Award Winning Books

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Man Booker Prize

The Man Booker Prize is one of the world's most prestigious awards for contemporary fiction. It is awarded each year to the best novel written by a citizen of the British Commonwealth or Ireland. For a complete list of nominees and winners visit Booker Prize

2009 Winner

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“Arch, elegant, richly detailed . . . [WOLF HALL’s] main characters are scorchingly well rendered. And their sharp-clawed machinations are presented with nonstop verve in a book that can compress a wealth of incisiveness into a very few well-chosen words.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times


Shortlist

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National Book Award

The National Book Award is presented annually to an American writer. It is one of the most preeminent literary prizes in the United States. For a complete list of previous nominees and winners, including other categories, visit the National Book Foundation


FICTION:

2009 Winner

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“This is a gorgeous book, multilayered and deeply felt, and it’s a damned lot of fun to read, too. Leave it to an Irishman to write one of the greatest-ever novels about New York. There’s so much passion and humor and pure lifeforce on every page of Let the Great World Spin that you’ll find yourself giddy, dizzy, overwhelmed.” -–Dave Eggers, editor of McSweeney’s and author of What Is the What


Finalists

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NONFICTION:

2009 Winner

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"In this whacking new biography of Vanderbilt, T. J. Stiles . . . demonstrates a brute eloquence of his own. This is a mighty—and mighty confident—work, one that moves with force and conviction and imperious wit through Vanderbilt's noisy life and times . . . I read eagerly and avidly. This is state-of- the-art biography, crisper and more piquant than a 600-page book has any right to be." --Dwight Garner, The New York Times


Finalists

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National Book Critics Circle Award

Each year NBCC awards prizes to the finest books published in English. For a complete list of winners, including categories for biography, criticism, and poetry visit NBCC


FICTION:

2009 Finalists

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NONFICTION:

2009 Finalists

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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize in Literature distinguishes the works of authors from many different countries, cultures, and languages. The prize has been awarded to acclaimed authors as well as undiscovered talent. Visit Nobelprize.org for the complete list of Nobel Laureates in Literature.


2009 Winner Herta Müller

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PEN/Faulkner Award

The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction is a national prize which honors the best published works of fiction by American citizens each year. For a complete list of winners visit PEN/Faulkner.


2010 Winner

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“Sherman Alexie is not a finicky writer. He is often messy and in-your-face in a way that can make you laugh (or shudder) when you least expect to. . . . War Dances is Alexie’s fiercely freewheeling collection of stories and poems about the tragicomedies of ordinary lives.”—O, the Oprah Magazine



Finalists

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Pulitzer Prize

The Pulitzer Prize for fiction is an annual award given to an American author, with preference to work pertaining to American issues. Visit Pulitzer Prizes for more information.


FICTION:

2010 Winner

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“In astounding language sometimes seemingly struck by lightning, sometimes as tight and complicated as clockwork, Harding shows how enormous fiction can be, and how economical. Read this book and marvel.” —Elizabeth McCracken, author of Niagara Falls All Over Again


Finalists

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NONFICTION:

2010 Winner

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“No one is better qualified than David Hoffman to tell the definitive story of the ruinous Cold War arms race. He has interviewed the principal protagonists, unearthed previously undiscovered archives, and tramped across the military-industrial wasteland of the former Soviet Union. He brings his characters to life in a thrilling narrative that contains many lessons for modern-day policymakers struggling to stop the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. An extraordinary achievement.” –Michael Dobbs, author of One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War

Finalists

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Other Awards

Fiction

Horror

Inspirational Fiction

Mystery

Romance

Science Fiction

Western

Various Awards

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