National Book Award Finalists for Fiction

Curious about the National Book Award finalists? Last week and this week, our team dived into the shortlists for the Young People's Literature and Fiction titles. Today, Mariquita and Mhairie discuss the five shortlisted books in Fiction. The National Book Award winners will be announced tomorrow!   Mentioned in this episode: All Fours by Miranda July Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar My Friends by Hisham Matar Ghostroots by 'Pemi Aguda Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad by Damilare Kuku James by Percival Everett The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain   Support this episode's hosts: Follow Mariquita: Instagram // Threads Follow Mhairie: Instagram // TikTok Get our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday here.   Check out our online community here!    This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.   Original music by @iam.onyxrose   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.