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 2014
Winner - Young People’s Literature
Brown Girl Dreaming
by Jacqueline Woodson
- A Top 150 Children’s Book
- 10 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Coretta Scott King Award Winning Book 2015
- Newbery Medal Winner or Honor 2015
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
Publication Date: Aug 28, 2014
List Price: $18.99
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
Classification: Poetry
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
ISBN13: 9780399252518
Imprint: Nancy Paulsen Books
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann
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Finalist - Poetry
The Feel Trio
by Fred Moten
Publication Date: Apr 15, 2014
List Price: $20.00
Format: Paperback, 104 pages
Classification: Poetry
ISBN13: 9780988713710
Imprint: Letter Machine Editions
Publisher: Letter Machine Editions
Parent Company: Letter Machine Editions
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Finalist - Poetry
Citizen: An American Lyric
by Claudia Rankine
- A Top 10 Book in the “Poetry Books of the 21st Century” Category
- 2 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Hurston/Wright Honored Book (2015)
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
- A New York Times Notable Book for 2015
Publication Date: Oct 07, 2014
List Price: $20.00
Format: Paperback, 160 pages
Classification: Poetry
ISBN13: 9781555976903
Imprint: Graywolf Press
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Parent Company: Graywolf Press