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Current and historical winners of the National Book Awards, with links to further information at BookBrowse.

National Book Awards
First awarded in 1950, the National Book Awards recognize the best of American literature. The Awards are announced in November.
Current and Previous Award Winners:
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2005
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2002

2012

The Round House

National Book Award for Fiction:
The Round House  by  Louise Erdrich

Behind the Beautiful Forevers

National Book Award for Nonfiction:
Behind the Beautiful Forevers  by  Katherine Boo

Bewilderment

National Book Award for Poetry:
Bewilderment  by  David Ferry

Goblin Secrets

National Book Award for Young People's Literature:
Goblin Secrets  by  William Alexander

2011

Salvage the Bones

National Book Award for Fiction:
Salvage the Bones  by  Jesmyn Ward

The Swerve

National Book Award for Nonfiction:
The Swerve  by  Stephen Greenblatt

Head Off & Split

National Book Award for Poetry:
Head Off & Split  by  Nikky Finney

Inside Out and Back Again

National Book Award for Young People's Literature:
Inside Out and Back Again  by  Thanhha Lai

2010

Lord of Misrule

National Book Award for Fiction:
Lord of Misrule  by  Jaimy Gordon

Just Kids

National Book Award for Nonfiction:
Just Kids  by  Patti Smith

Lighthead

National Book Award for Poetry:
Lighthead  by  Terrance Hayes

Mockingbird

National Book Award for Young People's Literature:
Mockingbird  by  Kathryn Erskine

2009

Let the Great World Spin

National Book Award for Fiction:
Let the Great World Spin  by  Colum McCann

The First Tycoon

National Book Award for Nonfiction:
The First Tycoon  by  T.J. Stiles

Transcendental Studies

National Book Award for Poetry:
Transcendental Studies  by  Keith Waldrop

Claudette Colvin

National Book Award for Young People's Literature:
Claudette Colvin  by  Phillip M Hoose

2008

Shadow Country (Modern Library)

National Book Award for Fiction:
Shadow Country (Modern Library)  by  Peter Matthiessen

The Hemingses of Monticello

National Book Award for Nonfiction:
The Hemingses of Monticello  by  Annette Gordon-Reed

Fire to Fire

National Book Award for Poetry:
Fire to Fire  by  Mark Doty

What I Saw And How I Lied

National Book Award for Young People's Literature:
What I Saw And How I Lied  by  Judy Blundell

2007

Tree of Smoke

National Book Award for Fiction:
Tree of Smoke  by  Denis Johnson

Legacy of Ashes

National Book Award for Nonfiction:
Legacy of Ashes  by  Tim Weiner

Time and Materials

National Book Award for Poetry:
Time and Materials  by  Robert Hass

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

National Book Award for Young People's Literature:
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian  by  Sherman Alexie

2006

The Echo Maker

National Book Award for Fiction:
The Echo Maker  by  Richard Powers

The Worst Hard Time

National Book Award for Nonfiction:
The Worst Hard Time  by  Timothy Egan

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation

National Book Award for Young People's Literature:
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation  by  M. T. Anderson

2005

Europe Central

National Book Award for Fiction:
Europe Central  by  William Vollman

The Year of Magical Thinking

National Book Award for Nonfiction:
The Year of Magical Thinking  by  Joan Didion

The Penderwicks

National Book Award for Young People's Literature:
The Penderwicks  by  Jeanne Birdsall

2004

The News from Paraguay

National Book Award for Fiction:
The News from Paraguay  by  Lily Tuck

Arc of Justice

National Book Award for Nonfiction:
Arc of Justice  by  Kevin Boyle

Godless

National Book Award for Young People's Literature:
Godless  by  Pete Hautman

2003

The Great Fire

National Book Award for Fiction:
The Great Fire  by  Shirley Hazzard

Waiting for Snow in Havana

National Book Award for Nonfiction:
Waiting for Snow in Havana  by  Carlos Eire

The Canning Season

National Book Award for Young People's Literature:
The Canning Season  by  Polly Horvath

2002

Three Junes

National Book Award for Fiction:
Three Junes  by  Julia Glass

Master of the Senate

National Book Award for Nonfiction:
Master of the Senate  by  Robert Caro

The House of The Scorpion

National Book Award for Young People's Literature:
The House of The Scorpion  by  Nancy Farmer
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