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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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It won an American Book Award the following year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

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.

From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2024

It included a poignant short story by Tommy Orange, author of the novel “There There,” a recipient of the 2019 American Book Award and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2021

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

Seattle poet, and former Literary Arts director for Bumbershoot and American Book Award winner.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 31, 2019

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