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Updated September 16, 2021 at 10:15 AM ET

Over the next few days, we'll be finding out which books made the longlists for this year's National Book Awards — beginning Wednesday morning with Young People's Literature and finishing up Friday with Fiction.

Check back with us throughout the week as we post each list to see who's in the running and find links to our coverage.

Finalists will be announced Oct. 5, and we're set to find out the winners Nov. 17 

 at a New York City venue — a return to form after last year's pandemic-induced virtual broadcast. But there will be virtual elements, and for those who can't make it to New York, the event will still be streaming live.

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The Thread® - Books and Literary News

Petra Mayer

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The longlist nominees for this year's National Book Awards are being announced over the course of the next few days — we'll have them all right here in a continuously updated post.

Here are the longlist nominees for this year's National Book Awards

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