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Back to top9/5/2023: 2023 Washington State Book Award nominees
Nominations for the 57th annual Washington State Book Awards were announced. Formerly called the Governor’s Writers Awards, the awards honor Washington state writers for books published in 2022, and are presented by the Washington Center for the Book and chosen by a panel of librarians, authors and independent booksellers.
Below are the 30 finalists in seven categories; winners will be announced September 26, 2023.
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$24.95
ISBN: 9781538163122
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Published: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers - March 15th, 2022
2023 Washington State Book Award Nominee: Adult Category : Creative Nonfiction/Memoir
$20.00
ISBN: 9781250867124
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Published: Picador - May 16th, 2023
2023 Washington State Book Award Nominee: Adult Category : Creative Nonfiction/Memoir
2023 PNBA Book Award Winner
"Ma And Me: A Memoir" by Putsata Reang
Seattle, WA
An excellently interwoven story of the refugee experience, Americanization of immigrant children, tension and trauma between mothers and daughters, and the lingering effects of war. With a journalist's eye and a creative writer's heart, Reang has crafted a memorable memoir with poignant lines I'll bookmark for life.
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ISBN: 9781640095885
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Published: Counterpoint - March 7th, 2023
2023 Washington State Book Award Nominee: Adult Category : Creative Nonfiction/Memoir
2023 PNBA Book Award Winner
"Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk" by Sasha LaPointe
Tacoma, WA
Filled with her own experiences as a person of Coast Salish heritage alongside those of her ancestors, Sasha Lapointe’s "Red Paint" takes us from her rough childhood and early punk rock days in Washington to graduate school in New Mexico and back. Her journey of self-discovery, including a commitment to live up to her namesake great-grandmother’s legacy as a tribal elder, results in a powerful book and ongoing life story as LaPointe channels legacy into her work as an artist and activist.
$16.95
ISBN: 9781954854260
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Published: Girl Friday Books - May 24th, 2022
2023 Washington State Book Award Nominee: Adult Category : Creative Nonfiction/Memoir
$18.99
ISBN: 9780062868121
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Published: Harper Perennial - June 27th, 2023
2023 Washington State Book Award Nominee: Adult Category : Fiction
$17.00
ISBN: 9780525563112
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Published: Vintage - November 29th, 2022
2023 Washington State Book Award Nominee: Adult Category : Fiction
$17.99
ISBN: 9781250886088
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Published: Tor Books - November 8th, 2022
2023 Washington State Book Award Nominee: Adult Category : Fiction
$16.95
ISBN: 9781951142995
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Published: Tin House Books - February 1st, 2022
2023 Washington State Book Award Nominee: Adult Category : Fiction
2023 PNBA Book Award Winner
"Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century: Stories" by Kim Fu
Seattle, WA
This collection of short stories reflects on family, coming of age, grief. relationships, and both the promise and uncertainty of the future. Each story is dynamic and thought provoking. It's rare to read a collection where every story stirs something inside. I simply couldn't put this down. I hope it finds many readers in the PNW and beyond.
$12.95
ISBN: 9781542034104
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Published: Montlake - October 1st, 2022
2023 Washington State Book Award Nominee: Adult Category : Fiction
$26.95
ISBN: 9781637740323
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Published: BenBella Books - March 8th, 2022
2023 Washington State Book Award Nominee: Adult Category : General Nonfiction/Biography
$16.95
ISBN: 9781632174086
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Published: Sasquatch Books - May 17th, 2022
2023 Washington State Book Award Nominee: Adult Category : General Nonfiction/Biography
$18.99
ISBN: 9780063038523
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Published: Amistad - February 7th, 2023
2023 Washington State Book Award Nominee: Adult Category : General Nonfiction/Biography
$18.99
ISBN: 9781538753330
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Published: Grand Central Publishing - June 6th, 2023
2023 Washington State Book Award Nominee: Adult Category : General Nonfiction/Biography
$50.00
ISBN: 9780393541212
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - March 8th, 2022
2023 Washington State Book Award Nominee: Adult Category : General Nonfiction/Biography
June 2023. James Beard Foundation Book Awards, Single Subject.
