Read more National Book Awards stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/17053/national-book-awards.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:02:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74395/colum-mccann-wins-national-book-award.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIrish-born author Colum McCann won the National Book Award for his novel Let the Great World Spin , a fictional take on the effects of Philippe Petit’s 1970s tightrope walk between the Twin Towers on multiple New Yorkers. The non-fiction prize at last night’s ceremony went to TJ Stiles for his...http://www.newser.com/story/74395/colum-mccann-wins-national-book-award.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 9:12:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43176/jefferson-hemings-history-wins-national-book-award.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe heart-wrenching and controversial history of Thomas Jefferson's secret family with slave Sally Hemings took the top prize for nonfiction at the National Book Awards last night, USA Today reports. Annette Gordon-Reed became the first African-American woman to win the prize for her detailed exploration of the lives of three...http://www.newser.com/story/43176/jefferson-hemings-history-wins-national-book-award.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Nov 2008 6:31:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/11764/national-book-awards-go-to-spook-stories.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSpy stories took National Book Awards last night, as a history of the CIA by New York Times reporter Tim Weiner took non-fiction honors and Denis Johnson's Tree of Smoke, a sprawling thriller about a CIA agent in Vietnam, led the the winners. Joan Didion accepted a medal for distinguished...http://www.newser.com/story/11764/national-book-awards-go-to-spook-stories.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Nov 2007 6:54:32 CST