National Book Awards 2026: the Finalists!
We are thrilled to announce that three titles represented by our agency for the Italian market have been shortlisted for the National Book Awards 2026:
- NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION
Mad Eden by Morgan THOMAS, represented on behalf of The Gernert Company and available for Italian translation. Set in an intense, atmospheric Florida suspended in time, this novel explores the queer and neurodivergent experience with extraordinary sensitivity, weaving personal drama with the search for identity through bold, innovative prose.
- NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NON-FICTION
The Midnight Special: The Secret Prison History of American Music by Colin ASHER, sold to Jimenez on behalf of the Frances Goldin Literary Agency. A compelling and original counter-narrative of American music, uncovering how the prison system has shaped and influenced the country’s musical history, from blues to hip-hop.
- NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR TRANSLATED LITERATURE
La notte dei mille inferi (Night of the Thousand Hells) by Intan PARAMADITHA, published in Italy by add editore and sold on behalf of the Asia Literary Agency. A hypnotic and sweeping feminist Gothic work drawing on Indonesian folklore to examine family trauma, historical memory, and forms of resistance against oppression.
The winners in each category will be announced on Wednesday, November 18th, during the awards ceremony in New York.