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Nelson Algren Live!
In celebration of the 60th National Book Awards, the National Book Foundation co-sponsored a special evening, "Nelson Algren Live!," which was recorded at the Steppenwolf Theater’s April 6th tribute to Nelson Algren with Willem Dafoe, Barry Gifford, Don DeLillo, and Russell Banks. More

Produced by M30A Films, www.m30afilms.com, in collaboration with Seven Stories Press, www.sevenstories.com.


US publishers: The National Book Awards Entry Form submission deadline has passed. We are not accepting any forms postmarked after June 15. Thanks to all who participated.
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View the 2009 judges panels


2008 NBA Winners. Photo © Robin Platzer, Twin Images.

Video of the Winner's acceptance speeches now available:


A photo gallery featuring images from the National Book Awards Finalist Reading, the National Book Awards Medal Ceremony and the National Book Award Dinner and Ceremony is now available. Images are still being added. More

Click here for complete coverage of the 2008 Awards, including more about the authors.

2008 list of Judges and National Book Award Week event information

Download a full list of National Book Award Winners and Finalists (1950 to present)
(PDF format)

VIDEO coverage of 5 Under 35

Including author interviews and readings


UPDATE: Following visitor response, we've revised our list of NBA Winners by category. Titles are now included. Thank you for the feedback. View >


Congratulations, it's a book! Book: The Sequel was edited, designed, laid out, and produced in a wide variety of formats—including print, audio, large text, and e-book—in forty-eight hours on May 28–29, 2009, at Book Expo America, the annual convention of the U.S. book industry. The book is now available digitally, in e-book and audio book format, and is available for pre-order through online bookstores, or through your favorite book store.

Books will be in stores nationwide around June 15th. Also, a reading group guide will be available online later this week through Reading Group Choices. More

Each year, the National Book Foundation awards a number of prizes of up to $2,500 each to individuals and institutions--or partnerships between the two--that have developed innovative means of creating and sustaining a lifelong love of reading.

Winners of the 2009 Innovations in Reading Prize are:

Press Release (PDF File)
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The 2009 Eat, Drink & Be Literary season as come to a close. If you missed any of the author events, you can download the audio through iTunes or directly from the Audio & Video page on this website.

Currently available:

Coming soon: Richard Price, Ha Jin

 

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