The 2012 National Book Award winners have been announced! This prestigious award, established in 1950 and supported by the
National Book Foundation, is an American literary prize given to writers by writers. The four award categories are Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry and Young People's Literature. Each year a panel of 20 distinguished authors, including several from each of the four categories, are selected to judge the nominated titles published by American authors in the current year. Writers such as William Faulkner, Flannery O'Conner, Phillip Roth and Ralph Ellison have all won this prize.
Three of this year's winners can be found in the
Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, so be sure and check the
catalog now to place a hold on your copy!
Young People's Literature:
William Alexander, Goblin Secrets
Poetry:
David Ferry,
Bewilderment: New Poems and Translations
Nonfiction:
Katherine Boo,
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
Fiction:
Louise Erdrich,
The Round House
For a complete list of the nominated authors, most of which can also be found in the library's catalog, and more information about the award, including video of the ceremony, visit the National Book Foundation's
website.
It's that time of year again! Fall is finally upon us, and with that first breath of cooler air many of us start to crave those warm
comfort foods that go hand-in-hand with the season. Soups, stews, chili and the
like are all starting to sound pretty good now that it's no longer over 100
degrees every day! So why not get a head start on filling up your recipe box
this fall by checking out some wonderful cookbooks from your local library branch? Here's a few suggestions, just to get your mouth watering: