National Book Award Winners

The National Book Awards are a set of annual U.S. literary awards. At the final "National Book Awards Ceremony" every November, the National Book Foun...more

Winners

	Bewilderment: New Poems and Translations by David Ferry 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 90 ratings National Book Award for Poetry (2012)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Goblin Secrets (Zombay, #1) by William Alexander 3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 591 ratings National Book Award for Young People's Literature (2012)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Round House by Louise Erdrich 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 19,611 ratings National Book Award for Fiction (2012)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 19,100 ratings National Book Award for Non-Fiction (2012)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 7,384 ratings National Book Award for Fiction (2011)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 8,891 ratings National Book Award for Young People's Literature (2011)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Head Off and Split by Nikky Finney 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 304 ratings National Book Award for Poetry (2011)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 6,392 ratings National Book Award for Nonfiction (2011)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lighthead by Terrance Hayes 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 452 ratings National Book Award for Poetry (2010)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Just Kids by Patti Smith 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 38,908 ratings National Book Award for Nonfiction (2010)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One with Others: [a little book of her days] by C.D. Wright 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 130 ratings National Book Award for Poetry (2010)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lord of Misrule by Jaimy Gordon 3.26 of 5 stars 3.26 avg rating — 1,609 ratings National Book Award for Fiction (2010)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 8,412 ratings National Book Award for Young People's Literature (2010)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann (Goodreads Author) 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 41,809 ratings National Book Award for Fiction (2009)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Transcendental Studies: A Trilogy by Keith Waldrop 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 58 ratings National Book Award for Poetry (2009)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip M. Hoose 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 1,616 ratings National Book Award for Young People's Literature (2009)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt by T.J. Stiles 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 1,410 ratings National Book Award for Non-Fiction (2009)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shadow Country by Peter Matthiessen 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1,604 ratings National Book Award for Fiction (2008)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell 3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 6,940 ratings National Book Award for Young People's Literature (2008)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-Reed 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 1,400 ratings National Book Award for Non-Fiction (2008)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fire to Fire by Mark Doty 4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 389 ratings National Book Award for Poetry (2008)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA by Tim Weiner (Goodreads Author) 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 3,612 ratings National Book Award for Non-Fiction (2007)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 58,567 ratings National Book Award for Young People's Literature (2007)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson 3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 4,869 ratings National Book Award for Fiction (2007)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Time and Materials by Robert Hass 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 986 ratings National Book Award for Poetry (2007)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Splay Anthem by Nathaniel Mackey 4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 130 ratings National Book Award for Poetry (2006)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 15,093 ratings National Book Award for Nonfiction (2006)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol I: The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson 3.51 of 5 stars 3.51 avg rating — 7,429 ratings National Book Award for Young People's Literature (2006)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Echo Maker by Richard Powers 3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 4,403 ratings National Book Award for Fiction (2006)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Europe Central by William T. Vollmann 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 949 ratings National Book Award for Fiction (2005)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars