The National Book Award is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the United States. It recognizes outstanding achievement in four different categories, one of which is fiction. In 2015, the National Book Award for fiction was awarded to a remarkable novel that captivated readers worldwide. Let's take a closer look at the winning novel, its talented author, and where you can find more information about this award and other exceptional literary works. The 2015 National Book Award for fiction was presented to "Fortune Smiles" by Adam Johnson. This compelling collection of short stories explores themes of love, loss, and the human condition with remarkable depth and poignancy. Johnson's masterful storytelling and vivid character development have earned him widespread acclaim, making him one of the most celebrated authors of contemporary fiction. If you're interested in exploring other notable works that were contenders for the 2015 National Book Award for fiction, I highly recommend "A Little Life" by Hanya Yanagihara. This emotionally intense novel follows the lives of four friends as they navigate love, trauma, and the complexities of adulthood. Yanagihara's writing has been praised for its raw honesty and unflinching exploration of human relationships, making it a must-read for fans of thought-provoking literature. For readers who enjoy literary awards and want to discover more award-winning fiction, there are several websites that provide extensive information and recommendations. The official website of the National Book Foundation (www.nationalbook.org) is a valuable resource. It not only features the winners and finalists of past years but also offers additional reading suggestions and interviews with the authors. Another excellent website for book enthusiasts is Goodreads (www.goodreads.com). This popular platform allows users to rate and review books, create reading lists, and explore recommendations based on individual preferences. The National Book Award winners and finalists often receive high ratings and extensive discussions on Goodreads, making it an ideal platform to connect with fellow readers and discover new literary gems. In conclusion, the National Book Award for fiction in 2015 was awarded to "Fortune Smiles" by Adam Johnson. This thought-provoking collection of short stories is just one example of the exceptional literature that this prestigious award recognizes. Whether you're interested in exploring the works of the winning authors, discovering other top contenders, or discussing books with like-minded readers, the National Book Award and platforms like Goodreads can offer enriching experiences for every book lover.
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338.29 Million words | 2020-09-28 02:49Update
After living abroad for ten years, Zheng Yuqing is tricked by her father into returning to her home country, with the purpose of marrying a stranger. When she learns the reason behind it, she agrees to the marriage, only to find out that the man is disabled. Determined not to miss her chance, she decides to run away. Apologies, Dad. On her escape, she coincidentally meets a domineering and unreasonable man who tries everything to get rid of her, but she sticks to him like glue. As their true identities are revealed and their initial agreement emerges, will they be able to find happiness together? Join them on their hilarious journey of escaping marriage and discovering love.
413.68 Million words | 2021-12-31 04:32Update
When he dotes on her, he combines audacious recklessness with cruel and heartless methods, hiding tender dominance within. One day, the notorious and violent Third Young Master, angered his little sweetheart, causing the obedient little kitten to transform into an enraged wild leopard. "Leave, I don't love you anymore." "Don't love?" The Third Young Master's eyes burned with madness. "I will teach you now what love truly is!" Another day, the Third Young Master obtained an unparalleled exquisite diamond, crafted into a wedding ring and placed on her ring finger. "Cheng Lianxun, whether you live as a human or die as a ghost, you will always belong to me!" (Clean in body and mind, this sweet and explosive story will have you hooked!) Highly recommended is Yangyang's completed romance novel: "Mr. President, Your Overbearing Love for Your Wife is Too Arrogant!"
194.99 Million words | 2020-12-12 18:36Update
(Clean in body and mind) As the national husband, Lu Zhenming Tian is fearless and unperturbed, except he fears her making a scene about divorce. And as Lu's wife, Su Wansheng Tian is fearless and unperturbed, except she fears being bothered by him. When he gets jealous, he says, "Except for me, any man you look at is tempting them to commit crimes." When he confesses his love, he says, "Forgive my greediness, for accompanying you through the budding of love, I still want to be by your side when our temples turn gray." When facing women with ulterior motives, he says, "In this lifetime, Mrs. Lu will only belong to Su Wansheng." Su Wansheng likes Lu
576.76 Million words | 2021-08-12 04:05Update
He is proud, calm, and dominant. She is just as proud and calm as him, but she loses to his shamelessness. They meet because of a misunderstanding, and she wants to escape, but the threat of death hangs over her like a sword. The more she struggles and resists, the deeper her heart sinks. This is a slightly cute and sweet love story. Welcome to check it out~
546.83 Million words | 2023-03-21 12:05Update
The underground civilization, mysterious and shadowy, possessing extraordinary talents, engaging in brutal and uncanny sacrificial rituals, all for the pursuit of immortality for their emperor... A royal city built beneath the earth, a highly classified scroll brought into the human world by war, a colossal and sinister family... The second volume, "Underworld Necropolis Rites," has been fully uploaded. Seeking collections, clicks, and votes... The third volume, "Lost Runes," is currently being uploaded. Seeking collections, we're almost at three hundred. The first volume sets the stage, the second volume unravels the events, and the third volume provides the explanations... My friends, the first volume is in its final editing phase, marked as the "Final Revised Version." Some shortcomings and inconsistencies will be improved upon. Your support is greatly appreciated.
