Night Watch is a 2023 novel by Jayne Anne Phillips which, alongside being longlisted for the National Book Award, won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

They are brought to the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in West Virginia by a war veteran who has forced himself into their lives.

They become part of the facility's life, meeting the mysterious Night Watch, an orphan named Weed, the strict woman who runs the kitchen, and the remarkable doctor in charge of the institution.

"[7] The Star Tribune described the novel as an emotionally resonant portrayal of survival and shelter in post-Civil War America, particularly focusing on the tense dynamics between mother and daughter, and how they navigate their troubled existence at the asylum.

[9] The Publishers Weekly review highlighted the novel's depiction of personal and collective trauma in post-Civil War America, noting Phillips's ability to evoke emotional depth and historical specificity.