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The highest-ranked book on the list was the Elena Ferrante novel My Brilliant Friend published in 2012. Authors Ferrante, Jesmyn Ward, and George Saunders each had three books on the list, the most of any author.
Having sold more than 600 million copies worldwide, [14] Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling is the best-selling book series in history. The first novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, has sold in excess of 120 million copies, [15] making it one of the best-selling books of all time.
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books, in the combined print and e-books category. For the third year, the most frequent weekly best seller of the year was Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens with 12 weeks at the top of the list, followed closely by It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover with 11 weeks at the top of the list.
The National Book Foundation awards winners in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature and young people’s literature. This year, publishers submitted a total of 1,917 books.
General fiction for adult readers is a National Book Award category that has been continuous since 1950, with multiple awards for a few years beginning 1980. From 1935 to 1941, there were six annual awards for novels or general fiction and the "Bookseller Discovery", the "Most Original Book"; both awards were sometimes given to a novel.
Sydney Taylor Book Award for Jewish children's and teen literature – since 1968 Coretta Scott King Award for African-American Literature (USA) – since 1970 Tir na n-Og Awards (Wales, UK) – since 1976
In a press release obtained by PEOPLE on Tuesday, Sept. 10, the National Book Foundation confirmed that list’s 10 nominees, adding that five finalists will be revealed on Oct. 1, with winners ...
The Longlist for the 2024 National Book Award for Poetry has been announced. The National Book Foundation confirmed that list’s 10 nominees in a press release obtained by PEOPLE on Thursday ...