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

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This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.

Original music by @iam.onyxrose

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