National Book Awards Announced!

Posted on November 20, 2008 by


I love awards season!!!  The National Book Awards were announced last night…  Here’s a quick overview:

417OFJ4fLFL. SL160 National Book Awards Announced!Fiction:  Shadow Country by Peter Matthiessen

(Home by Marilynne Robinson was a runner-up…)

Nonfiction:  The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family (So much positive press!  Can’t wait…)511YgoF0PfL. SL160 National Book Awards Announced!

Poetry: Fire to Fire: New and Collected Poems by Mark Doty (I love his writing about dogs… good stuff…)

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Feel free to check out all of the NBA winners and all of the finalists.

 

Has anyone read any of these yet?

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About Kristen

I have been a high school teacher for 15 years and am ready to embark on a new project! I hope to promote classic literature and help book clubs rediscover these gems.
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2 Responses to National Book Awards Announced!

  1. Debbie Griffin says:
    November 20, 2008 at 1:53 pm

    I’m waiting for my copy of Shadow Country to arrive:)

  2. Kristen says:
    November 20, 2008 at 4:34 pm

    Oh good! Let me know what you think… I’m sure I will be on the library’s waiting list until next year… :)

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