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Ten titles make the National Book Award fiction longlist
The National Book Foundation has released its 2026 fiction longlist, including work by Louise Erdrich, Edwidge Danticat and Marlon James.
Two debut novels are among the ten contenders. Finalists are due to be announced on 6 October and winners on 18 November. The foundation’s announcement was checked on 20 September; no publication date was displayed on the page.
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