NAACP Image Awards Winners and Nominees

NAACP Image Award LogoIn 2023, the NAACP celebrates the 54th anniversary of Image Awards. There are 5 titles nominated in eight literature categories; Biography/Autobiography, Children, Debut Author, Fiction, Instructional, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Youth/Teens

You my print a list of all the award winning and nominated books. Learn more at the NAACP Image Awards website.


39 Image Award Winning and Nominated Books for 2013

Nominee - Biography/Autobiography

The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, And The Real Count Of Monte Cristo
by Tom Reiss

Publication Date: Sep 18, 2012
List Price: $27.00
Format: Hardcover, 432 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9780307382467
Imprint: Crown
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

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Nominee - Biography/Autobiography

The One: The Life and Music of James Brown
by RJ Smith

Publication Date: Mar 15, 2012
List Price: $27.50
Format: Hardcover, 464 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9781592406579
Imprint: Gotham
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

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Nominee - Biography/Autobiography

The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities
by Will Allen

Publication Date: May 10, 2012
List Price: $26.00
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9781592407101
Imprint: Gotham
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

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Nominee - Biography/Autobiography

Interventions: A Life in War and Peace
by Kofi Annan

Publication Date: Sep 04, 2012
List Price: $36.00
Format: Hardcover, 400 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9781594204203
Imprint: Penguin Press
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

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Winner - Children

What Color Is My World?: The Lost History Of African-American Inventors
by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld

Publication Date: Jan 03, 2012
List Price: $17.99
Format: Hardcover, 44 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
Target Age Group: Picture Book
ISBN13: 9780763645649
Imprint: Candlewick Press
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Parent Company: Candlewick Press

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Nominee - Children

In the Land of Milk and Honey
by Joyce Carol Thomas

Publication Date: Sep 18, 2012
List Price: $16.99
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
Classification: Fiction
Target Age Group: Picture Book
ISBN13: 9780060253837
Imprint: Amistad
Publisher: HarperCollins
Parent Company: News Corp

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Nominee - Children

Fifty Cents And A Dream: Young Booker T. Washington
by Jabari Asim

Publication Date: Dec 04, 2012
List Price: $16.99
Format: Hardcover, 48 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
Target Age Group: Picture Book
ISBN13: 9780316086578
Imprint: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publisher: Hachette Book Group
Parent Company: Lagardère Group

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Nominee - Children

Harlem’s Little Blackbird
by Renée Watson, Illustrated by Christian Robinson

Publication Date: Oct 23, 2012
List Price: $17.99
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
Target Age Group: Picture Book
ISBN13: 9780375869730
Imprint: Random House Books for Young Readers
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

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Nominee - Children

Indigo Blume And The Garden City
by Kwame Alexander

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Publication Date: Sep 01, 2012
List Price: Unavailable
Format: Paperback, 28 pages
Classification: Fiction
Target Age Group: Picture Book
ISBN13: 9781888018981
Imprint: Word of Mouth Books/Capital BookFest
Publisher: Word of Mouth Books/Capital BookFest
Parent Company: Word of Mouth Books/Capital BookFest

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Winner - Debut Author

Nikki G: A Portrait of Nikki Giovanni in Her Own Words
by Darryl L. Lacy

Publication Date: Jun 26, 2012
List Price: $9.95
Format: Paperback, 64 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9781475930801
Imprint: iUniverse
Publisher: Author Solutions
Parent Company: Najafi Companies

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Nominee - Debut Author

The Sister Accord: 51 Ways to Love Your Sister
by Sonia Jackson Myles

Publication Date: Jan 27, 2012
List Price: $24.99
Format: Paperback, 135 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9780615530079
Imprint: Sister Accord
Publisher: Sister Accord
Parent Company: Sister Accord LLC

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Nominee - Debut Author

Congo: Spirit of Darkness (Volume 1)
by Mayi Ngwala and Allain Ngwala

Publication Date: Oct 30, 2012
List Price: $12.99
Format: Paperback, 346 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780984666300
Imprint: Genet Press
Publisher: Genet Press
Parent Company: Genet Press

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Nominee - Debut Author

Antebellum a Novel
by R Kayeen Thomas

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Publication Date: Jun 26, 2012
List Price: Unavailable
Format: Hardcover
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9781620906903
Imprint: Strebor Books
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Parent Company: KKR & Co. Inc.

