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2016 National Book Awards

Posted by Jason on Thursday, Nov 17, 2016

The 67th National Book Awards Ceremony was held last night, you can watch here and read the winning books from the Iowa City Public Library's collection at the links below:

YOUNG PEOPLE'S LITERATURE

March (Book 3) written by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and illustrated by Nate Powell

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POETRY

The Performance of Becoming Human by Daniel Borzutzky

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NONFICTION

Stamped From The Beginning : The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi

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FICTION

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

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    Looking forward to reading this one! He's a poet, essayist, and cultural critic that has been a Visiting Professor at the Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program as well as taken part in past Mission Creek Festivals. -Jason
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