{"id":17062,"date":"2015-11-19T17:57:30","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T21:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/?p=17062"},"modified":"2015-11-19T18:03:44","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T22:03:44","slug":"2015-national-book-award-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2015\/11\/19\/2015-national-book-award-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 National Book Award Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday they announced the winners of this year&#8217;s National Book Awards. Find them below, in red! The other finalists are in a less festive gray, but not because they are not worth checking out.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16583\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2015\/09\/17\/2015-national-book-award-longlists\/fiction-6\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Fiction-6.jpg?fit=271%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"271,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Fiction 6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Fiction-6.jpg?fit=271%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16583\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Fiction-6-203x300.jpg?resize=203%2C300\" alt=\"Fiction 6\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Fiction-6.jpg?resize=203%2C300&amp;ssl=1 203w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Fiction-6.jpg?w=271&amp;ssl=1 271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fiction<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><em>Fortune Smiles: Stories<\/em><\/strong>, by Adam Johnson<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong><em>Refund: Stories<\/em><\/strong>, by Karen E. Bender<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong><em>The Turner House<\/em><\/strong>, by Angela Flournoy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong><em>Fates and Furies<\/em><\/strong>, by Lauren Groff<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong><em>A Little Life<\/em><\/strong>, by Hanya Yanagihara<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16576\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2015\/09\/17\/2015-national-book-award-longlists\/nonfiction-2\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Nonfiction-2.jpg?fit=263%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"263,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Nonfiction 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Nonfiction-2.jpg?fit=263%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Nonfiction-2-197x300.jpg?resize=197%2C300\" alt=\"Nonfiction 2\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Nonfiction-2.jpg?resize=197%2C300&amp;ssl=1 197w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Nonfiction-2.jpg?w=263&amp;ssl=1 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nonfiction<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><em>Between the World and Me<\/em><\/strong>, by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong><em>Hold Still<\/em><\/strong>, by Sally\u00a0Mann<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong><em>The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonders of Consciousness<\/em><\/strong>, by Sy Montgomery<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em><strong>If the Oceans Were Ink: An Unlikely Friendship and a Journey to the Heart of the Quran<\/strong><\/em>, by Carla Power<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em><strong>Ordinary Light<\/strong><\/em>, by Tracy K. Smith<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16553\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2015\/09\/17\/2015-national-book-award-longlists\/poetry-6\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Poetry-6.jpg?fit=269%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"269,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Poetry 6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Poetry-6.jpg?fit=269%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16553\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Poetry-6-202x300.jpg?resize=202%2C300\" alt=\"Poetry 6\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Poetry-6.jpg?resize=202%2C300&amp;ssl=1 202w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Poetry-6.jpg?w=269&amp;ssl=1 269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Poetry<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><em>Voyage of the Sable Venus<\/em><\/strong>, by Robin Coste Lewis<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong><em>Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude<\/em><\/strong>, by Ross Gay<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong><em>How to Be Drawn<\/em><\/strong>, by Terrance Hayes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong><em>Bright Dead Things<\/em><\/strong>, by Ada Lim\u00f3n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong><em>Elegy for a Broken Machine<\/em><\/strong>, by Patrick Phillips<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16538\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2015\/09\/17\/2015-national-book-award-longlists\/ypl-9\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/YPL-9.jpg?fit=269%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"269,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"YPL 9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/YPL-9.jpg?fit=269%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16538\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/YPL-9-202x300.jpg?resize=202%2C300\" alt=\"YPL 9\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/YPL-9.jpg?resize=202%2C300&amp;ssl=1 202w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/YPL-9.jpg?w=269&amp;ssl=1 269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Young People&#8217;s Literature<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><em>Challenger Deep<\/em><\/strong>, by Neal Shusterman<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong><em>The Thing About Jellyfish<\/em><\/strong>, by Ali Benjamin<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong><em>Bone Gap<\/em><\/strong>, by Laura Ruby<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong><em>Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War<\/em><\/strong>, by Steve Sheinkin<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong><em>Nimona<\/em><\/strong>, by Noelle Stevenson<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year&#8217;s National Book Award winners have been announced. <a 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