Books Honored by the National Book Foundation
The mission of the National Book Foundation is to celebrate the best of American literature, to expand its audience, and to enhance the cultural value of great writing in America. National Book Awards are given five categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature.
Here we highlight the winners of African descent. The first African-American writer to win a National Book Award was Ralph Ellison, in 1953, for Invisible Man.
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2 Books Honored by the National Book Foundation in 2007
Finalist - Nonfiction
Brother, I’m Dying
by Edwidge Danticat
- 4 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Hurston/Wright Honored Book (2008)
- Honored by a 2008 Essence Award
- A New York Times Notable Book for 2007
Publication Date: Sep 04, 2007
List Price: $23.95
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9781400034307
Imprint: Knopf
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann
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Finalist - Young People’s Literature
Touching Snow
by M. Sindy Felin
Publication Date: Mar 22, 2011
List Price: $11.99
Format: Paperback, 240 pages
Classification: Fiction
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
ISBN13: 9781442417359
Imprint: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Parent Company: KKR & Co. Inc.