This year’s longlist includes five books by writers who have published short fiction in The New Yorker: Susan Choi, Jonas Hassen Khemiri, Karen Russell, Bryan Washington, and Joy Williams. Two ...

"These irresistible books help us to better see the world. They ask sharp questions and deliver unexpected answers," said NBCC President Adam Dalva Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at ...

Novels by Karen Russell and Bryan Washington are among those vying for the award in fiction, while books about Gaza, foster care and women in Russia are up for the nonfiction prize. By Elizabeth A.