5 Under 35 Awards

The National Book Foundation (which awards the National Book Awards) recognizes 5 new, young writers each year in its 5 Under 35 Awards. To read more, go to the official website of The National Book Foundation.

Books I’ve read are highlighted in blue with links to reviews.

Winners in 2006

• O My Darling, by Amity Gaige
• The Seas, by Samantha Hunt
• Corpus Christi: Stories, by Bret Anthony Johnston
• Sightseeing,by Rattawut Lapcharoensap
• Drinking Coffee Elsewhere, by ZZ Packer

Winners in 2007

• Garner, by Kirstin Allio
• The Beautiful Things that Heaven Bears, by Dinaw Mengestu
• Get Down: Stories, by Asali Solomon
• Petropolis, by Anya Ulinich
• Third Class Superhero, by Charles Yu

Winners in 2008

• The Farther Shore, by Matthew Eck
• All the Sad Young Literary Men, by Keith Gessen
• One More Year: Stories, by Sana Krasikov
• The Boat, by Nam Le
• Last Last Chance , by Fiona Maazel

Winners in 2009

• Blood Kin, by Ceridwen Dovey
• All The Living, by C.E. Morgan
• Reasons For And Advantages of Breathing, by Lydia Peelle
• St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves, by Karen Russell
• The New Valley, by Josh Weil

Winners in 2010

• The Sweet Relief of Missing Children, by Sarah Braunstein (read my review)
• The Orange Eats Creeps, Grace Krilanovich
• The Tiger’s Wife, by Téa Obreht (read my review)
• How To Escape from a Leper Colony, by Tiphanie Yanique
• Once the Shore, by Paul Yoon

Winners in 2011

• The People of Forever Are Not Afraid, by Shani Boianjiu
• Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self, by Danielle Evans
• The Walking People, by Mary Beth Keane
•  Bear Down, Bear North: Alaska Stories, by Melinda Moustakis
• Where Things Come Back, by John Corey Whaley