For only the second time in the history of the award, a graphic novel has won the National Book Award. A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat, published by First Second, won the 2023 Young People’s Literature category. In addition to the award, a bronze sculpture, winners are given $10,000.
A First Time for Everything is a graphic coming-of-age memoir about a class trip to Europe (see “New Graphic Novels by Ben Hatke, Dan Santat”). Another graphic novel, Huda F Cares? by Huda Fahmy, from Dial Books for Young Readers, was nominated in the same category.
Previously, March: Book Three won the category in 2016 (see “‘March’ Wins National Book Award”).

For Only the Second Time in the History of the Award
Posted by Johanna Draper Carlson on November 19, 2023 @ 5:44 pm CT

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