National Book Critics Circle Award Winners First Book

Awards List

2020

Luster (Winner)
Raven Leilani

Aug-2020
/ Literary

Real Life (Finalist)
Brandon Taylor

Feb-2020
/ Literary

Shuggie Bain (Finalist)
Douglas Stuart

Feb-2020
/ Literary

How Much of These Hills Is Gold (Finalist)
C. Pam Zhang

Apr-2020
/ Literary

A Burning (Finalist)
Megha Majumdar

Jun-2020
/ Literary

2015

Night at the Fiestas: Stories (Winner)
Kirstin Valdez Quade

Mar-2015
/ General Fiction

The Turner House (Finalist)
Angela Flournoy

Apr-2015
/ Literary

Mr. and Mrs. Doctor (Finalist)
Julie Iromuanya

May-2015
/ Literary

In the Country: Stories (Finalist)
Mia Alvar

Jun-2015
/ General Fiction

The Unfortunates (Finalist)
Sophie McManus

Jun-2015
/ Literary

The Star Side of Bird Hill (Finalist)
Naomi Jackson

Jul-2015
/ Literary

Landfalls (Finalist)
Naomi Williams

Aug-2015
/ Historical

You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine (Finalist)
Alexandra Kleeman

Aug-2015
/ Psychological Suspense

2014

Redeployment (Winner)
Phil Klay

Mar-2014
/ General Fiction

Award Categories

Biography/Autobiography

Criticism

Fiction

First Book

National Book Critics Circle Award

Award Years

Romance

Mystery/Thriller

Speculative

Younger Readers

National Book Critics Circle Award - First Book (Awarded by National Book Critics Circle)

Awards List

2020

2015

2014

Award Categories

Award Years