Daniel Moattar Fiction I read The Catch a while ago, and have thought about it quite a lot, and I’m still not sure what ...

Patricia Smith, an acclaimed poet and professor of creative writing at Princeton, received the National Book Award for Poetry on Friday for her new poetry collection, “The Intentions of Thunder: New ...

Alameddine's narrative of intense family bonds within the chaos of modern Lebanon received the fiction prize, while Smith, who has received numerous previous awards for her lyricism and intensity, won ...

NEW YORK (AP) — National Book Awards judges honored authors worldwide on Wednesday night, from Lebanese novelist Rabih Alameddine’s “The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)” to ...

Rabih Alameddine's blend of family comedy and wartime tragedy, “The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother),” has won the National Book Award for fiction. The nonfiction prize on ...

Patricia Smith, a Princeton professor of creative writing in the Lewis Center for the Arts, has received a National Book Award, the 2025 award for poetry, for “The Intentions of Thunder: New and ...

FILE - Author George Saunders poses for a portrait on Aug. 20, 2025, in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file) Show more Show less FILE - Author George Saunders poses for a portrait on ...

Novelist Rabih Alameddine and Poet Patricia Smith Win National Book Awards NEW YORK (AP) — National Book Awards judges honored authors worldwide on Wednesday night, from Lebanese novelist Rabih ...

The 76th annual National Book Awards have been presented by the nonprofit National Book Foundation, with winners including Rabih Alameddine for fiction, Patricia Smith for poetry, and Omar El Akkad ...