2007 L.A. Times Book Prize

Awards List

Fiction

Be Near Me
(Winner)
Andrew O'Hagan

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
(Finalist)
Junot Diaz

First Fiction

The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears
(Winner)
Dinaw Mengestu

Twenty Grand: and Other Tales of Love and Money
(Finalist)
Rebecca Curtis

The Last Chicken in America
(Finalist)
Ellen Litman

Mystery/Thriller

Calling Out for You // The Indian Bride
(Winner)
Karin Fossum
  • / Police Procedural
  • Buy Buy

In the Woods
(Finalist)
Tana French

Young Adult Literature

A Darkling Plain
(Winner)
Philip Reeve

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
(Finalist)
Sherman Alexie

Darkwing
(Finalist)
Kenneth Oppel

Award Categories

Fiction

First Fiction

Graphic Novel

Mystery/Thriller

Poetry

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Speculative Fiction

Young Adult Literature

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