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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38 Image Award Winning and Nominated Books for 2020
Winner – Biography/Autobiography
More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say)
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Imprint: Viking Books
(Jun 11, 2019)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 336 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780525561583
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 336 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780525561583
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Nominee – Biography/Autobiography
My Name Is Prince
by Prince Rogers Nelson and Randee St. Nicholas
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Imprint: Amistad
(Nov 19, 2019)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 384 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780062939234
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 384 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780062939234
Nominee – Biography/Autobiography
The Beautiful Ones
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Imprint: Spiegel & Grau
(Oct 29, 2019)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 288 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780399589652
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 288 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780399589652
Nominee – Biography/Autobiography
Finding My Voice: My Journey to the West Wing and the Path Forward
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Imprint: Viking Books
(Apr 02, 2019)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 320 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780525558132
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 320 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780525558132
Nominee – Biography/Autobiography
Free Cyntoia: My Search for Redemption in the American Prison System
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Imprint: Atria Books
(Oct 15, 2019)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 320 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
ISBN: 9781982141103
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 320 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
ISBN: 9781982141103
Winner – Children
Sulwe
by Lupita Nyong’o, Illustrated by Vashti Harrison
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Imprint: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
(Oct 15, 2019)
Fiction, Hardcover, 48 pages
Age Range: Picture Book
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
ISBN: 9781534425361
Fiction, Hardcover, 48 pages
Age Range: Picture Book
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
ISBN: 9781534425361
Nominee – Children
Ruby Finds a Worry
by Tom Percival
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Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing
(Sep 03, 2019)
Fiction, Hardcover, 32 pages
Age Range: Picture Book
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 9781547602377
Fiction, Hardcover, 32 pages
Age Range: Picture Book
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 9781547602377
Nominee – Children
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment
by Parker Curry and Jessica Curry, Illustrated by Brittany Jackson
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Imprint: Aladdin Paperbacks
(Oct 15, 2019)
Fiction, Hardcover, 40 pages
Age Range: Picture Book
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
ISBN: 9781534451865
Fiction, Hardcover, 40 pages
Age Range: Picture Book
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
ISBN: 9781534451865
Nominee – Children
A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation
by Barry Wittenstein, Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
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Imprint: Neal Porter Books
(Aug 27, 2019)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 48 pages
Age Range: Picture Book
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 9780823443314
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 48 pages
Age Range: Picture Book
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 9780823443314
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- Juvenile Nonfiction / African American & Black / General
- Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Cultural & Regional
- Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Historical
- Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists
- Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / 20th Century
Nominee – Children
Hair Love
by Matthew A. Cherry, Illustrated by Vashti Harrison
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Imprint: Kokila
(May 14, 2019)
Fiction, Hardcover, 32 pages
Age Range: Picture Book
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780525553366
Fiction, Hardcover, 32 pages
Age Range: Picture Book
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780525553366
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Winner – Debut Author
I Am Dance: Words and Images of the Black Dancer
by Hal Banfield
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Imprint: Literary Revolutionary
(Jul 21, 2019)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 100 pages
Publisher: Literary Revolutionary
ISBN: 9781950279104
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 100 pages
Publisher: Literary Revolutionary
ISBN: 9781950279104
Nominee – Debut Author
The Farm
by Joanne Ramos
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Imprint: Random House
(May 07, 2019)
Fiction, Hardcover, 336 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9781984853752
Fiction, Hardcover, 336 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9781984853752
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Nominee – Debut Author
More Than Pretty: Doing the Soul Work That Uncovers Your True Beauty
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Imprint: Howard Books
(Sep 24, 2019)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 240 pages
Publisher: Howard Books
ISBN: 9781501188664
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 240 pages
Publisher: Howard Books
ISBN: 9781501188664
Nominee – Debut Author
Such a Fun Age
by Kiley Reid
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Imprint: G.P. Putnam’s Sons
(Dec 31, 2019)
Fiction, Hardcover, 320 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780525541905
Fiction, Hardcover, 320 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780525541905
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Winner – Fiction
The Revisioners
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Imprint: Counterpoint
(Nov 05, 2019)
Fiction, Hardcover, 288 pages
Publisher: Counterpoint
ISBN: 9781640092587
Fiction, Hardcover, 288 pages
Publisher: Counterpoint
ISBN: 9781640092587
Nominee – Fiction
The Water Dancer
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Imprint: One World
(Sep 24, 2019)
Fiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780399590597
Fiction, Hardcover, 432 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780399590597
Nominee – Fiction
Red at the Bone
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Imprint: Riverhead Books
(Sep 17, 2019)
Fiction, Hardcover, 208 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780525535270
Fiction, Hardcover, 208 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780525535270
Nominee – Fiction
New Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Writing by Women of African Descent
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Imprint: Amistad
(May 07, 2019)
Fiction, Hardcover, 1040 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780062912985
Fiction, Hardcover, 1040 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780062912985
Nominee – Fiction
Out of Darkness, Shining Light
