Six finalists have been selected for the 2025 Barnes & Noble Discover Prize, honoring the "most exceptional debut novels" of the year. The winner will be announced October 9. The finalists:
Kaplan's Plot by Jason Diamond (Flatiron)
Great Black Hope by Rob Franklin (S&S/Summit Books)
Tilt by Emma Pattee (S&S/Marysue Rucci)
The Artist and the Feast by Lucy Steeds (Union Square)
Lonely Crowds by Stephanie Wambugu (Little, Brown)
Maggie: Or, a Man and a Woman Walk into a Bar by Katie Yee (S&S/Summit Books)
B&N campaign manager for fiction Lexie Smyth commented, "Elevating debut voices is, hands down, one of the best parts of being a bookseller. The Discover Prize shortlist was selected by a panel of booksellers from around the country--after many lively and impassioned conversations--and we believe these six writers are well on the way to becoming household names."