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Nominee - Debut Author

A Cupboard Full of Coats: A Novel
by Yvvette Edwards

Publication Date: Jul 31, 2012
List Price: $14.99
Format: Paperback, 272 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780062183736
Imprint: Amistad
Publisher: HarperCollins
Parent Company: News Corp

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Winner - Fiction

Nominee - Fiction

Silent Cry (Zane Presents)
by Dwayne D. Birch

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Publication Date: Jan 01, 2012
List Price: Unavailable
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9781620907214
Imprint: Strebor Books
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Parent Company: KKR & Co. Inc.

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Nominee - Fiction

A Wish and a Prayer: A Blessings Novel (Blessings Series)
by Beverly Jenkins

Publication Date: Apr 10, 2012
List Price: $13.99
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780061990809
Imprint: William Morrow Paperbacks
Publisher: HarperCollins
Parent Company: News Corp

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Nominee - Fiction



The Secret She Kept


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The Secret She Kept
by ReShonda Tate Billingsley

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Publication Date: Jan 01, 2012
List Price: Unavailable
Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9781620901724
Imprint: Gallery Books
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Parent Company: KKR & Co. Inc.

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Nominee - Fiction

Destiny’s Divas: A Novel
by Victoria Christopher Murray

Publication Date: Jun 05, 2012
List Price: $15.00
Format: Paperback, 400 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9781451650464
Imprint: Touchstone
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Parent Company: KKR & Co. Inc.

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Winner - Instructional

Health First!: The Black Woman’s Wellness Guide
by Eleanor Hinton Hoytt and Hilary Beard

Publication Date: Feb 01, 2012
List Price: $27.95
Format: Paperback, 400 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9781401936952
Imprint: SmileyBooks
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

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Nominee - Instructional

The No Excuse Guide To Success: No Matter What Your Boss--Or Life--Throws At You
by Jim Smith

Publication Date: Jun 22, 2012
List Price: $14.99
Format: Paperback
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9781601632128
Imprint: Career Press
Publisher: Career Press
Parent Company: Career Press

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Nominee - Instructional

12 Ways to Put Money in Your Pocket Every Month Without a Part-Time Job, the Skinny Book That Makes Your Wallet Fat
by Jennifer S. Matthews

Publication Date: Nov 23, 2009
List Price: $19.95
Format: Paperback, 90 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9780615338255
Imprint: The Pickett-Fennell Group
Publisher: The Pickett-Fennell Group
Parent Company: The Pickett-Fennell Group

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Nominee - Instructional

It’s Complicated (But It Doesn’t Have to Be): A Modern Guide to Finding and Keeping Love
by Paul Carrick Brunson

Publication Date: Oct 11, 2012
List Price: $22.50
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9781592407699
Imprint: Avery
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

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Nominee - Instructional

Formula 50: A 6-Week Workout and Nutrition Plan That Will Transform Your Life
by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson

Publication Date: Dec 27, 2012
List Price: $30.00
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9781583335024
Imprint: Avery
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

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Winner - Nonfiction

The Oath: The Obama White House and The Supreme Court
by Jeffrey Toobin

Publication Date: Sep 18, 2012
List Price: $28.95
Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9780385527200
Imprint: Doubleday
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

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Nominee - Nonfiction

Fraternity: In 1968, a visionary priest recruited 20 black men to the College of the Holy Cross and changed their lives and the course of history.
by Diane Brady

Publication Date: Jan 03, 2012
List Price: $25.00
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9780385524742
Imprint: Spiegel & Grau
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

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Nominee - Nonfiction

Power Concedes Nothing: One Woman’s Quest for Social Justice in America, from the Courtroom to the Kill Zones
by Connie Rice

Publication Date: Jan 10, 2012
List Price: $26.00
Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9781416575009
Imprint: Scribner
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Parent Company: KKR & Co. Inc.

