As for the latest word in "Book News," autumn brings book awards season, and the finalists for the National Book Award have just been announced. The fiction list has packed in some heavy hitters this year, several of which have made the front pages of the New York Times Book Review, from Pulitzer Prize Winner Junot Diaz to debut novelist Kevin Powers. I'm rooting for Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain. This one's a beautifully written and true-to-life story of a squad of Iraq War soldiers who have returned home briefly for a wild, highly publicized "Victory Tour." Nonfiction contenders include the much-talked-about Behind the Beautiful Forevers (the story of a makeshift town built in the shadow of a Mumbai airport) and Robert A. Caro's latest installment in his biography of Lyndon Johnson, covering the Johnson's transition from Vice President to President. Both of these have been listed on Amazon.com's list of the Best Books of the Year So Far . For a full list of the nominees in each category, check out the National Book Foundation's website. And you can always check these books out for yourself at the library. We have a display set up near the front desk. If the book you're looking for is already checked out, be sure to put your name on the reserve list at the front desk! Before the winners are announced on November 14th, why not go through the contenders and make your own picks?
Until next time,
Chris
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