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National Book Award Finalists in Fiction (2008-2018)

The winners get the most publicity, but what about the finalists?
Here is a list of finalists for the National Book Award in Fiction (2008-2018).
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Florida (Lauren Groff)
Florida
1
Lauren Groff
Where the Dead Sit Talking (Brandon Hobson)
Where the Dead Sit Talking
2
Brandon Hobson
The Great Believers (Rebecca Makkai)
The Great Believers
3
Rebecca Makkai
A Lucky Man (Jamel Brinkley)
A Lucky Man
4
Jamel Brinkley
Dark at the Crossing (Elliot Ackerman)
Dark at the Crossing
5
Elliot Ackerman
The Leavers (Lisa Ko)
The Leavers
6
Lisa Ko
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
7
Min Jin Lee
Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
Her Body and Other Parties
8
Carmen Maria Machado
The Throwback Special (Chris Bachelder)
The Throwback Special
9
Chris Bachelder
News of the World (Paulette Jiles)
News of the World
10
Paulette Jiles
The Association of Small Bombs (Karan Mahajan)
The Association of Small Bombs
11
Karan Mahajan
Another Brooklyn (Jacqueline Woodson)
Another Brooklyn
12
Jacqueline Woodson
Refund: Stories (Karen E. Bender)
Refund: Stories
13
Karen E. Bender
The Turner House (Angela Fluornoy)
The Turner House
14
Angela Fluornoy
Fates and Furies (Florida) (Lauren Groff)
Fates and Furies (Florida)
15
Lauren Groff
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
16
Hanya Yanagihara
An Unnecessary Woman (Rabih Alameddine)
An Unnecessary Woman
17
Rabih Alameddine
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
18
Anthony Doerr
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
19
Emily St John Mandel
Lila (Marilynne Robinson)
Lila
20
Marilynne Robinson
The Flamethrowers (Rachel Kushner)
The Flamethrowers
21
Rachel Kushner
The Lowland (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Lowland
22
Jhumpa Lahiri
Bleeding Edge (Thomas Pynchon)
Bleeding Edge
23
Thomas Pynchon
Tenth of December (Saunders)
Tenth of December
24
Saunders
This Is How You Lose Her (Junot Díaz)
This Is How You Lose Her
25
Junot Díaz
A Hologram for the King (Dave Eggers)
A Hologram for the King
26
Dave Eggers
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Ben Fountain)
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
27
Ben Fountain
The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers
The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers
28
The Sojourn
The Sojourn
29
The Tiger's Wife (Tea Obreht)
The Tiger's Wife
30
Tea Obreht
The Buddha in the Attic (Julie Otsuka)
The Buddha in the Attic
31
Julie Otsuka
Binocular Vision (Edith Pearlman)
Binocular Vision
32
Edith Pearlman
Parrot and Olivier in America (Peter Carey)
Parrot and Olivier in America
33
Peter Carey
Great House
Great House
34
So Much for That
So Much for That
35
I Hotel (Karen Tei Yamashita)
I Hotel
36
Karen Tei Yamashita
American Salvage (Bonnie Jo Campbell)
American Salvage
37
Bonnie Jo Campbell
In Other Rooms, Other Wonders (Pakistan)
In Other Rooms, Other Wonders (Pakistan)
38
Lark and Termite (Jayne Anne Phillips)
Lark and Termite
39
Jayne Anne Phillips
Far North (Marcel Theroux)
Far North
40
Marcel Theroux
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