National Book Awards

The National Book Awards presented by the National book Foundation were announced on November 14. The Awards are given to recognize achievements in four genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People's Literature. The winners receive a $10,000 cash award and a crystal sculpture. The winners for the year 2007 are:

Fiction
Denis Johnson, Tree of Smoke

NonFiction
Tim Weiner, Legacy of Ashes

Poetry
Robert Haas, Time and Materials

Young People’s Literature
Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

The complete list of nominees can be found on the Foundation’s website at http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2007.html

Please check the Library catalog http://catalog.ci.santa-fe.nm.us/ for availability of all of the titles.

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