National Book Award
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The following is a complete list of winners of the National Book Awards. See literary award.
Current categories
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry
See: National Book Award for Poetry
Young People's Literature
Previous categories
In 1964, the categories Arts and Letters, History and Biography & Science, Philosophy and Religion categories had the addendum (Nonfiction).
In 1981, Children's Books, Fiction was called Children's Book, Fiction; and in 1983 it was called Children's Fiction.
In 1981, Children's Books, Non-fiction was called Children's Book, Nonfiction.
In 1983 Children's Books, Picture Books was called Children's Books, Picture Books.
First Novel
1980 | William Wharton | Birdy |
1981 | Ann Arensberg | Sister Wolf |
1982 | Robb Forman Dew | Dale Loves Sophie to Death |
1983 | Gloria Naylor | The Women of Brewster Place |
First Work of Fiction
1984 | Harriet Doerr | Stones for Ibarra |
1985 | Bob Shacochis | Easy in the Islands |
Science Fiction
1980 Hardcover | Frederik Pohl | Jem |
1980 Paperback | Walter Wangerin, Jr. | The Book of the Dun Cow |
Mystery
1980 Hardcover | John D. MacDonald | The Green Ripper |
Western
1980 | Louis L'Amour | Bendigo Shafter |
Original Paperback
1983 | Lisa Goldstein | The Red Magician |
General Nonfiction
1980 Hardcover | Tom Wolfe | The Right Stuff |
1980 Paperback | Peter Matthiessen | The Snow Leopard |
1981 Hardcover | Maxine Hong Kingston | China Men |
1981 Paperback | Jane Kramer | The Last Cowboy |
1982 Hardcover | Tracy Kidder | The Soul of a New Machine |
1982 Paperback | Victor S. Navasky | Naming Names |
1983 Hardcover | Fox Butterfield | China: Alive in the Bitter Sea |
1983 Paperback | James Fallows | National Defense |
Arts and Letters
History and Biography
History
Biography
Biography and Autobiography
1977 | W. A. Swanberg | Norman Thomas: The Last Idealist |
1978 | W. Jackson Bate | Samuel Johnson |
1979 | Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. | Robert Kennedy and His Times |
Autobiography
1980 Hardcover | Lauren Bacall | Lauren Bacall by Myself |
1980 Paperback | Malcolm Cowley | And I Worked at the Writer's Trade: Chapters of Literary History 1918-1978 |
Autobiography/Biography
Science, Philosophy and Religion
The Sciences
1969 | Robert J. Lifton | Death in Life: Survivors of Hiroshima |
1971 | Raymond Phineas Sterns | Science in the British Colonies of America |
1972 | George L. Small | The Blue Whale |
1973 | George B. Schaller | The Serengeti Lion: A Study of Predator-Prey Relations |
1974 | S. E. Luria | Life: The Unfinished Experiment |
1975 | Silvano Arieti | Interpretation of Schizophrenia |
1975 | Lewis Thomas | The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher (also won Arts and Letters award) |
Science
Philosophy and Religion
Religion/Inspiration
1980 Hardcover | Elaine Pagels | The Gnostic Gospels |
1980 Paperback | Sheldon Vanauken | A Severe Mercy |
Contemporary Affairs
Contemporary Thought
1977 | Bruno Bettelheim | The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales |
1978 | Gloria Emerson | Winners & Losers |
1979 | Peter Matthiessen | The Snow Leopard |
Current Interest
1980 Hardcover | Julia Child | Julia Child and More Company |
1980 Paperback | Christopher Lasch | The Culture of Narcissism |
General Reference Books
1980 Hardcover | Elder Witt (ed.) | The Complete Directory |
1980 Paperback | Tim Brooks & Earle Marsh | The Complete Directory of Prime Time Network TV Shows: 1946-Present |
Translation
Children's Literature
Children's Books
Children's Books, Fiction
1981 Hardcover | Betsy Byars | The Night Swimmers |
1981 Paperback | Beverly Cleary | Ramona and Her Mother |
1982 Hardcover | Lloyd Alexander | Westmark |
1982 Paperback | Ouida Sebestyen | Words by Heart |
1983 Hardcover | Jean Fritz | Homesick: My Own Story |
1983 Paperback | Paula Fox | A Place Apart |
1983 Paperback | Joyce Carol Thomas | Marked by Fire |
Children's Books, Non-fiction
1981 Hardcover | Alison Cragin Herzig & Jane Lawrence | Mali -- Oh, Boy! Babies |
1982 | Susan Bonners | A Penguin Year |
1983 | James Cross Giblin | Chimney Sweeps |
Children's Books, Picture Books
1982 Hardcover | Maurice Sendak | Outside Over There |
1982 Paperback | Peter Spier | Noah's Ark |
1983 Hardcover | Barbara Cooney | Miss Rumphius |
1983 Hardcover | William Steig | Doctor De Soto |
1983 Paperback | Mary Ann Hoberman & Betty Fraser (ill.) | A House is a House for Me |
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