NAACP Image Awards Winners and Nominees

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The NAACP Image Awards nominates five books in nine categories for Outstanding Literature. You may print a list of all the award-winning and nominated books. Learn more at the NAACP Image Awards website.

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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

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

Nominee – Biography/Autobiography

The One: The Life and Music of James Brown

The One: The Life and Music of James Brown

Nominee – Biography/Autobiography

The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities

The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities

Nominee – Biography/Autobiography

Interventions: A Life in War and Peace

Interventions: A Life in War and Peace

Winner – Children

What Color Is My World?: The Lost History Of African-American Inventors

What Color Is My World?: The Lost History Of African-American Inventors

by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld

Nominee – Children

Indigo Blume And The Garden City

Indigo Blume And The Garden City

by Kwame Alexander

Nominee – Children

Harlem’s Little Blackbird

Harlem’s Little Blackbird

by Renée Watson, Illustrated by Christian Robinson

Nominee – Children

Fifty Cents And A Dream: Young Booker T. Washington

Fifty Cents And A Dream: Young Booker T. Washington

Nominee – Children

In the Land of Milk and Honey

In the Land of Milk and Honey

by Joyce Carol Thomas

Winner – Debut Author

Nikki G: A Portrait of Nikki Giovanni in Her Own Words

Nikki G: A Portrait of Nikki Giovanni in Her Own Words

by Darryl L. Lacy

Nominee – Debut Author

Antebellum a Novel

Antebellum a Novel

by R Kayeen Thomas

Nominee – Debut Author

Congo: Spirit of Darkness (Volume 1)

Congo: Spirit of Darkness (Volume 1)

by Mayi Ngwala and Allain Ngwala

Nominee – Debut Author

The Sister Accord: 51 Ways to Love Your Sister

The Sister Accord: 51 Ways to Love Your Sister

by Sonia Jackson Myles

Nominee – Debut Author

A Cupboard Full of Coats: A Novel

A Cupboard Full of Coats: A Novel

by Yvvette Edwards

Winner – Fiction

The Reverend’ss Wife (Reverend Curtis Black #9)

The Reverend’ss Wife (Reverend Curtis Black #9)

by Kimberla Lawson Roby

Nominee – Fiction

Silent Cry (Zane Presents)

Silent Cry (Zane Presents)

by Dwayne D. Birch

Nominee – Fiction

The Secret She Kept
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The Secret She Kept

by ReShonda Tate Billingsley

Nominee – Fiction

Destiny’s Divas: A Novel

Destiny’s Divas: A Novel

by Victoria Christopher Murray

Nominee – Fiction

A Wish and a Prayer: A Blessings Novel (Blessings Series)

A Wish and a Prayer: A Blessings Novel (Blessings Series)

by Beverly Jenkins

Winner – Instructional

Health First!: The Black Woman’s Wellness Guide

Health First!: The Black Woman’s Wellness Guide

by Eleanor Hinton Hoytt and Hilary Beard

Nominee – Instructional

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

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

Nominee – Instructional

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

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

by Paul Carrick Brunson

Nominee – Instructional

Formula 50: A 6-Week Workout and Nutrition Plan That Will Transform Your Life

Formula 50: A 6-Week Workout and Nutrition Plan That Will Transform Your Life

by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson

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

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

Winner – Nonfiction

The Oath: The Obama White House and The Supreme Court

The Oath: The Obama White House and The Supreme Court

by Jeffrey Toobin

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.

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.

Nominee – Nonfiction

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

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

Nominee – Nonfiction

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

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

by Deborah Davis

Nominee – Nonfiction

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

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

by Shirley Sherrod

Winner – Poetry

Speak Water

Speak Water

by Truth Thomas

Nominee – Poetry

Hurrah’s Nest (Cedar Tick Natural History Chapbook)

Hurrah’s Nest (Cedar Tick Natural History Chapbook)

Nominee – Poetry

Thrall: Poems

Thrall: Poems

by Natasha Trethewey

Nominee – Poetry

The Ground: Poems

The Ground: Poems

by Rowan Ricardo Phillips

Nominee – Poetry

Maybe the Saddest Thing: Poems (National Poetry)

Maybe the Saddest Thing: Poems (National Poetry)

by Marcus Wicker

Winner – Youth/Teens

Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons - A Dialogue With America’s Young Leaders

Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons - A Dialogue With America’s Young Leaders

by Barack Obama and Gregory Reed

Nominee – Youth/Teens

The Mighty Miss Malone

The Mighty Miss Malone

by Christopher Paul Curtis

Nominee – Youth/Teens

Pinned

Pinned

by Sharon G. Flake

Nominee – Youth/Teens

Fire in the Streets

Fire in the Streets

by Kekla Magoon

Nominee – Youth/Teens

The Diary Of B. B. Bright, Possible Princess

The Diary Of B. B. Bright, Possible Princess

by Alice Randall and Caroline Randall Williams, Illustrated by Shadra Strickland

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