The New York Public Library has announced the finalists of its 39th annual Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism. The award recognizes nonfiction books written by working journalists that bring attention and transparency to current events or societal issues of global or national significance.
All books nominated were published in 2025 and were selected by an 11-person Library Review Committee, which read over 100 books submitted by publishers. The winner will be announced in May.
For more information, check out the New York Times website.
Here are the finalists for 2026 that are in the TBP collection.
| EMPIRE OF AI: DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES IN SAM ALTMAN’S OPENAI by Karen Hao (DB 129721) |
| THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US: WORKING AND HOMELESS IN AMERICA by Brian Goldstone (DB 128877) |
| WE ARE EATING THE EARTH: THE RACE TO FIX OUR FOOD SYSTEM AND SAVE OUR CLIMATE by Michael Grunwald (DB 130975) |