National Book Award for Nonfiction

As of Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:12:03 UTC, Kalshi traders price Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young: A Fugitive Family in the Revolutionary Underground (62.0%), Mother Tongue (44.0%), Spawning Season: An Experiment in Queer Parenthood (44.0%). The market has $17K in volume and closes on Thu, 19 Nov 2026.

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Current odds

OutcomeChanceYes priceNo price
Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young: A Fugitive Family in the Revolutionary Underground62.0%62.0¢38.0¢
Mother Tongue44.0%44.0¢56.0¢
Spawning Season: An Experiment in Queer Parenthood44.0%44.0¢56.0¢
A Dead White: An Argument Against White Paint38.0%38.0¢62.0¢
Let the Poets Govern: A Declaration of Freedom3.0%3.0¢97.0¢
The Evolution of Fire: Essays on Crisis and Becoming2.0%2.0¢98.0¢
Seasons of Fury: Four Families and the Rise of Islamophobia in America2.0%2.0¢98.0¢
The War Within a War: The Black Struggle in Vietnam and at Home2.0%2.0¢98.0¢
Tie2.0%2.0¢98.0¢
Huna: A Memoir of Revolution, Prison, and Becoming2.0%2.0¢98.0¢
The Midnight Special: The Secret Prison History of American Music2.0%2.0¢98.0¢

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Resolution rules

Each outcome is a separate contract with its own rules. The rules for Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young: A Fugitive Family in the Revolutionary Underground:

If 'Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young: A Fugitive Family in the Revolutionary Underground' wins the award for Nonfiction at the 77th National Book Awards, then the market resolves to Yes. The 77th National Book Awards is scheduled to take place Wednesday, November 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM EST

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