National Book Award for Most Original Book
The National Book Awards recognize books published by U.S. publishers across annual literary categories, including nonfiction and historical nonfiction categories represented here.
NonfictionMajor award
- Winners
- 3
- Finalists
- 0
- Shortlisted
- 0
- Longlisted
- 0
- First year
- 1936
- Latest year
- 1938
- Books
- 3
Deadline
Not yet sourced
Prize amount
Not yet sourced
Criteria / coverage
Source coverage note: Most Original Book records are tracked from National Book Awards source records; eligibility follows the program rules and category archives where available.