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American Book Award

American  
[uh-mer-i-kuhn book uh-wawrd] / əˈmɛr ɪ kən ˈbʊk əˌwɔrd /

noun

  1. any of several awards given annually since 1980 to recognize outstanding contributions to American literature: administered by the Before Columbus Foundation, a nonprofit organization. ABA, A.B.A.


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Her first book, “Tributaries,” won a 2016 American Book Award.

From Seattle Times Jul. 26, 2023

Identity was certainly at the core of “Face,” which was nominated for the American Book Award for a first novel.

From New York Times Aug. 17, 2022

Her first book, “Across a Hundred Mountains,” won an American Book Award in 2007.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 15, 2022

His books Palestine and Footnotes in Gaza have been critically praised and have won him several awards, including the American Book Award.

From Slate Oct. 25, 2020

The book won the American Book Award, became a bestseller and was made into a 1983 film with Sam Shepard and Ed Harris.

From Washington Post May 15, 2018

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