Here’s the longlist for the 2026 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature.
Today, the National Book Foundation announced the longlist for the 2026 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. These ten titles were selected from a pool of 290 books submitted for consideration by their publishers. This year’s judges for Young
The National Book Foundation has unveiled the longlist for the 2026 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, featuring ten titles selected from a pool of 290 submissions. This year’s judges include Edith Campbell, Brandy Colbert, Tricia Ebarvia, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, and Anne Ursu. The final round of finalists will be announced on October 6, with the winners to be revealed at the 77th National Book Awards Ceremony on November 18.
Among the longlisted titles are "The Free Verse Society" by Delali Adjoa, "Holloway" by Elana K. Arnold, "The Celestial Seas" by T. A. Chan, "When Tomorrow Burns" by Tae Keller, "That Which Feeds Us: A Hawaiian Gothic" by Keala Kendall, "The Fight of Our Lives: AIDS in America" by David Levithan and Gabriel Duckels, "The Moon Without Stars" by Chanel Miller, "Clothes to Make You Smile: Patrick Kelly Designs His Dreams" by Eric Darnell Pritchard and Shannon Wright, "Life on the Moon" by Eric Darnell Pritchard and Shannon Wright, and "Shook" by Julian Randall.
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