National Book Award Finalists Announced
Posted by: Courtney
Man, where did the year go? Awards season is gearing up again. The National Book Award finalists were announced today:
Fiction
American Salvage, by Bonnie Jo Campbell
Let the Great World Spin, by Colum McCann
In Other Rooms, Other Wonders, by Daniyal Mueenuddin
Lark and Termite, by Jayne Anne Phillips
Far North, by Marcel Theroux
Nonfiction
Following the Water: A Hydromancer’s Notebook, by David M. Carroll
Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origin of Species, by Sean B. Carroll
Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford’s Forgotten Jungle City, by Greg Grandin
The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome’s Deadliest Enemy, by Adrienne Mayor
The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt, by T. J. Stiles
Poetry
Versed, by Rae Armantrout
Or to Begin Again, by Ann Lauterbach
Speak Low, by Carl Phillips
Open Interval, by Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon
Transcendental Studies: A Trilogy, by Keith Waldrop
Young People’s Literature
Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith, by Deborah Heiligman
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice, by Phillip Hoose
Stitches, by David Small
Jumped, by Rita Williams-Garcia
Lips Touch: Three Times, by Laini Taylor
Winners will be announced on November 18.
October 14th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
why no clickable for Mayor’s book?
October 16th, 2009 at 8:49 am
We didn’t review it. Sometimes we miss something–and sometimes we disagree even with awards committees. (But, given that we reviewed 7,400 books out of the 60,000 we received last year, you can’t say we’re not trying!) For more on our selection criteria, click the “Get Reviewed” button, below.