Hi, Y’all! Glad You’re Here— On September 16th, the National Book Foundation will drop their longlist for Fiction, and we’ll finally be able to see which of this year’s books are “the best written books of the year”. We’ll show our outrage over the books that we thought were snubbed, roll our eyes at the books we claim are overhyped, and give a Clint Eastwood-style squint at the books we haven’t heard of before. It’s an exciting time. Because we’re so close, I thought it would be fun to go over the ways I used to predict the award each year (this year is an exception, as all of my focus has been on the 50’s National Book Award books) and also talk about some of the books that I think could possibly make the longlist.
Thank you for this, Hunter! I love to follow the literary prizes. I haven’t scrutinized release dates, but what do you think about The Trees by Percival Everett? It’s on the Booker longlist this year. In style, it reminds me of Hell of a Book and Interior Chinatown, both past award winners (both NBA? I think so).
Thank you for this, Hunter! I love to follow the literary prizes. I haven’t scrutinized release dates, but what do you think about The Trees by Percival Everett? It’s on the Booker longlist this year. In style, it reminds me of Hell of a Book and Interior Chinatown, both past award winners (both NBA? I think so).