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This year, we received over 200 applications and awarded 15 ������Ƶ National Fellowships. With this dynamic National Fellows class, ������Ƶ is supporting 12 book projects, two films, and one podcast. Meet the Class of 2024 and learn more about the applicant pool by reading our Class of 2024 “Who Applied?” report.

Mona Chalabi was awarded the for her work in the Hua Hsu was awarded the for his book, .

This year, ������Ƶ’s National Fellows published seven books, five of which were reviewed in the New York Times. The books focused on fascinating topics including the rise and fall of cryptocurrency, school choice, and the untold history of Black philanthropy. As always, our National Fellows bring challenging issues to the forefront of public discourse.

Monica Potts published The Forgotten Girls in April and the book was reviewed in the , the , the , and the . The book was also featured in an op-ed in the about the struggles of American women.

Zeke Faux’s book, Number Go Up, was published in September and was reviewed in the , , the , and the . Number Go Up was named one of the best books of the year by the and was listed as one of the “50 Notable Books of Nonfiction of 2023” by the . An excerpt from the book was the August cover story for .

Cara Fitzpatrick’s The Death of Public School also published this year. The book was reviewed in the Sunday Book Review, the , and the . Fitzpatrick was interviewed widely about the book, including by .

Lisa M. Hamilton published The Hungry Season in September and the book received two starred pre-publication reviews in and . Upon publication the book was reviewed in the and . Hamilton published an excerpt from the book in the .

Azam Ahmed’s book, Fear is Just a Word, was also published in September. The book was reviewed in the . It was named one of the “Best Books of 2023” by the and the , and as one of the “20 Best Books of Nonfiction” by . The book also received starred pre-publication reviews in and .

In October, Some People Need Killing was published by Patricia Evangelista. The book was reviewed in the , the , and the . The book was named as one of the “Ten Best Books of the Year,” one of the “100 Must-Read Books of the Year” by , and one of the “Best Books of 2023” by the and the . The book was selected by as one of his favorites of 2023.

Tanisha C. Ford published Our Secret Society. The book was reviewed in and received a starred pre-publication review in . The book was included on the list “October 2023 Reads for the Rest of Us” in . The book was selected as a "Favorite Book of 2023" in . Ford appeared on to discuss the book.

• The paperback of Rachel Aviv’s book, Strangers to Ourselves, was a for two weeks in October. Aviv was also for the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize and for a National Book Critics Circle Award.
• Jessica Pishko was for the Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award for her forthcoming book, The Highest Law in the Land: How the Growing Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy.
• Francesca Mari , “Lessons from a Renters' Utopia,” about socialized housing in Vienna, Austria, and the United States.
• Vann R. Newkirk II Holy Week with the Atlantic, which explores how the week that followed the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., diverted the course of a social revolution.
• Trevor Aaronson Alphabet Boys with Western Sound and iHeartMedia, a multi-season narrative that brings listeners inside the world of America’s alphabet agencies, such as the FBI, CIA, DEA, and ATF.
• Mosi Secret Radical with Campside Media, Tenderfoot TV, and iHeart Radio, which is a deep-dive into the convicted civil rights activist, Jamil Al-Amin, formerly H. Rap Brown's, story.
• Jonathan Katz’s book, Gangsters of Capitalism, was in the Library of Virginia's People's Choice Awards.