Bryan Washington and Rabih Alameddine among National Book Award finalists

<p>This year’s fiction contenders also include Karen Russell, Megha Majumdar and Ethan Rutherford</p><p>Bryan Washington, Rabih Alameddine and Karen Russell are among the finalists for this year’s National Book Awards.</p><p>The three authors will compete in the fiction category alongside Megha Majumdar and Ethan Rutherford. Last year’s prize was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/nov/21/percival-everett-wins-national-book-award-james-huckleberry-finn-retelling">handed</a> to Percival Everett for James, his reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/07/bryan-washington-rabih-alameddine-national-book-award-finalists">Continue reading...</a>