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THE GENE MACHINE
FARRAR, STRAUS AND GIROUX
2017 OWL Book Awards Longlist |
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SING UNBURIED SING
SCRIBNER
Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist A TIME Magazine Best Novel of the Year A New York Times Top 10 of 2017 Finalist for the Kirkus Prize Finalist for the Andrew Carnegie Medal Finalist for the NAACP Image Award Finalist for the Aspen Words Literary Prize |
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AMATKA
VINTAGE
The Guardian, Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2017 |
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CLASS
LITTLE, BROWN
Philadelphia Inquirer, Best Books of 2017 |
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BOOK OF JOAN
HARPER
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2017 Esquire, Best Books of 2017 NPR, Best Books of 2017 |
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ABANDON ME
BLOOMSBURY
Esquire, Best Books of 2017 BookRiot, Best Books of 2017 Electric Literature, Best Books of 2017 |
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BUNK
GRAYWOLF
National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction The New York Times, Best Books of 2017 LA Times, Best Nonfiction of 2017 Chicago Review of Books, Best Books of 2017 |
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THE BEST WE COULD DO
ABRAMS
National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist NPR, Best Books of 2017 Shelf Awareness, Best Books of 2017 |
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MRS FLETCHER
SCRIBNER
LA Times, Best Fiction of 2017 GQ Best Books of 2017 NPR, Best Books of 2017 New York Times Bestseller Boston Globe Bestseller Los Angeles Times Bestseller |
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HUNGER
HARPER
National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist LA Times, Best Nonfiction of 2017 Barnes & Noble, Best Books of 2017 The Guardian, Best Books of 2017 The Washington Post, Best Books of 2017 New York Times Bestseller Los Angeles Times Bestseller National Bestseller |
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WHITE RAGE
BLOOMSBURY
National Book Critics Circle Award Winner New York Times Bestseller New York Times 100 Notable Books Washington Post Notable Books of 2016 Globe & Mail (Canada) The Globe 100: Best Books of 2016 Boston Globe Best Books of 2016 Chicago Review of Books 18 Best Nonfiction Books of 2016 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Best Books of 2016 |
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THE TUMBLING TURNER SISTERS
GALLERY BOOKS
USA Today Bestseller |
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REVOLUTION ON THE HUDSON
W.W. NORTON
Named a 2016 Best Book on the American Revolution by the American Revolution Round Table in New York |
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HEARTS OF MEN
ECCO
National Bestseller Finalist for the 2016 Prix Femina Finalist for the 2016 Prix Medicis Etrangere |
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ILL WILL
BALLANTINE BOOKS
National Bestseller New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2017 LA Times, Best Fiction of 2017 Barnes & Noble, Best Books of 2017 Wall Street Journal, Best Books of 2017 |
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DIFFICULT WOMEN
GROVE ATLANTIC
NPR, Best Books of 2017 National Bestseller LA Times Bestseller |
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SWEET LAMB OF HEAVEN
W.W. NORTON
San Francisco Chronicle Best of 2016 Washington Post Notable Fiction Books of 2016 Vulture/New York Magazine 10 Best Books of 2016 Kirkus Best Fiction of 2016 Wall Street Journal Books of the Year |
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GIRL IN PIECES
DELACORTE PRESS
Barnes & Noble Best Young Adult Books of 2016 New York Public Library Best Books for Teens Amazon Best YA Books of 2016 |
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BLUE LAWS: Selected and Uncollected Poems, 1995-2015
KNOPF
One of The New York Times Ten Best Poetry Titles of 2016 Washington Post Best Poetry Collections of 2016 Boston Globe Best Books of 2016 The Root’s 26 Best Books by Black Authors |
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The Art of Waiting
GRAYWOLF
2017 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award FinalistKirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction of 2016Globe & Mail (Canada) The Globe 100: Best Books of 2016 Publishers Weekly Best of 2016 O, The Oprah Magazine 10 Best Books of 2016 Signature Reads 17 of the Best Essay Collections of 2017 Largehearted Boy Favorite Nonfiction of 2016 |
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THE ABUNDANCE
ECCO
Amazon Best Nonfiction Books of 2016 NPR’s Best Books of 2016 Signature Reads 17 of the Best Essay Collections of 2017 Brainpickings 16 Overall Favorite Books of 2016 |
