WinnerLet the Great World Spin
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2009 National Book Award
Fiction
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National Book AwardAmerican Salvage
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National Book AwardFar North
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National Book AwardIn Other Rooms, Other Wonders
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National Book AwardLark and Termite
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Nonfiction
WinnerThe First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt
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National Book AwardFollowing the Water: A Hydromancer's Notebook
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National Book AwardFordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City
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National Book AwardRemarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species
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National Book AwardThe Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy
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Poetry
WinnerTranscendental Studies: A Trilogy
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National Book AwardOpen Interval
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National Book AwardOr to Begin Again
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National Book AwardSpeak Low
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National Book AwardVersed
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Young People's Literature
WinnerClaudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
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National Book AwardCharles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith
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National Book AwardJumped
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National Book AwardLips Touch: Three Times
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National Book AwardStitches
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