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2002 ALA Notable Books Winners

Browse the 2002 ALA Notable Books winners and nominees by category. Each category starts with the winner, followed by nominees and other recognized titles.

ALA Notable Books Awarded by American Library Association 1 category shown

Fiction

Winner and nominees for the 2002 ALA Notable Books Fiction category.

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Chaon, Dan

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2001 2002 ALA Notable Books *

Austerlitz

Sebald, W.G.

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2001 2002 ALA Notable Books *

Bucking the Tiger

Olds, Bruce

Standalone · Historical

Aug-2001 2002 ALA Notable Books *

The Corrections

Franzen, Jonathan

Standalone · Literary

Sep-2001 2002 ALA Notable Books *

Crooked River Burning

Winegardner, Mark

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2001 2002 ALA Notable Books *

The Death of Vishnu

Suri, Manil

Standalone · Literary

Jan-2001 2002 ALA Notable Books *

Erasure

Everett, Percival

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2002 2002 ALA Notable Books *

Island

MacLeod, Alistair

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2000 2002 ALA Notable Books *

The Pickup

Gordimer, Nadine

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2001 2002 ALA Notable Books *

Samuel Johnson Is Indignant: Stories

Davis, Lydia

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2002 2002 ALA Notable Books *

True History of the Kelly Gang

Carey, Peter

Standalone · Historical

Jan-2001 2002 ALA Notable Books *

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