Search results
At least three authors have won three awards: Saul Bellow with three Fiction awards; Peter Matthiessen with two awards for The Snow Leopard (above) and the 2008 Fiction award for Shadow Country; Lewis Thomas with two awards for The Lives of a Cell (above) and the 1981 Science paperback award for The Medusa and the Snail.
Browse National Book Awards honorees, from to the first ceremony in 1950 to the present.
Nov 16, 2022 · The National Book Award, established in 1950, is among the most prestigious literary awards in the world, a prize that can change the trajectory of an author’s career.
- Elizabeth A. Harris
People also ask
What is a National Book Award?
How many books were nominated for the National Book Award?
Who won the 2019 National Book Awards?
What happens at the National Book Awards?
Winners of the National Book Award. RECENT WINNERS From left: Susan Sontag (2000), Jonathan Franzen and Andrew Solomon (2001) and Ha Jin (1999). Following is a complete list of winners of the...
Nov 17, 2021 · The National Book Award is one of the most closely watched literary prizes in the world, previously awarded to luminaries such as William Faulkner, W.H. Auden and Ralph Ellison. It can boost...
2023 National Book Awards. Read More > Read with NBF. Join National Book Foundation Executive Director Ruth Dickey, and explore the year’s National Book Award Winners along with her! Read More > Browse by Year. Over the past 70 years, the National Book Foundation has honored nearly 2,600 titles. You can explore our archive here. Read More >