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Nominee - Nonfiction

Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That Shocked a Nation
by Deborah Davis

Publication Date: May 08, 2012
List Price: $26.00
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9781439169810
Imprint: Atria Books
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Parent Company: KKR & Co. Inc.

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Nominee - Nonfiction

The Courage To Hope: How I Stood Up To The Politics Of Fear
by Shirley Sherrod

Publication Date: Aug 28, 2012
List Price: $24.99
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9781451650945
Imprint: Atria Books
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Parent Company: KKR & Co. Inc.

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Winner - Poetry

Speak Water
by Truth Thomas

Publication Date: Jun 12, 2012
List Price: $7.99
Format: Kindle eBook, 96 pages
Classification: Poetry
Imprint: Cherry Castle Publishing, LLC
Publisher: Cherry Castle Publishing, LLC
Parent Company: Cherry Castle Publishing, LLC

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Nominee - Poetry

Maybe the Saddest Thing: Poems (National Poetry)
by Marcus Wicker

Publication Date: Oct 23, 2012
List Price: $13.99
Format: Paperback, 96 pages
Classification: Poetry
ISBN13: 9780062191014
Imprint: Harper Perennial
Publisher: HarperCollins
Parent Company: News Corp

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Nominee - Poetry

The Ground: Poems
by Rowan Ricardo Phillips

Publication Date: May 22, 2012
List Price: $23.00
Format: Hardcover, 96 pages
Classification: Poetry
ISBN13: 9780374167080
Imprint: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publisher: Macmillan Publishers
Parent Company: Holtzbrinck Publishing Group

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Nominee - Poetry

Thrall: Poems
by Natasha Trethewey

Publication Date: Aug 28, 2012
List Price: $23.00
Format: Hardcover, 96 pages
Classification: Poetry
ISBN13: 9780547571607
Imprint: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Parent Company: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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Nominee - Poetry

Hurrah’s Nest (Cedar Tick Natural History Chapbook)
by Arisa White

Publication Date: Feb 03, 2012
List Price: $15.00
Format: Paperback, 80 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9780944048016
Imprint: Virtual Artists Collective
Publisher: Virtual Artists Collective
Parent Company: Virtual Artists Collective

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Winner - Youth/Teens

Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons - A Dialogue With America’s Young Leaders
by Barack Obama and Gregory Reed

Publication Date: Oct 15, 2012
List Price: $19.95
Format: Paperback, 318 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
ISBN13: 9781937269388
Imprint: Amber Books
Publisher: Amber Communications Group
Parent Company: Amber Communications Group, Inc.

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Nominee - Youth/Teens

The Mighty Miss Malone
by Christopher Paul Curtis

Publication Date: Jan 10, 2012
List Price: $15.99
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
Classification: Fiction
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
ISBN13: 9780385734912
Imprint: Wendy Lamb Books
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Parent Company: Wendy Lamb Books

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Nominee - Youth/Teens

Pinned
by Sharon G. Flake

Publication Date: Oct 01, 2012
List Price: $17.99
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
Classification: Fiction
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
ISBN13: 9780545057189
Imprint: Scholastic Press
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Parent Company: Scholastic Inc.

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Nominee - Youth/Teens

Fire in the Streets
by Kekla Magoon

Publication Date: Aug 27, 2013
List Price: $7.99
Format: Paperback, 352 pages
Classification: Fiction
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
ISBN13: 9781442422315
Imprint: Aladdin
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Parent Company: KKR & Co. Inc.

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Nominee - Youth/Teens

The Diary Of B. B. Bright, Possible Princess
by Alice Randall and Caroline Randall Williams, Illustrated by Shadra Strickland

Publication Date: Sep 25, 2012
List Price: $19.95
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
Classification: Fiction
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
ISBN13: 9781618580153
Imprint: Turner
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Parent Company: Turner Publishing Company

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