Archive · 24 Jan 2026
Arundhati Roy and Banu Mushtaq shortlisted for NBCC Awards 2025
The National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Awards have announced their finalists for 2025.
Among the nominees are Arundhati Roy for her book 'Mother Mary Comes to Me' and Banu Mushtaq for 'Heart Lamp: Selected Stories', which won the International Booker Prize.
The awards cover six categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Biography, Autobiography, Poetry, and Criticism.
Additionally, there are special prizes for the best first book and the best book translated into English.
The winners will be announced at a ceremony on March 26, 2026.
Arundhati Roy and Banu Mushtaq are among the finalists for the 2025 NBCC Awards.
30 books were chosen across six categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Biography, Autobiography, Poetry, and Criticism.
Special prizes include the John Leonard Prize for the best first book and the Gregg Barios Book in Translation.
The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on March 26, 2026.
Banu Mushtaq's 'Heart Lamp: Selected Stories' is a winner of the International Booker Prize.
- Who
- Arundhati Roy and Banu Mushtaq
- What
- Shortlisted for the NBCC Awards 2025
- When
- Winners to be announced on March 26, 2026
- Where
- United States
- Why
- For outstanding books published in English
- Awards
- National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Awards 2025
- Categories
- Fiction, Nonfiction, Biography, Autobiography, Poetry, Criticism
- Special Prizes
- John Leonard Prize, Gregg Barios Book in Translation
- Nominees
- Arundhati Roy, Banu Mushtaq
- Announcement Date
- March 26, 2026