The longlist for the National Book Awards fiction prize was announced and features some great novels people should be reading.
Alice McDermott is again on the longlist for her novel Someone, TheWashington Post reports. McDermott's book is about an Irish American family in New York. This is her fourth time appearing on the list, and she won in 1998 for Charming Billy.
Another American novelist, Thomas Pynchon made the list for Bleeding Edge, a conspiracy-filled novel set just before 9/11. He is also a previous winner, having won 40 years ago for Gravity's Rainbow.
Jhumpa Lahiri made the list for The Lowland, which will be released in the U.S. next week and made the shortlist for Britain's Man Booker Prize.
Many of the authors are veterans, but Anthony Marra made the list with his debut novel, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, the Los Angeles Times notes. He has previously won a Whiting Writers' Award and a Pushcart Prize for his writing.
The longlist for nonfiction was announced Wednesday, and the list is full of incredible books, covering a wide range of topics, including slavery, the Church of Scientology and women on the Eastern Front in World War II
Fiction Longlist:
Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon
Tenth of December by George Saunders
The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
Someone by Alice McDermott
The Good Lord Bird by James McBride
The End of the Point by Elizabeth Graver
Fools by Joan Silber
The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner
Pacific by Tom Drury
A Constellation of Vital Phenomen by Anthony Marra
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