Barnes & Noble’s 2026 Discover Award, which celebrates emerging writers, has been awarded to Vincent Yu seek immediate shelter.
- “What if the apocalypse, but J/K?” Not a bad way to think about this novel, in which the people of a small Massachusetts town receive a warning that a missile is headed straight for them.
- By the time they realize it was a false alarm, they have already said and done something they can’t take back.
a big deal For any author, the Discover Award comes with increased visibility and promotion in Barnes & Noble stores and the chain’s web and social presence.
The other finalists were:
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Past winners of the Barnes & Noble Discover Award include Maggie: Or, a man and a woman walk into a bar By Katie Yee, swift river By Essie Chambers, berry pickers by Amanda Peters, and rabbit hutch by Tess Gunty, which won the National Book Award for Fiction.
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