Sep 2, 2020
89th Annual California Book Awards
This year's winners are:
*GOLD MEDALS*
*FICTION*
Your House Will Pay, Steph Cha, Ecco
*FIRST FICTION*
Home Remedies, Xuan Juliana Wang, Hogarth
*NONFICTION*
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee, David Treuer, Riverhead
*JUVENILE*
A Place to Belong, Cynthia Kadohata, Atheneum
*YOUNG ADULT*
Frankly in Love, David Yoon, G.P Putnam’s Sons
*POETRY*
Magical Negro, Morgan Parker, Tin House Books
*SILVER MEDALS*
*FIRST FICTION*
Last of Her Name, Mimi Lok, Kaya Press
*NONFICTION*
Know My Name, Chanel Miller, Viking
*POETRY*
A Jazz Funeral for Uncle Tom, Harmony Holiday, Birds, LLC
*SPECIAL AWARDS*
*CALIFORNIANA*
The Dreamt Land, Mark Arax, Knopf
*CONTRIBUTION TO PUBLISHING*
Jim Marshall: Show Me the Picture, Chronicle Books
In response to the Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, this program took place and was recorded live via video conference, for an online audience only, and was live-streamed by The Commonwealth Club of California from San Francisco on August 28th, 2020.