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THE FORTUNES
HMH
Finalist for the 2017 Dayton Literary Peace PrizeNew York Times 100 Notable Books2017 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award San Francisco Chronicle Best of 2016: 100 recommended books NPR’s Best Books of 2016 Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2016 |
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THE DEFENDER
HMH
New York Times 100 Notable Books Winner of the 2017 Best Nonfiction Award from The Soceity of Midland Authors Amazon Best History Books of 2016 Washington Post Notable Books of 2016 Chicago Review of Books 18 Best Nonfiction Books of 2016 Chicago Writers Association 2016 Best Nonfiction Book of the Year Chicago Magazine’s Best Books About Chicago by Chicagoans |
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LISTEN TO ME
HMH
The New Yorker’s Books We Loved in 2016 Chicago Tribune Books from 2016 You Should Read |
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DAREDEVILS
Penguin Press
San Francisco Chronicle Best of 2016: 100 recommended books Seattle Times Best Books of 2016 |
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KNOCKOUT
SOFT SKULL
NPR’s Best Books of 2016 |
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MORTAL TRASH
W. W. Norton
NPR’s Best Books of 2016 Winner of the 2017 Paterson Poetry Prize |
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REFUND
COUNTERPOINT
2015 National Book Award Finalist |
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THE SMALL BACKS OF CHILDREN
HARPER
Ken Kesey Award for Fiction Readers Choice Award at the Oregon Book Awards |
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ALL WHO GO DO NOT RETURN
GRAYWOLF
Winner of the 2017 Prix Médicis (French Edition) Named one of “forty-two books to read before you die” by the Independent (UK) 2015 National Jewish Book Award Winner 2016 Winner of the GLCA New Writers Award in Nonfiction One of Star Magazine’s “Fab 5 Can’t-Miss Entertainment Picks” National Jewish Book Award |
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DIGEST
FOUR WAY
2017 Guggenheim Fellow 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR POETRY |
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
RANDOM HOUSE
2015 AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR FT MCKINSEY BEST BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2015 ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR |
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X
CANDLEWICK PRESS
SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2015 2015 HORN BOOK FANFARE LIST We Need Diverse Books Walter Dean Myers Award Honor Book Coretta Scott King Award Honor Book 2016 Best Fiction for Young Adults title one of the Top Ten BFYA Books NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens 2016 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People Nominated for 2016 Audie Award Nominated for 2016-2017 Georgia Peach Book Award |
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DAUGHTERS OF THE SAMURAI
W.W. NORTON
2015 NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK SEATTLE TIMES BEST OF 2015 one of BuzzFeed’s Best Nonfiction Books of 2015 |
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KILLING THE MESSENGER
TWELVE
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER A DENVER POST BESTSELLER A CHICAGO TRIBUNE BESTSELLER |
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THE PRINCE OF LOS COCUYOS
ECCO
2015 LAMBDA AWARD FOR BIOGRAPHY / MEMOIR |
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FIVES-AND-TWENTY-FIVES
BLOOMSBURY
2014 WINNER OF THE NOPL CHOICE AWARD FOR FICTION A BARNES & NOBLE DISCOVER PICK AN INDIE NEXT PICK AMAZON BEST BOOK OF 2014 ESQUIRE FAVORITE BOOK OF THE YEAR LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR |
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THE DISTANT MARVELS
EUROPA
NBC Latino Best of 2015 Book Booklist Editors’ Choice: Adult Books, 2015 |
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AN UNTAMED STATE
GROVE ATLANTIC
WASHINGTON POST TOP FICTION PICK OF 2014 NPR BEST BOOK OF 2014 BUZZFEED BEST FICTION OF 2014 BOSTON GLOBE BEST BOOK OF 2014 |
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SLOW DANCING WITH A STRANGER
HARPERONE
A WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER |
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BAD FEMINIST
HARPER PERENNIAL
AMAZON BEST BOOK OF 2014 NPR BEST BOOK OF 2014 A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE BESTSELLER BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER AN INDIE BESTSELLER |
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NO HOUSE TO CALL MY HOME
NATION BOOKS
2016 Minnesota Book Award |
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SHOTGUN LOVESONGS
THOMAS DUNNE BOOKS
TARGET BOOK CLUB BOOK NATIONAL BESTSELLER (FRANCE) #1 Indie Next Selection Amazon Best Book of the Month A National Indie Bestseller #2 on the Heartland Bestseller List Entertainment Weekly Bestseller |
