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Jennifer Egan's novel, A Visit from the Good Squad, is the winner of the 2011 Tournament of Books. This contest is "an annual, irreverent literary contest structured like and coinciding with the NCAA basketball tournament, sponsored by The Morning News." Click for full article.

The winners of the 2011 Indies Choice Book Awards were announced on April 6, 2011. The winners listed below were chosen by members of the American Booksellers Association.

Adult Fiction Book of the Year: Room, by Emma Donoghue (Past review)

Adult Nonfiction Book of the Year: Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand

Adult Debut Book of the Year: Matterhorn, by Karl Marlantes

Young Adult Book of the Year: Revolution, by Jennifer Donnelly

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