The 2025 NAIBA Book Awards, sponsored by the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association and recognizing an author who was born or has lived in the region and/or a book whose story takes place in the region, have been announced. The winners are:
Fiction: James by Percival Everett
Nonfiction: The Light Eaters by Zoë Schlanger
Young Adult Literature: Twenty-four Seconds from Now: A Love Story by Jason Reynolds
Middle Grade: Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All by Chanel Miller
Picture Book: Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten by Michelle Knudson, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes
In addition, Jason Reynolds has won the NAIBA Legacy Award. He commented: "It's an honor to be recognized by the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association. I don't take it for granted and am grateful to be counted amongst the number of brilliant storytellers who have received this award before me. My only hope is that I can continue to live up to what this legacy award means as I continue on this journey of writing the world I want to see."