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MRS. LINCOLN’S RIVAL
DUTTON
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER |
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DEMOCRACY IN BLACK
BROADWAY BOOKS
Amazon Best Book of the Month |
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NINE INCHES
ST. MARTIN’S PRESS
A USA TODAY TOP 10 MUST-READ BOOK OF 2013 |
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THE CLOVER HOUSE
BALLANTINE BOOKS
A BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER |
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MY FOREIGN CITIES
LIVERIGHT
2014 WINNER OF THE CHAUTAUQUA PRIZE |
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THE GOOD HOUSE
ST. MARTIN’S PRESS
AN INDIE BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A USA TODAY BESTSELLER A TARGET BOOK CLUB PICK |
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MRS. LINCOLN’S DRESSMAKER
DUTTON
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER |
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COMANDANTE
PENGUIN BOOKS
A 2013 ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR |
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THE PROMISE OF STARDUST
WILLIAM MORROW PAPERBACKS
AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A TARGET BOOK CLUB PICK |
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THE DICTATOR’S LEARNING CURVE
ANCHOR
A SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 2012 BOOK OF THE YEAR A 2012 BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE ATLANTIC |
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THE GIVING QUILT
DUTTON
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER |
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MAGNIFICENCE
W.W. NORTON
A 2012 NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE FINALIST FOR FICTION LOS ANGELES TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY TOP BOOK OF 2012 A BARNES AND NOBLE EDITOR’S PICK BEST FICTION 2012 |
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THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2012
MARINER BOOKS
A New York Times bestseller |
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THRALL
MARINER BOOKS
AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF 2013 A 2013 SIBA AWARD FINALIST U.S. POET LAUREATE 2012 POET LAUREATE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI RECIPIENT OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN POETRY FOR 2007 |
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THE STARBOARD SEA
ST. MARTIN’S PRESS
A LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER A NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2012 A TOP FIVE ATLANTA MAGAZINE NOVEL OF THE YEAR |
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ARDENCY
KNOPF
2012 WINNER OF THE AMERICAN BOOK AWARD |
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TWILIGHT OF THE ELITES
CROWN
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A KIRKUS NONFICTION BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2012 |
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1812: The Navy’s War
BASIC
2012 Independent Publisher Book Awards, Gold Medal Winner, U.S. History 2012 Audie Awards Finalist, History George Pendleton Prize for 2011 |
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THE LEFTOVERS
ST. MARTIN’S PRESS
A New York Times bestseller A New York Times Notable Book for 2011 A Washington Post Notable Fiction Book for 2011 An Amazon best book of the month, August 2011 |
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THE GREY ALBUM
GRAYWOLF
A 2013 PEN OPEN BOOK AWARD WINNER A 2012 NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE FINALIST FOR CRITICISM WINNER OF THE 2010 GRAYWOLF NONFICTION PRIZE NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2012 A KANSAS CITY STAR TOP BOOK OF 2012 |
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KOSHER CHINESE
HOLT
2011 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award Winner |
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CEMETERY GIRL
BERKLEY
WINNER OF THE 2013 PRIX POLAR INTERNATIONAL DE COGNAC (France) |
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THE CRYING TREE
BROADWAY BOOKS
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE BESTSELLER |
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THE GODS OF PROPHETSTOWN
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
2013 James Broussard Prize Winner |
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LOVE IN INFANT MONKEYS
SOFT SKULL PRESS
Pulitzer Prize finalist 2010 |
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THE MATTAPONI QUEEN
GRAYWOLF
WINNER OF THE 2009 BAKELESS PRIZE FOR FICTION |
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GARDEN OF INVENTION
PENGUIN BOOKS
2010 Caroline Bancroft History Prize for Best Book in Western American History |