318.22 Million words | 2021-09-21 10:02Update
Definitely Refuse to Be a Bridesmaid: Young Bridesmaid Was Stripped and Harassed, Outrageous and Most Lewd Wedding Prank in the Countryside...
548.02 Million words | 2023-05-25 13:16Update
In her previous life, she was a genius military doctor. Unexpectedly, she transmigrated into a despised queen. On her wedding day, she was set up by others, but she managed to be reborn. Originally the daughter of a valiant and skilled general, she became the laughingstock and waste of many. Her arrival was bound to change everything. With a system by her side, she saved people with her blood, turned her hand into poison, and her hand into medicine. Her presence stirred up chaos in the hearts of many. A meeting, a life and death, destined to not accept mediocrity! He was the immensely famous idle king of the Great Liang Kingdom, but he was also the lord of the night. His concealment was enough to deceive the
42.63 Million words | 2020-11-01 15:46Update
In the year I met him, I was struggling in a sordid and filthy quagmire. He looked down upon my profession, yet frequently extended a helping hand to me. Amidst a drenching rain during a camping trip, feelings quietly grew. However, his past love resurfaced, leaving me in ruins as I made my escape. Three years later, reunited, I finally understood that the most heartbreaking truth was just that—hatred came from me, deep love was mine, but what I desired was never mine.
197.43 Million words | 2021-03-05 18:41Update
Through a hundred cycles, spanning thousands of years, Despite innumerable hardships, my true heart remains unchanged, Defeating all the demons of the world, A relentless fire that never burns out!
410.76 Million words | 2020-10-21 01:40Update
Joyfully married, but her life was ruined. He killed her child, imprisoned her soul, and for a decade they existed in two different worlds. When she returned, she was seen as a villain, filled with hatred. However, she believed he was her redemption, unable to resist his tenderness. But in the end, the weight of family and country was too heavy... Reborn, she encounters old acquaintances. The chessboard is reset, but she breaks the game barehanded.
95.34 Million words | 2023-03-16 07:02Update
Three years ago, a diplomatic alliance was formed between two nations. He was a prince being married off, and she was a princess sent for a political marriage. Three years later, the two nations are at war. He volunteers to lead the army and kills her husband, welcoming her back to their homeland. In the midst of a turbulent era, where four nations are divided, a twist of fate reveals the new identities of the princess, the iron-willed lords, and the exiled prince. Amidst power struggles, palace intrigue, and the hidden secrets of the royal family, where do old acquaintances stand? In a world of chaos and competition for supremacy, where does love find its place? Follow Nie Yunyuan's journey as a former royal courtier and untangle the origins of the four major families. Uncover the beginnings of the Xixi Dynasty, the legend of its founding. With the vastness of the Jianghu and the majesty of the court, the continuity of the nation hangs in the balance as the imperial entanglement unfolds.
400.01 Million words | 2022-08-31 22:12Update
Bizarre psychology, bizarre events, brutal murder cases, bloody and mysterious. Psychological torment, psychological killer, mole-like surveillance, dense fog-like ambiguity. genius doctor, undercover police, passionate youth, fragile lady, march in formation and beat the drums, move forward with a sword.
100.28 Million words | 2023-06-29 14:20Update
Sick and bedridden mother! Thin as a rail little brother! What a bunch of exquisite family members! It's all useless. And now, out of nowhere, there's a husband who could be tall or short, round or flat, ugly or beautiful, nobody knows. This is a big deal. If she doesn't marry, she'll only be waiting to die. If she does marry, she feels somewhat unhappy. As a modern person, she inexplicably traveled through time and had her marriage arranged by someone else. No matter how she thinks about it, it doesn't sit well with her. However, if she changes her mindset, she realizes that she actually gained something. Not only did she become an unparalleled expert overnight, but she also has fertile land and an arrogant spiritual pet as her companion...
