National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction 2024

Winner

Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

Adam Higginbotham

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

National Book · 2024 · Winner

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Shortlist & Longlist

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The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq

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The Freaks Came Out to Write: The Definitive History of the Village Voice

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Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption in America

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We're Alone: Essays

Edwidge DanticatShortlist

Event Details

Announcement Date: March 20, 2025