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National Book Award finalists include When Tomorrow Burns and That Which Feeds Us

National Book Award finalists include When Tomorrow Burns and That Which Feeds Us
NewsMythscribe8 October 2026

Penguin Random House’s October 6 announcement confirms ten of its titles and two client-publisher titles among the finalists for the 77th National Book Awards. The publisher’s selections include Tae Keller’s When Tomorrow Burns and Keala Kendall’s That Which Feeds Us in Young People’s Literature.

Penguin Random House’s October 6 announcement confirms ten of its titles and two client-publisher titles among the finalists for the 77th National Book Awards. The publisher’s selections include Tae Keller’s When Tomorrow Burns and Keala Kendall’s That Which Feeds Us in Young People’s Literature. Karl Ove Knausgaard’s

The School of Night, translated from Norwegian by Martin Aitken, appears in Translated Literature. Five finalists in each category have advanced from September’s longlists; the winners are scheduled to be announced at the November 18 ceremony. The publisher links the full shortlist for readers following the awards.

Read the official source. Image: Tae Keller / Random House Books for Young Readers; official When Tomorrow Burns cover, one of the announced finalists.

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