Pages tagged “national book award”

Patti Smith Receives National Book Award

By Bonnie Stiernberg at 10:44 AM on November 19, 2010

Patti Smith was recently honored with the National Book Award for her memoir Just Kids.... read more

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The Booky Man Award 2009: Amanda Stern

By Charles McNair at 8:00 AM on December 3, 2009

Here’s a congratulations from Paste and The Booky Man to this year’s 2009 National Book Award recipients. In case you missed them—and to properly acknowledge their achievements—let me offer a shout-out in our column to these lucky (and awesomely talented) dogs.... read more

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Finalists for 2009 National Book Awards are Announced

By Emily Riemer at 10:15 AM on October 16, 2009

The 60th annual National Book Award Finalists have been announced for 2009. The prize is awarded to one work out of five nominees in each of four genres (fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young people’s literature). This year, 193 publishers submitted a total of 1,129 books for consideration.... read more

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