The Believer Book Awards: Editors’ Longlists

Each year, the editors of The Believer give out awards to the works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry they found to be the best written and most underappreciated. Below are the longlists of nominees for each category. The short lists and winners will be announced in our April/May issue, and the winners will join us for the 2020 Believer Festival in Las Vegas.

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Fiction

Poetry

Nonfiction

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