National Book Award 2025 Fiction Award. Percival everett won the national book award for fiction on wednesday for his novel “ james, ” a propulsive and slyly funny retelling of mark twain’s “adventures of. The winners of the 2025 national book awards were announced wednesday evening at a ceremony in new york hosted by actor and author kate mckinnon.
Each year, the finalists in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, translated literature, and young people’s literature gather the evening before the national book awards ceremony to read excerpts. Percival everett won the national book award for fiction on wednesday for his novel “ james, ” a propulsive and slyly funny retelling of mark twain’s “adventures of.