Washington State Book Award Finalists Announced

We always pay attention to the Washington State Book Awards, organized by The Washington Center for the Book. Authors who were born in the state of Washington and/or have lived here for at least three years are eligible. The winners will be announced at a celebration on Saturday, October 14, at 7 p.m. at the Central Library in downtown Seattle. The event is free and open to all.

Listed below are the nominees in a few selected categories (links go to the Seattle Public Library page).

Here is a link to the complete awards announcement page at the Seattle Public Library website.

Fiction

• The Solace of Monsters by Laurie Blauner
• Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
• Barkskins by Annie Proulx
• Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff
• Daredevils by Shawn Vestal

Biography/Memoir

• Inside by Susan Marie Conrad
• An Earlier Life by Brenda Miller
• Shrill by Lindy West
• My Old Man and the Mountain by Leif Whittaker

History/General Nonfiction

• The Immortal Irishman by Timothy Egan
• Eruption by Steve Olson
• While the City Slept by Eli Sanders
• Turning Homeward by Adrienne Ross Scanlan
• Seawoman of Iceland by Margaret Willson

Again, you can see the full list here.

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