National Book Award Winners Announced

The winners of the National Book Award were announced last night:

In fiction, Louise Erdrich won for The Round House. David Ferry won in poetry, William Alexander was the winner in young people’s literature, and Katherine Boo won in nonfiction.

Congratulations to the winners!

About the author

I am the author of three novels--THE LAST BIRD OF PARADISE, OLIVER'S TRAVELS, and THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY--and three story collections--IN AN UNCHARTED COUNTRY, HOUSE OF THE ANCIENTS AND OTHER STORIES, and WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW, winner of the Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction. I am also the co-founder and former editor of Prime Number Magazine and the editor of the award-winning anthology series EVERYWHERE STORIES: SHORT FICTION FROM A SMALL PLANET.

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