Award category archive

National Book Critics Circle Award – First Book Winners

Browse National Book Critics Circle Award First Book winners and nominees by year. This archive follows one award category across the full National Book Critics Circle Award history.

National Book Critics Circle Award First Book Cross-year archive

2020

National Book Critics Circle Award First Book results for the 2020 award year.

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Winner

Luster

Leilani, Raven

Standalone · Literary

Aug-2020 National Book Critics Circle Award First Book winner

Finalist

A Burning

Majumdar, Megha

Standalone · Literary

Jun-2020 National Book Critics Circle Award First Book finalist

Finalist

How Much of These Hills Is Gold

Zhang, C. Pam

Standalone · Literary

Apr-2020 National Book Critics Circle Award First Book finalist

Finalist

Real Life

Taylor, Brandon

Standalone · Literary

Feb-2020 National Book Critics Circle Award First Book finalist

Finalist

Shuggie Bain

Stuart, Douglas

Standalone · Literary

Feb-2020 National Book Critics Circle Award First Book finalist

2015

National Book Critics Circle Award First Book results for the 2015 award year.

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Winner

Night at the Fiestas: Stories

Quade, Kirstin Valdez

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2015 National Book Critics Circle Award First Book winner

Finalist

In the Country: Stories

Alvar, Mia

Standalone · General Fiction

Jun-2015 National Book Critics Circle Award First Book finalist

Finalist

Landfalls

Williams, Naomi

Standalone · Historical

Aug-2015 National Book Critics Circle Award First Book finalist

Finalist

Mr. and Mrs. Doctor

Iromuanya, Julie

Standalone · Literary

May-2015 National Book Critics Circle Award First Book finalist

Finalist

The Star Side of Bird Hill

Jackson, Naomi

Standalone · Literary

Jul-2015 National Book Critics Circle Award First Book finalist

Finalist

The Turner House

Flournoy, Angela

Standalone · Literary

Apr-2015 National Book Critics Circle Award First Book finalist

Finalist

The Unfortunates

McManus, Sophie

Standalone · Literary

Jun-2015 National Book Critics Circle Award First Book finalist

Finalist

You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine

Kleeman, Alexandra

Standalone · Psychological Suspense

Aug-2015 National Book Critics Circle Award First Book finalist

2014

National Book Critics Circle Award First Book results for the 2014 award year.

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Winner

Redeployment

Klay, Phil

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2014 National Book Critics Circle Award First Book winner

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