National Book Awards

National Book Awards

The mission of the National Book Foundation and the National Book Awards
is to celebrate the best of American literature, to expand its audience and
to enhance the cultural value of good writing in America. The awards are given annually to writers by writers.
More information, including past winners

2009 Winners

Fiction
Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann

Nonfiction
The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt by T.J. Stiles

Poetry
Transcendental Studies: A Trilogy by Keith Waldrop

Young People's Literature
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose

Distinguished Contribution to American Letters
Gore Vidal

Literarian Award
This award is presented to an individual for outstanding service to the American literary community, whose life and work exemplify the goals of the National Book Foundation to expand the audience for literature and to enhance the cultural value of literature in America.
Dave Eggers

	Fiction Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
	Nonfiction The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt by T.J. Stiles
	Poetry Transcendental Studies: A Trilogy by Keith Waldrop
	Young People's Literature Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose
	Distinguished Contribution to American Letters Gore Vidal
	Literarian Award This award is presented to an individual for outstanding service to the American literary community, whose life and work exemplify the goals of the National Book Foundation to expand the audience for literature and to enhance the cultural value of literature in America. Dave Eggers

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