick Barnes, Kyle Lukoff, Amber McBride, and Ibi Zoboi—have been finalists in the category previously. The judging panel comprises booksellers, professors, authors, and an actor, and registration is available to watch the winners announced live.
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