NAIBA Book of the Year Awards

The NAIBA Book Awards recognizes an author who was born or lived in our region, and/or a book whose story takes place in our region. The book must have been published between June 1 and May 31 (of the award year). There are five categories: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Picture Book, Children's Literature and Special Interest. The deadline for submissions is June 30 of the award year. (You may make multiple submissions in any category.) Submissions can be emailed to info@naiba.com at any time during the award year. The awards are presented at the annual NAIBA Fall Conference. (*Publishers are limited to two submissions per category.)
2007 NAIBA Books of the Year
Long Way Gone
Non Fiction:
A Long Way Gone,
Ishmael Beah (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) 		The Emperor's Children
Fiction:
The Emperor's Children,
Claire Messud (Vintage)
Library Lion
Picture Book:
Library Lion,
Michelle Knudsen & Kevin Hawkes (Candlewick) 		The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Children's Literature:
The Invention of Hugo Cabret,
Brian Selznick (Scholastic)

Previous winners of the NAIBA Book of the Year Award are:
Team of Rivals, Doris Kearns Goodwin
Beasts of No Nation, Uzodinma Iweala
Fancy Nancy, Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser (illustrator)
Rebel Angels, Libba Bray
1776, David McCullough
Zen Shorts, Jon Muth
Big Russ and Me, Tim Russert
Gregor the Overlander, Suzanne Collins
Samaritan, Richard Price
Rural Life, Verlyn Klikenborg
Full Hand, Thomas Yezerski
A Corner of the Universe, Ann M. Martin
October Suite, Maxine Clair
Jefferson's Pillow, Roger Wilkins
You Can't Take a Balloon Into the Museum of Fine Arts
      Jacqueline P. Weitzman

Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart, Vera B. Williams
Stargirl, Jerry Spinelli
Plot Against America, Philip Roth
A Great and Terrible Beauty, Libba Bray
The Namesake, Jhumpa Lahiri
Alice in Wonderland, Robert Sabuda
The Other Side, Jacqueline Woodson
A Gesture Life, Chang-rae Lee
Ordinary Resurrections, Jonathan Kozol
Amelia & Eleanor Go For a Ride, Pam Munoz Ryan
Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson
River, Cross My Heart, Breena Clarke
Long Way From Chicago, Richard Peck
Values of the Game, Bill Bradley
Our Guys, Bernard Lefkowitz