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2011 National Book Award Winners

The Swerve
Salvage the Bones, Jesmyn Ward's wrenching novel of a Mississippi town under the threat of a hurricane, has won the 2011 National Book Award for fiction. More winners:

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Literature & Fiction

Browse for novels, classic literature, and short stories, or see our picks for the best fiction of 2011 or best books of the month.

Coming Soon in Literature & Fiction

Coral Glynn: A Novel
›Peter Cameron
Hardcover
$24.00 $15.83
Lone Wolf: A Novel
›Jodi Picoult
Hardcover
$28.00 $16.80
Ruth's Redemption
›Marlene Banks-Benn
Paperback
$14.99 $9.97
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New and Notable in Literature & Fiction

Home Front
›Kristin Hannah
Hardcover
$27.99 $15.93
Murder in a Basket
›Amanda Flower
Hardcover
$25.95 $23.06
Ancient Spirits
Alice Duncan
Hardcover
$25.95
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Featured in Literature & Fiction

Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Best Books of the Month
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"New York Times" Bestsellers
The Art of Fielding
Best Books of 2011
The Angel Esmeralda: Nine Stories
Featured Short Fiction
Salvage the Bones
Award-Winning Books
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
Book Club Picks

Best Books of 2011: Debut Fiction

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Featured Novels

There But For The: A Novel
›Ali Smith
Hardcover
$25.00 $13.99
Last Man in Tower
›Aravind Adiga
Hardcover
$26.95 $14.98
Aleph
›Paulo Coelho
Hardcover
$24.95 $14.37
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Spotlight on Canadian Fiction

The Golden MeanWater for ElephantsOryx and Crake Some of our favorite reads come from our neighbors to the north. From critically acclaimed novels to page-turning thrillers, discover new and notable books from great authors who you may not have known were Canadian.

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