Kaveh Akbar at the 2024 National Book Awards Finalist Reading

Kaveh Akbar, Martyr! Knopf / Penguin Random House 2024 National Book Awards Finalist for Fiction Each year, the National Book Award Finalists in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature gather the evening before the National Book Awards Ceremony to read excerpts from their honored works. Hosted by Brittany Luse, award–winning journalist, cultural critic, and host of It’s Been a Minute from NPR. Presented in partnership with the National Book Foundation and NYU Creative Writing Program. To learn more about the 2024 National Book Award Finalists, register to watch the 75th National Book Awards Ceremony, and support our year-round work: https://www.nationalbook.org/awards2024/