7:30–10 pm Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor Get tickets Get to know the 2024 National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 honorees during the prize’s second-annual public ceremony at the Museum. The award goes to five debut fiction authors whose work promises to leave a lasting impression on the literary field. Join us for an evening of readings and celebration, hosted by comedian and writer Karen Chee. The 2024 honorees will be introduced on stage by their selectors—five literary luminaries previously honored by the National Book Awards or 5 Under 35. Antonia Angress, Sirens & Muses Ballantine Books / Penguin Random House Selected by Charles Baxter, 2000 National Book Award Finalist Maya Binyam, Hangman Farrar, Straus and Giroux / Macmillan Publishers Selected by Alejandro Varela, 2022 National Book Award Finalist Zain Khalid, Brother Alive Grove Press / Grove Atlantic Selected by Laila Lalami, 2019 National Book Award Finalist Tyriek White, We Are a Haunting Astra House / Astra Publishing House Selected by Tiphanie Yanique, 2010 5 Under 35 Honoree Jenny Tinghui Zhang, Four Treasures of the Sky Flatiron Books / Macmillan Publishers Selected by Adam Johnson, 2015 National Book Award Winner Schedule 7:30–9 pm: Award ceremony and readings, Auditorium, 3rd Floor 9–10 pm: Reception and book sales, Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor Tickets are $20 and include admission to a cash-bar reception after the program. Member tickets are $12. Not a Member? Join today! This program will include ASL interpretation. For access needs, email us at access@brooklynmuseum.org.