The longlist for the National Book Award in fiction was released today. Of the ten authors, I was lucky to interview two of them earlier in the year. Both Garth Greenwell and Karan Mahajan wrote two of my favorite novels released in 2016 and if I had to vote for a top five to make the shortlist, both would find a spot as finalists. Read the interviews of Greenwell and Mahajan after the complete list of nominated authors.
Congratulations to:
- Chris Bachelder, The Throwback Special
- Garth Greenwell, What Belongs to You
- Adam Haslett, Image Me Gone
- Paulette Jiles, News of the World
- Karan Mahajan, The Association of Small Bombs
- Lydia Millet, Sweet Lamb of Heaven
- Elizabeth McKenzie, The Portable Veblen
- Colson Whitehead, The Underground Railroad
- Jacqueline Woodson, Another Brooklyn
ADAM VITCAVAGE 