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Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence

First established in 2012 as a joint initiative of Carnegie Corporation of New York and the American Library Association, the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence are awarded to the best fiction and nonfiction books for adult readers published in the U.S. They are the library community's first national awards for adult trade books, and the winners are chosen by a committee of library professionals from across the country.

Awards for 2013

1. Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction

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      Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis

      Timothy EganTimothy Egan 9780618969029
   Publisher Comments: How a lone mans epic obsession led to one of Americas greatest cultural treasures: Prizewinning writer Timothy Egan tells the riveting, cinematic story behind the most famous photographs in Native American history — and the driven, brilliant man... (read more)

2. Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction

   Publisher Comments: When fifteen-year-old Del Parsons' parents rob a North Dakota bank, his normal life is altered forever, and a threshold is crossed that can never be uncrossed. His parents' imprisonment threatens a turbulent and uncertain future for Del and his... (read more)

Past Winners

1. Fiction 2012

   
   The Forgotten Waltz Anne Enright

   

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2. Nonfiction 2012

   
   Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman Robert K. Massie

   

   Used Hardcover $11.50
   

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