American Book Award

[uh-mer-i-kuhn book uh-wawrd]

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.

Example Sentences

So is Oyeyemi, who was one of Granta’s “Best Young British Novelists” in 2013, while Orange, at 42, has won the PEN/Hemingway Award, the John Leonard Prize and the American Book Award.

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

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Mr. Goines’s 1982 book, “A Constructed Roman Alphabet: A Geometric Analysis of the Greek and Roman Capitals and of the Arabic numerals,” is a touchstone for graphic designers; it won the American Book Award for typography in 1983.

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She has won the American Book Award and has been named a finalist for the Pulitzer, among many other accolades.

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The American Book Award winner for her short story collection “Useful Phrases for Immigrants” will be discussing her newest collection, “Tomorrow in Shanghai and Other Stories.”

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