Across Five Categories: 2026 National Book Award Finalists Named
The National Book Foundation named the finalists for the 2026 National Book Awards across fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, and young people’s literature. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on November 18.
Hannah Lim Scales Up the Snuff Bottle, Reimagining Chinoiserie and Heritage
London-based artist Hannah Lim reimagines the snuff bottle through oversized, sculptural works that draw on Chinoiserie, classical Chinese literature, and her British-Singaporean heritage. Her materials include polymer clay and Jesmonite, with exhibitions including Reimaginings through November 14 at the Museum of East Asian Art in Bath, plus presentations in Paris and a forthcoming public artwork in Paddington, London.
Simon Laveuves Miniature Shelters Find Their Footing on Rock and Stilts
Simon Laveuves 1/35-scale, post-apocalyptic miniatures balance on stilts and boulders, stocked with tiny essentials and absent of figures. His solo exhibition Ancr e9 dans la roche runs November 12 to December 22 at Loo & Lou Gallery in Paris, with additional presentation during Luxembourg Art Week from November 20 to 22.