National Book Award for Nonfiction
- National Book Award for Nonfiction
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The National Book Award for Nonfiction is part of the National Book Awards, which are given annually by the National Book Foundation.
The National Book Foundation has announces the finalists each year in mid-October. On the day of the final ceremony, which is held in November, one winner is chosen among the finalists. This winner is given $10,000 and a bronze sculpture; finalists receive $1,000, a medal, and a citation from the panel jury.[1]
Winners
The winners of each year are bolded, and the finalists appear beneath the winners for their respective years.
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- 2011: Stephen Greenblatt, The Swerve: How the World Became Modern
- Deborah Baker, The Convert: A Tale of Exile and Extremism
- Mary Gabriel, Love and Capital: Karl and Jenny Marx and the Birth of a Revolution
- Manning Marable, Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
- Lauren Redniss, Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie, A Tale of Love and Fallout
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