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CLOSING TIME
PENGUIN BOOKS
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A New York Times Notable Book of 2009 A Washington Post Book World Best Book of 2009 A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of 2009 A London Times Best Book of 2009 |
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THE UPRISING
CROWN
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER |
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SAY YOU’RE ONE OF THEM
LITTLE, BROWN
Oprah’s Book Club Pick of 2009 Winner of the 2009 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award LONGLISTED FOR THE GUARDIAN FIRST FICTION AWARD, 2008 ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY’S BEST BOOK OF 2008 A PEOPLE MAGAZINE BEST BOOK OF 2008 Commonwealth Prize Regional Winner/Africa Winner of the PEN ‘Beyond Margins’ Award |
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OBEDIENCE
BROADWAY BOOKS
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER |
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BABYLON ROLLING
VINTAGE
A 2010 LE POINT BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A SAINT LOUIS POST DISPATCH BEST BOOK OF 2008 A MACLEAN’S BESTSELLER |
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THE MAN WHO MADE VERMEERS
MARINER BOOKS
#5 of Amazon’s “Best of 2008” Top 10 Arts & Photography Books Finalist for the 2008 “Best Fact Crime” Edgar Award |
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IF BY SEA
BASIC
Winner of the 2008 Samuel Eliot Morison Award A San Francisco Chronicle Bestseller |
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NATIVE GUARD
MARINER BOOKS
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR POETRY, 2007 |
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THE ABSTINENCE TEACHER
ST. MARTIN’S PRESS
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2007 A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER |
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THE ELM CREEK QUILTS series
SIMON & SCHUSTER
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES |
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THE WELSH GIRL
MARINER BOOKS
Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2007 A Boston Globe Best Book of 2007 |
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HOSTILE TAKEOVER
CROWN
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER |
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GIRLS IN TRUCKS
LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A BOOKSENSE PICK A TARGET BREAK-OUT AUTHOR SELECTION |
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QUEEN OF FASHION
HENRY HOLT
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year A Washington Post Book World Best Book of the Year A BORDERS BOOKS & MUSIC BEST WORLD HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR |
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UNCHOSEN
BEACON PRESS
A PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY BEST RELIGION BOOK OF 2005 |
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ON THE WAY HOME
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction Recipient of the John Dos Passos Medal for Literature |
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FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE/WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF
SCRIBNER
1977 Obie Award Winner 1977 Tony Award for Best Play Nomination |
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The Conservationist
PENGUIN BOOKS
Nadine Gordimer: Winner of the 1991 Nobel Prize for Literature Winner of the 1974 Booker Prize |
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The Guns of August
RANDOM HOUSE
Winner of the 1963 and 1972 Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction |
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The Optimist’s Daughter
VINTAGE
Winner of the 1973 Pulitzer Prize Eudora Welty: Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom Winner of the 1983 National Book Award |
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The Fixer
FARRAR, STRAUS AND GIROUX
Winner of the 1967 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Winner of the 1967 National Book Award |
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The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford
FARRAR, STRAUS AND GIROUX
Winner of the 1970 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction |
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
HARPER PERENNIAL
WINNER OF THE 1974 PULITZER PRIZE FOR NONFICTION |
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THE MARQUIS
Vintage
Winner of the 2015 American Library in Paris Book Award |
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Bright Dead Things
Milkweed Editions
Finalist for the National Book Award Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist for the Kingsley Tufts Award A Best Poetry Book of 2015: The New York Times and Buzzfeed |