2023 PNBA Book Award Winner
"The Wok: Recipes & Techniques" by J. Kenji López-Alt
Seattle, WA
The Wok is an beautiful introduction to and exploration of the pan that is certain to become the most versatile in your kitchen. Filled with tricks and technique, featuring thoughtful and scientific sidebars, and loaded to the rim with recipes and photos—whether a novice considering your first wok or a seasoned cook looking to up your game, you cannot go wrong with a teacher like Kenji!
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$18.00
ISBN: 9780822966937
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Published: University of Pittsburgh Press - September 27th, 2022
2023 Washington State Book Award Nominee: Adult Category : Poetry
$19.95
ISBN: 9781882688616
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Published: Tia Chucha - May 20th, 2022
2023 Washington State Book Award Nominee: Adult Category : Poetry
$16.95
ISBN: 9781949467789
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Published: Blair - April 5th, 2022
2023 Washington State Book Award Nominee: Adult Category : Poetry
2023 PNBA Book Award Winner
"The Necessity of Wildfire: Poems" by Caitlin Scarano
Bellingham, WA
The poems in Caitlin Scarano’s "The Necessity of Wildfire" burn slowly but searing, her words lulling readers into a sense of comfort in the exploration of the minutiae of everyday life only to be suddenly startled into a higher clarity. The collection is complex and compelling, revealing a connection to both the personal and universal experience. These poems make an impact upon first reading and will affect you each and every time you return.
$18.00
ISBN: 9798985263220
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Published: Pulley Press - May 3rd, 2022
2023 Washington State Book Award Nominee: Adult Category : Poetry
$16.00
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ISBN: 9781735678368
Published: June Road Press - October 4th, 2022
2023 Washington State Book Award Nominee: Adult Category : Poetry
$16.99
ISBN: 9781632173638
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Published: Little Bigfoot - January 25th, 2022
2023 Washington State Book Award Nominee: Youth Categories: Picture Books
$18.99
ISBN: 9781250796998
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Published: Roaring Brook Press - April 12th, 2022
2023 Washington State Book Award Nominee: Youth Categories: Picture Books
$18.99
ISBN: 9781536216585
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Published: Candlewick - May 10th, 2022
2023 Washington State Book Award Nominee: Youth Categories: Picture Books
$19.99
ISBN: 9781632172594
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Published: Little Bigfoot - October 25th, 2022
2023 Washington State Book Award Nominee: Youth Categories: Picture Books
$8.99
ISBN: 9780593310557
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Published: Yearling - May 2nd, 2023
2023 Washington State Book Award Nominee: Youth Categories: Books for Young Readers
$7.99
ISBN: 9780735266841
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Published: Tundra Books - September 26th, 2023
2023 Washington State Book Award Nominee: Youth Categories: Books for Young Readers
$12.99
ISBN: 9780735266728
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Published: Tundra Books - October 4th, 2022
2023 Washington State Book Award Nominee: Youth Categories: Books for Young Readers
$8.99
ISBN: 9781534484931
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Published: Aladdin - March 14th, 2023
2023 Washington State Book Award Nominee: Youth Categories: Books for Young Readers
$12.99
ISBN: 9781534470934
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Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - April 18th, 2023
2023 Washington State Book Award Nominee: Youth Categories: Books for Young Adult Readers
$17.99
ISBN: 9781338753738
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Published: Scholastic Press - July 19th, 2022
2023 Washington State Book Award Nominee: Youth Categories: Books for Young Adult Readers
$18.99
ISBN: 9780593426135
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Published: Knopf Books for Young Readers - February 22nd, 2022
2023 Washington State Book Award Nominee: Youth Categories: Books for Young Adult Readers