Haitian-American writer Edwidge Danticat is among the finalists for the 2026 National Book Awards, one of the major literary honors in the United States. Her novel Dèy is nominated in the fiction category, alongside works by Hannah Lillith Assadi and Valeria Luiselli.

The National Book Foundation revealed the finalists for the 2026 edition on Tuesday, October 6, in five categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, and young people's literature. The various winners will be announced on November 18, during a ceremony held in New York.