More than 600 titles were submitted for consideration in the nonfiction category for the 2022 National Book Awards. Thor and four other judges have winnowed that list to five finalists:
Meghan O’Rourke, The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness
Riverhead Books / Penguin Random House
Imani Perry, South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
Ecco / HarperCollins Publishers
David Quammen, Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus
Simon & Schuster
Ingrid Rojas Contreras, The Man Who Could Move Clouds: A Memoir
Doubleday / Penguin Random House
Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa, His Name Is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice
Viking Books / Penguin Random House
All of these are spectacular books worthy of attention. The winner will be announced at the National Book Award Ceremony in New York on November 16th. Read more about the award and the finalists here.
