2017 National Book Critics Circle Award – Fiction Winner
![Improvement](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1581008346-4528-image-3.jpg)
Improvement
Joan Silber
Reyna knows her relationship with Boyd isn’t perfect, yet as she visits him throughout his three-month stint in prison, their bond grows tighter. Kiki, now settled in New York after a journey that took her to Turkey and around the world, admires her niece’…
2017 National Book Critics Circle Award – Fiction Shortlist
![Exit West](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580864280-105-image-3.jpg)
Exit West
Mohsin Hamid
![Sing, Unburied, Sing](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580848603-59045-image-3.jpg)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
Jesmyn Ward
![The Ministry of Utomst Happiness](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580979258-3554-image-3.jpg)
The Ministry of Utomst Happiness
Arundhati Roy
![The Ninth Hour](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580975658-3257-image-3.jpg)