The Barnes & Noble Discover Prize
Celebrating New Writers
The 2024 B&N Discover Prize Winner: Swift River
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The 2024 Barnes & Noble Discover Prize winner is Swift River by Essie Chambers!
Here's what our booksellers are saying: "A warm, uplifting novel that stole my heart" … "All the emotion and insecurity of any good coming-of-age tale" … "I found myself being pulled into Diamond's story, her family history and mythology" … "Combines the confusion, humor, and heartbreak of finding out who you are."
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Finalist: 888 Love and the Divine Burden of Numbers
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This is an entertaining-as-hell debut about the coming-of-age search for love and meaning via family, friendships, education and, especially, pop culture. The result feels universal and entirely relatable to anyone who navigated heartbreak, obsessions, insecurities and inner demons while growing up.
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Finalist: Martyr!
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Poignant and darkly comic, smart and sharp, Akbar's novel is a life-affirming story of addiction and art, love and loss.
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Finalist: Pearly Everlasting
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A remarkable story about a girl and her unlikely companion. Journey through the forest in this tale of friendship, family and hope.
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Finalist: Piglet
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We love juicy, voice driven novels like Piglet. Taut and propulsive, this is a story of a relationship going off the rails and a woman seeking to find fulfillment at any cost.
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Finalist: Whale Fall
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For fans of Carys Davies’s Clear, Whale Fall is a stunning coming-of-age tale of a girl caught on the precipice between adulthood and childhood, familiarity and the unknown.
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2023 Winner: The Berry Pickers
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The 2023 Barnes & Noble Discover Prize winner is The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters!
Here's what our booksellers are saying: "Fabulously compelling" … "Begins as a tragic mystery and blossoms into a story of resilient hope" … "This poignant debut reaches deep into your emotional core" … "A powerfully heartbreaking, yet ultimately hopeful debut."
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2022 Winner: The Rabbit Hutch
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The 2022 Barnes & Noble Discover Prize winner is The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty!
Here's what our booksellers are saying: "The next Great American Novel!" … "The Rabbit Hutch will stay with me for a long time" … "Tess Gunty is without a doubt an author to watch" … "The Rabbit Hutch demands your attention from the very first line and refuses to let go."
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