# 2026 National Book Awards Finalist Reading

2026 National Book Awards Finalist Reading at Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, Tuesday 17 November 2026, 19:00.

- Price: from $0
- Venue: Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, LaGuardia Place 566
- With: Traci Thomas
- Go to page: https://nyuskirball.org/performance/2026-national-book-awards/

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The 2026 National Book Awards Finalist Reading brings together finalists in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People's Literature to read excerpts from their honored works. Hosted by Traci Thomas, creator and host of the literary podcast The Stacks, the evening takes place the night before the National Book Awards Ceremony. It is presented in partnership with the National Book Foundation and the NYU Creative Writing Program, both in person at NYU Skirball and via livestream. Doors open at 6:30pm, and the program begins at 7:00pm EST.

## Dates

- Tuesday 17 November 19:00 — Skirball Center for the Performing Arts

Written by a model, sources: [nyuskirball.org](https://nyuskirball.org/performance/2026-national-book-awards/)

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