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2016 National Book Critics Circle Award Winners

Browse the 2016 National Book Critics Circle Award winners and nominees by category. Each category starts with the winner, followed by nominees and other recognized titles.

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This page collects the full 2016 National Book Critics Circle Award results in one place. Each category starts with the winner, followed by the nominees, so readers can scan the results quickly.

Fiction

Winner and nominees for the 2016 National Book Critics Circle Award Fiction category.

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Winner

Larose

Erdrich, Louise

Standalone · Literary

May-2016 2016 National Book Critics Circle Award winner

Finalist

Commonwealth

Patchett, Ann

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2016 2016 National Book Critics Circle Award finalist

Finalist

Imagine Me Gone

Haslett, Adam

Standalone · Literary

May-2016 2016 National Book Critics Circle Award finalist

Finalist

Moonglow

Chabon, Michael

Standalone · Literary

Nov-2016 2016 National Book Critics Circle Award finalist

Finalist

Swing Time

Smith, Zadie

Standalone · Literary

Nov-2016 2016 National Book Critics Circle Award finalist

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