Minnesota Book Awards2017

Given by The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library

Other Names: Minnesota Book Awards Finalist
34 Works 4,402 Books 266 Reviews ½ 4.0
Current Minnesota residents, and Minnesota residents during the year are eligible for the Award. The primary selection criteria, in order, are: demonstrated excellence and innovation of artistic show more work in the book arts throughout a career, or combined careers in the case of a long-standing collaborative group, and significant artistic contributions to Minnesota’s book arts community.


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Stages:
All, Winner (403), Finalist (1,537)
Categories:
All, Anthologies (6), Anthology & Collection (4), Anthology & Collections (16), Anthology or Collection of Short Stories (3), Architecture (2), Art and Music (3), Autobiography & Biography (3), Autobiography & Memoir (18), Autobiography, Biography, Memoir (3), Autobiography, Memoir, & Creative Nonfiction (9), Biography (17), Biography and History (4), Biography and Memoir (4), Book Cover Design (2), Book Design & Execution (4), Children (10), Children's (9), Children's Fiction (3), Children's Literature (77), Children's Nonfiction (32), Children's Picture Books (8), Children's and Young Adult Nonfiction (7), Children’s Fiction and Poetry (4), Collected Works (17), Collections (3), Creative Nonfiction (7), Cuisine (4), Education, Teaching, Academic (2), Fantasy & Science Fiction (29), Fiction (31), Fiction - Novel or Collection of Short Stories by a Single Author (3), Fine Press (17), Fun & Humor (3), Gardening, Nature, Environmental (3), General Nonfiction (80), Genre (3), Genre Fiction (69), Genres (4), Help & Guidance (18), History (26), History & Biography (23), History, Politics, and Culture (3), Honor Award (1), Illustrated Book (21), Information (30), Interior Book Design (2), International Children's Book Award (1), Memoir (5), Memoir & Creative Nonfiction (67), Memoirs (4), Middle Grade Literature (32), Minnesota (47), Minnesota Community of the Book Special Award (3), Minnesota Nonfiction (30), Minnesota Places (3), Minnesota Subject (3), Multicultural (3), Mystery (8), Mystery & Detective (24), Nature (24), Nature & Minnesota (22), New Age, Metaphysics, and Spirituality (3), New Voice (3), Nonfiction (43), Novel (19), Novel & Short Story (89), Novels & Short Stories (6), Older Children (18), Older Children's Fiction (4), Older Children's Nonfiction (4), Personal Narrative (3), Personal Papers (3), Personal Voices (13), Photography (3), Picture Books (14), Picture Books - Author (6), Picture Books - Illustrator (6), Poetry (147), Popular Fiction (27), Readers' Choice Award (6), Science & Nature (3), Short Stories (15), Short Story (1), Young Adult (15), Young Adult Fiction (15), Young Adult Fiction and Poetry (4), Young Adult Literature (38), Young Adult Nonfiction (6), Young People's Fiction (3), Young People's Literature (32), Younger Children (43), Younger Children—Author (1), Younger Children—Illustrator (1), Youth Literature (4), No Category (22)
Years:
All, 2024 (30), 2023 (33), 2022 (33), 2021 (35), 2020 (35), 2019 (36), 2018 (36), 2017 (34), 2016 (30), 2015 (32), 2014 (32), 2013 (31), 2012 (33), 2011 (33), 2010 (33), 2009 (32), 2008 (33), 2007 (29), 2006 (56), 2005 (54), 2004 (52), 2003 (59), 2002 (34), 2001 (43), 2000 (38), 1999 (73), 1998 (72), 1997 (68), 1996 (69), 1995 (68), 1994 (71), 1993 (41), 1992 (53), 1991 (48), 1989 (32), 1988 (22)

Winner 9

WorkCategoryYear
Worm Loves Worm by J. J. AustrianChildren's Literature2017
The War on Science: Who's Waging It, Why It Matters, What We Can Do About It by Shawn Lawrence OttoGeneral Nonfiction2017
The Heavens May Fall by Allen EskensGenre Fiction2017
The Song Poet: A Memoir of My Father by Kao Kalia YangMemoir & Creative Nonfiction2017
The Secret of Dreadwillow Carse by Brian FarreyMiddle Grade Literature2017
The Big Marsh: The Story of a Lost Landscape by Cheri RegisterMinnesota Nonfiction2017
Wintering by Peter GeyeNovel & Short Story2017
Unbearable Splendor by Sun Yung ShinPoetry2017
The Memory Book by Lara AveryYoung Adult Literature2017

Finalist 34

WorkCategoryYear
Worm Loves Worm by J. J. AustrianChildren's Literature2017
This Is Not a Cat! by David LaRochelleChildren's Literature2017
Tell Me a Tattoo Story by Alison McGheeChildren's Literature2017
Yellow Time by Lauren StringerChildren's Literature2017
The War on Science: Who's Waging It, Why It Matters, What We Can Do About It by Shawn Lawrence OttoGeneral Nonfiction2017
Designing Our Way to a Better World by Thomas FisherGeneral Nonfiction2017
Canoes: A Natural History in North America by Mark NeuzilGeneral Nonfiction2017
Thrill Me: Essays on Fiction by Benjamin PercyGeneral Nonfiction2017
The Heavens May Fall by Allen EskensGenre Fiction2017
Stealing the Countess by David HousewrightGenre Fiction2017
The Song Poet: A Memoir of My Father by Kao Kalia YangMemoir & Creative Nonfiction2017
The Thunder Before the Storm: The Autobiography of Clyde Bellecourt by Clyde BellecourtMemoir & Creative Nonfiction2017
This Is Where I Am: A Memoir by Zeke CaligiuriMemoir & Creative Nonfiction2017
I Live Inside: Memoirs of a Babe in Toyland by Michelle LeonMemoir & Creative Nonfiction2017
The Secret of Dreadwillow Carse by Brian FarreyMiddle Grade Literature2017
Little Cat's Luck by Marion Dane BauerMiddle Grade Literature2017
Sticks & Stones by Abby CooperMiddle Grade Literature2017
Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story by Caren StelsonMiddle Grade Literature2017
The Big Marsh: The Story of a Lost Landscape by Cheri RegisterMinnesota Nonfiction2017
Richard F. Lack: Catalogue Raisonné by Gary B. ChristensenMinnesota Nonfiction2017
The Ford Century in Minnesota by Brian McMahonMinnesota Nonfiction2017
Women of Mayo Clinic: The Founding Generation by Virginia M. Wright-PetersonMinnesota Nonfiction2017
Wintering by Peter GeyeNovel & Short Story2017
The Annie Year by Stephanie Wilbur AshNovel & Short Story2017
LaRose by Louise ErdrichNovel & Short Story2017
Do Not Find Me by Kathleen NovakNovel & Short Story2017
Unbearable Splendor by Sun Yung ShinPoetry2017
May Day: Poems by Gretchen MarquettePoetry2017
Yes Thorn by Amy MunsonPoetry2017
Tula: Poems by Chris SantiagoPoetry2017
Assassin's Heart by Sarah AhiersYoung Adult2017
LGBTQ Athletes Claim the Field: Striving for Equality by Kirstin Cronn-MillsYoung Adult2017
Original Fake by Kirstin Cronn-MillsYoung Adult2017
The Memory Book by Lara AveryYoung Adult Literature2017

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