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Imprint: Scribner Book Company
(Sep 10, 2019)
Fiction, Hardcover, 320 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
ISBN: 9781982110338
Fiction, Hardcover, 320 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
ISBN: 9781982110338
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Winner – Instructional
Your Next Level Life: 7 Rules of Power, Confidence, and Opportunity for Black Women in America
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Imprint: Tiny Press
(May 15, 2019)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 108 pages
Publisher: Tiny Press
ISBN: 9781642500325
Nonfiction, Paperback, 108 pages
Publisher: Tiny Press
ISBN: 9781642500325
Nominee – Instructional
Inspire Your Home: Easy Affordable Ideas to Make Every Room Glamorous
by Farah Merhi
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Imprint: Tiller Press
(Oct 22, 2019)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 304 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
ISBN: 9781982131241
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 304 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
ISBN: 9781982131241
Nominee – Instructional
Letters to the Finishers (who struggle to finish)
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Imprint: NewSeason Books
(Jun 01, 2019)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 194 pages
Publisher: NewSeason Books and Media
ISBN: 9781733647212
Nonfiction, Paperback, 194 pages
Publisher: NewSeason Books and Media
ISBN: 9781733647212
Nominee – Instructional
More Than Pretty: Doing the Soul Work That Uncovers Your True Beauty
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Imprint: Howard Books
(Sep 24, 2019)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 240 pages
Publisher: Howard Books
ISBN: 9781501188664
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 240 pages
Publisher: Howard Books
ISBN: 9781501188664
Nominee – Instructional
Vegetables Unleashed: A Cookbook
by Jose Andres and Matt Goulding
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Imprint: Anthony Bourdain/Ecco
(May 21, 2019)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 368 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780062668387
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 368 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780062668387
Nominee – Nonfiction
Breathe: A Letter to My Sons
by Imani Perry
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Imprint: Beacon Press
(Sep 17, 2019)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 176 pages
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 9780807076552
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 176 pages
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 9780807076552
Nominee – Nonfiction
The Yellow House: A Memoir
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Imprint: Grove Press
(Aug 13, 2019)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 304 pages
Publisher: Grove Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN: 9780802125088
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 304 pages
Publisher: Grove Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN: 9780802125088
Nominee – Nonfiction
Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow
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Imprint: Penguin Press
(Apr 02, 2019)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 320 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780525559535
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 320 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780525559535
Nominee – Nonfiction
What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir in Essays
by Damon Young
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Imprint: Ecco Press
(Mar 26, 2019)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 320 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780062684301
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 320 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780062684301
Winner – Poetry
Felon: Poems
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Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
(Oct 15, 2019)
Poetry, Hardcover, 112 pages
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9780393652147
Poetry, Hardcover, 112 pages
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9780393652147
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Nominee – Poetry
Mistress
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Imprint: New Issues Poetry & Prose
(Oct 15, 2019)
Poetry, Paperback, 80 pages
Publisher: New Issues Poetry & Prose
ISBN: 9781936970629
Poetry, Paperback, 80 pages
Publisher: New Issues Poetry & Prose
ISBN: 9781936970629
Nominee – Poetry
Honeyfish
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Imprint: New Issues Poetry & Prose
(Apr 15, 2019)
Poetry, Paperback, 57 pages
Publisher: New Issues Poetry & Prose
ISBN: 9781936970599
Poetry, Paperback, 57 pages
Publisher: New Issues Poetry & Prose
ISBN: 9781936970599
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Nominee – Poetry
A Bound Woman Is a Dangerous Thing: The Incarceration of African American Women from Harriet Tubman to Sandra Bland
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Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing
(Jan 15, 2019)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 192 pages
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 9781635572612
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 192 pages
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 9781635572612
Nominee – Poetry
The Tradition
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Imprint: Copper Canyon Press
(Apr 02, 2019)
Poetry, Paperback, 110 pages
Publisher: Copper Canyon Press
ISBN: 9781556594861
Poetry, Paperback, 110 pages
Publisher: Copper Canyon Press
ISBN: 9781556594861
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Winner – Youth/Teens
Around Harvard Square
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Imprint: Black Sheep
(Apr 01, 2019)
Fiction, Paperback, 280 pages
Age Range: Young Adult
Publisher: Akashic Books
ISBN: 9781617757143
Fiction, Paperback, 280 pages
Age Range: Young Adult
Publisher: Akashic Books
ISBN: 9781617757143
Nominee – Youth/Teens
The Forgotten Girl
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Imprint: Scholastic Press
(Nov 05, 2019)
Fiction, Hardcover, 256 pages
Age Range: Middle Grade
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9781338317244
Fiction, Hardcover, 256 pages
Age Range: Middle Grade
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9781338317244
Nominee – Youth/Teens
Her Own Two Feet: A Rwandan Girl’s Brave Fight to Walk
by Meredith Davis and Rebeka Uwitonze
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Imprint: Scholastic Inc
(Oct 01, 2019)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 208 pages
Age Range: Middle Grade
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9781338356373
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 208 pages
Age Range: Middle Grade
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9781338356373
Nominee – Youth/Teens
I’m Not Dying with You Tonight
by Gilly Segal and Kimberly Jones
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Imprint: Sourcebooks Fire
(Aug 06, 2019)
Fiction, Hardcover, 272 pages
Age Range: Young Adult
Publisher: Sourcebooks
ISBN: 9781492678892
Fiction, Hardcover, 272 pages
Age Range: Young Adult
Publisher: Sourcebooks
ISBN: 9781492678892
Nominee – Youth/Teens
Hot Comb
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Imprint: Drawn and Quarterly
(Jun 18, 2019)
Fiction, Paperback, 184 pages
Age Range: Young Adult
Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly
ISBN: 9781770463486
Fiction, Paperback, 184 pages
Age Range: Young Adult
Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly
ISBN: 9781770463486
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