Mother Tongue

Name: Mother Tongue
ISBN: 9780593241530

by Sara Nović

National Book · 2026 · Longlist

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Random HouseMay 5, 2026Biography & Memoir Nonfiction272 pagesISBN 9780593241530

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
National Book Award for Nonfiction	2026	Longlist

About This Book

A memoir of Nović's childhood hearing loss, finding a place in the deaf community, and parenting two sons—one adopted and deaf, one biological and hearing. She examines discrimination against deaf and disabled communities in the United States and the work of building a family amid stigma. Longlisted for the 2026 National Book Award for Nonfiction.

About the Author

Sara NovićAmerican

Sara Nović is an American writer, translator, and professor, born in 1987. She is the author of Girl at War, which received an Alex Award, and True Biz, a New York Times bestseller. Mother Tongue, published by Random House, was longlisted for the 2026 National Book Award for Nonfiction. Read more →