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2023 B&N Book of the Year Winner
Learn MoreFrom the author of Deacon King Kong and National Book Award winner The Good Lord Bird comes the Barnes & Noble 2023 Book of the Year, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, a stunning novel about a small town and the bonds of community that are formed between marginalized groups in order to survive.
Learn more about The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store on Poured Over: The B&N Podcast and read more about James McBride on B&N Reads.
2023 Barnes & Noble Author of the Year
Learn MoreDavid Grann
David Grann is the inaugural recipient of the Author of the Year award from Barnes & Noble in 2023, celebrating his impressive array of achievements that began in 2009 with The Lost City of Z and extended into 2023 with The Wager and the film adaptation of Killers of the Flower Moon. Grann’s writing style, mixing thriller-like stakes and riveting history, solidifies him as one of the literary world’s essential nonfiction voices.
Learn more about The Wager on Poured Over: The B&N Podcast and read more about David Grann on B&N Reads.
David Grann is the inaugural recipient of the Author of the Year award from Barnes & Noble in 2023, celebrating his impressive array of achievements that began in 2009 with The Lost City of Z and extended into 2023 with The Wager and the film adaptation of Killers of the Flower Moon. Grann’s writing style, mixing thriller-like stakes and riveting history, solidifies him as one of the literary world’s essential nonfiction voices.
Learn more about The Wager on Poured Over: The B&N Podcast and read more about David Grann on B&N Reads.
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Explore Now2023 B&N Discover Prize Winner
See AllThe 2023 Barnes & Noble Discover Prize winner is The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters!
Here's what our booksellers are saying: "Fabulously compelling" … "Begins as a tragic mystery and blossoms into a story of resilient hope" … "This poignant debut reaches deep into your emotional core" … "A powerfully heartbreaking, yet ultimately hopeful debut."
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These are novels you will not be able to put down. Explore universal themes of humanity through fully realized characters and indelible prose. See all 70 of our Best Books of 2023 lists here.
These are novels you will not be able to put down. Explore universal themes of humanity through fully realized characters and indelible prose. See all 70 of our Best Books of 2023 lists here.
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See AllThis Month's Pick: Absolution
It's a cause for celebration any time Alice McDermott releases a new novel, and we've waited six years for this one. The three-time Pulitzer finalist, who has won or been nominated for nearly every major American fiction award, now seamlessly transports readers to the margins of the Vietnam War and into the women's lives that will be forever changed.
It's a cause for celebration any time Alice McDermott releases a new novel, and we've waited six years for this one. The three-time Pulitzer finalist, who has won or been nominated for nearly every major American fiction award, now seamlessly transports readers to the margins of the Vietnam War and into the women's lives that will be forever changed.