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The American Book Award is an American literary award that annually recognizes a set of books and people for "outstanding literary achievement". According to the 2010 awards press release, it is "a writers' award given by other writers" and "there are no categories, no nominees, and therefore no losers."
General fiction for adult readers is a National Book Award category that has been continuous since 1950, with multiple awards for a few years beginning 1980. From 1935 to 1941, there were six annual awards for novels or general fiction and the "Bookseller Discovery", the "Most Original Book"; both awards were sometimes given to a novel.
The 75th National Book Awards, presented at a ceremony and benefit dinner by the National Book Foundation, took place on November 20, 2024, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. [1] During the gala, the National Book Foundation presented awards in 5 competitive categories and 2 special categories honoring books released between December 1 ...
Host LeVar Burton and special guest Oprah Winfrey gave barn-burning speeches about the freedom to read, while a group of writers took the stage to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.
The National Book Foundation awards winners in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature and young people’s literature. This year, publishers submitted a total of 1,917 books.
Silver Medal – Peter Baker and Susan Glasser for The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III; Bronze Medal – Robert Putnam and Shaylyn Romney Garrett for The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again; 2022. Gold Medal – Carter Malkasian for The American War in Afghanistan: A History
Pages in category "American Book Award winners" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 505 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Authors Laura Lippman and John Sandford have been announced as the 2025 Grand Masters of this year’s Edgar Awards.. The Mystery Writers of America (MWA) confirmed the two writers as the special ...