Archive · 20 Nov 2025
National Book Awards 2022: Alameddine, Smith, El Akkad Win
The National Book Awards, often called the 'Oscars of book publishing', were held on November 17.
Authors Rabih Alameddine, Omar El Akkad, Patricia Smith, Daniel Nayeri, and Gabriela Cabezón Cámara won awards in different categories.
The event was hosted by Jeff Heller and featured a musical performance by Corinne Rae Bailey.
Rabih Alameddine won the fiction award for 'The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)'
Omar El Akkad won the nonfiction award for 'One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This'
Patricia Smith won the poetry award for 'The Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems'
Daniel Nayeri won the young people's literature award for 'The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story'
Gabriela Cabezón Cámara won the translated literature award for 'We Are Green and Trembling'
- Who
- Rabih Alameddine, Omar El Akkad, Patricia Smith, Daniel Nayeri, Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, Jeff Heller, Corinne Rae Bailey
- What
- Won the National Book Awards or hosted the event
- When
- November 17, 2022
- Where
- Cipriani Wall Street, Manhattan
- Why
- To recognize outstanding literary works published in the United States
- Event
- National Book Awards
- Year
- 2022
- Host
- Jeff Heller
- Musical Guest
- Corinne Rae Bailey
- Venue
- Cipriani Wall Street, Manhattan
