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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3 Books Honored by the National Book Foundation in 2013
Finalist - Poetry
The Big Smoke (Poets, Penguin)
by Adrian Matejka
Publication Date: May 28, 2013
List Price: $18.00
Format: Paperback, 128 pages
Classification: Poetry
ISBN13: 9780143123729
Imprint: Penguin Books
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann
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Longlist - Poetry
Bury My Clothes
by Roger Bonair-Agard
Publication Date: May 07, 2013
List Price: $16.00
Format: Paperback, 120 pages
Classification: Poetry
ISBN13: 9781608462698
Imprint: Haymarket Books
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Parent Company: Haymarket Books
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Longlist - Young People’s Literature
The Summer Prince
by Alaya Dawn Johnson
Publication Date: Jul 29, 2014
List Price: $9.99
Format: Paperback, 289 pages
Classification: Fiction
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
ISBN13: 9780545417808
Imprint: Arthur A. Levine Books
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Parent Company: Scholastic Inc.