2020 American Book Award Winners

Felon

Poems

by Betts, Reginald Dwayne

Book - 2019

A story on the effects of incarceration in fierce, dazzling poems―canvassing a wide range of emotions and experiences. A story on the effects of incarceration in fierce, dazzling poems―canvassing a wide range of emotions and experiences. Show less

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Collected Poems of Bob Kaufman

by Kaufman, Bob

Book - 2019

Bringing together all of Kaufman’s known surviving poems and includes an extensive section of previously uncollected work from the legendary beat generation poet. Bringing together all of Kaufman’s known surviving poems and includes an extensive section of previously uncollected work from the legendary beat generation poet. Show less

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Crossfire

A Litany for Survival : Poems 1998-2019

by Chin, Staceyann

eBook - 2019

Twenty years of poems from Chin, an “out poet and political activist” since 1998. Twenty years of poems from Chin, an “out poet and political activist” since 1998. Show less

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Sabrina & Corina

Stories

by Fajardo-Anstine, Kali

Book - 2019

Against the remarkable backdrop of Denver, Colorado, the women in these stories navigate the land the way they navigate their lives: with caution, grace, and quiet force. Against the remarkable backdrop of Denver, Colorado, the women in these stories navigate the land the way they navigate their lives: with caution, grace, and quiet force. Show less

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America for Americans

A History of Xenophobia in the United States

by Lee, Erika

Book - 2019

How xenophobia works, why it has endured, and how it threatens America. How xenophobia works, why it has endured, and how it threatens America. Show less

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The Memory Police

A Novel

by Ogawa, Yōko

Book - 2019

Much awarded novel about writing, memory, loss and trauma. Much awarded novel about writing, memory, loss and trauma. Show less

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Eyes Bottle Dark With A Mouthful of Flowers

Poems

by Skeets, Jake

Book - 2019

Award winning debut collection from Skeets, a Diné poet who teaches at Diné College on the Navajo Nation. Award winning debut collection from Skeets, a Diné poet who teaches at Diné College on the Navajo Nation. Show less

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They Called Us Enemy

by Takei, George

Book - 2019

A firsthand account of years behind the barbed wire of an American concentration camp during World War II. A firsthand account of years behind the barbed wire of an American concentration camp during World War II. Show less

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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

A Novel

by Vuong, Ocean

Book - 2019

A letter from a son to a mother who cannot read, a letter that unearths a family’s history that began before he was born — a history whose epicenter is rooted in Vietnam. A letter from a son to a mother who cannot read, a letter that unearths a family’s history that began before he was born — a history whose epicenter is rooted in Vietnam. Show less

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In West Mills

A Novel

by Winslow, De'Shawn Charles

Book - 2019

Spanning decades in a rural North Carolina town where a canal acts as the color line, a magnificent, big-hearted small-town story about family, friendship, storytelling, and the redemptive power of love. Spanning decades in a rural North Carolina town where a canal acts as the color line, a magnificent, big-hearted small-town story about family, friendship, storytelling, and the redemptive power of love. Show less

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Solitary

Unbroken by Four Decades in Solitary Confinement : My Story of Transformation and Hope

by Woodfox, Albert

Book - 2019

A powerful manifesto for reform of the racist, unjust, and inhumane prison-industrial complex. - Library Journal A powerful manifesto for reform of the racist, unjust, and inhumane prison-industrial complex. - Library Journal Show less

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Appalachian Reckoning

A Region Responds to Hillbilly Elegy

Book - 2019

This impassioned collection of Appalachian regional art, essays, and poetry responds directly to J.D. Vance's bestselling memoir about an impoverished family awash in crassness, violence, and drug abuse. - Publisher's Weekly This impassioned collection of Appalachian regional art, essays, and poetry responds directly to J.D. Vance's bestselling memoir about an impoverished family awash in crassness, violence, and drug abuse. - Publisher's Weekly Show less

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Heart Like A Window, Mouth Like A Cliff

Poems

by Borjas, Sara

Book - 2019

A transgressive, yet surprisingly tender confrontation of what it means to want to flee the thing you need most. A transgressive, yet surprisingly tender confrontation of what it means to want to flee the thing you need most. Show less

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The Race Card

From Gaming Technologies to Model Minorities

by Fickle, Tara

Book - 2019

How games have been used to establish and combat Asian American racial stereotypes. How games have been used to establish and combat Asian American racial stereotypes. Show less

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