National Book Awards
FICTION WINNER
Blackouts, Justin Torres
NONFICTION WINNER
The Rediscovery of America, Ned Blackhawk
Books of interest that were finalists in the selection process:
Chain-Gang All-Stars, Nana Kwane Adjei-Brenyah (mentioned in an earlier blog post, this book is a type of “hunger games” meets the private prison system.)
The End of Drum-Time, Hanna Pylvainen This author sets her fictional story in 1851 Scandinavia and tells,with exquisite prose, about an inevitable culture clash .
Fire Weather, John Vaillant This book was also mentioned in an earlier blog post and will be getting a lot of attention due to its highly relevent subject.
We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir, Raja Shehadeh A memoir that focuses on Palestinian history and a difficult father/son relationship.