540.93 Million words | 2020-09-25 14:50Update
【【Yunqi Academy Creative Writing Contest】Entry】I thought I had stumbled upon a cute little puppy, but little did I know, it was a cunning little fox! I never imagined that in this scientific era of the 21st century, as a suffering student, tormented by various theories taught at school, wanting to rebel and pursue romance would lead to such a fantastical encounter... (Recommended new novel: 'Joyful with Tianqi').
190.19 Million words | 2022-10-28 00:57Update
During the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Quji, the King of Guangchuan, had a strong passion for tomb robbery. This talented and eccentric feudal lord plundered all the tombs within his fiefdom, setting off a trend of tomb robbery among bureaucrats and aristocrats. Among his subordinates was a lieutenant named Sun Rang, who came from a family of tomb robbers. His ancestors had served as mid-ranking officials during the Qin Dynasty, and they followed Emperor Qin Shi Huang in his travels, robbing tombs in search of immortality elixirs. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Dong Zhuo further promoted the tomb-robbing industry, and the tomb-robbing families entered their golden age. Building upon the foundation of the mid-ranking official position of "Faqiu Zhonglang," Cao Cao established the specialized position of "Mo Jin Xiaowei" to carry out tomb robbery and amass wealth, resulting in "nine out of ten Han tombs being emptied." Meanwhile, the Mo Jin Xiaowei ventured into the civilian world, while the Faqiu lineage continued to serve the authorities. Thus, the general public only knew about tomb robbery, but not about Faqiu. What exactly transpired between tomb robbers and the Faqiu lineage? Why do tomb raiders revere Cao Cao as their ancestor but offer sacrifices to Emperor Qin Shi Huang when entering tombs? How can a fragile high school student uncover the millennium-old mysteries? And what kind of mission does he carry on his shoulders?
220.16 Million words | 2022-05-26 04:51Update
In the city of S, there are two legendary figures known as the vampires of their respective fields - Hai Lan, a lawyer, and Lian Ao Tian, a business genius. In a collision of diamonds in a traffic accident, the meeting of two powerhouses turns into a deadly battle. In a dimly lit room, a man with attractive lips smirks coldly, saying, 'Do you know what profession is most similar to the prostitution industry?' The woman, instead of getting angry, smiles back and uses her legs to attack, wrapping them tightly around the man's narrow waist, saying, 'How about three million? I'm buying three nights! One million per night!' And so, the CEO known for being untouchable amidst a sea of beauties finds himself receiving a lawyer's letter with various charges.
335.60 Million words | 2020-07-09 02:13Update
In the year , a mysterious gathering of wise men from the five countries and twelve temples took place at the Zhashen Monastery in Tibet, where they sought to unravel the greatest secret hidden within the ancient scroll "The Demon-Sealing Map of Tibet." As various hidden treasures emerged one by one, individuals from all corners of the world, bearing memories of past lives, made their grand appearance. People from all walks of life in the martial world became restless, their hearts longing for the treasure located beneath the Nise Ri mountain near Zhashen Monastery. As the storm approached and the wind filled the tower, the sealed demonic witch, whom Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo, Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty, and Princess Yeshi Shunzong of Nepal had successfully sealed, began to awaken. She was on the verge of breaking free from the soul barrier imposed by the three thousand demon-quelling masters of the Tang Dynasty, ready to walk the earth once more. As the imminent disaster of destruction, bloodshed, slaughter, and ancient grudges loomed, the true heroes stood tall, ready to face it all.
567.98 Million words | 2021-05-02 21:08Update
Johnny is knocked unconscious and remains in a coma for four and a half years. When he wakes up, everything has changed. He gains a strange ability and is involuntarily drawn into a series of horrifying events. While shaking hands with a politician, he sees a terrifying future...
575.92 Million words | 2021-05-20 22:56Update
['Whose body have you given away?'] The woman who should have belonged to him is now broken, and his heart is filled with anger, wishing to tear her apart! ['You know very well to whom it was given.'] She calmly bites her lip, fearless and unyielding. In her previous life, she was a terrifying agent of the Yanluo, vowing not to be reborn but to die with resentment. Yet she is reincarnated as the honored princess of a powerful nation, only to be bestowed upon the heartless emperor's favorite male pet! A cup of poisoned wine, a broken love, and she escapes from the depths of the palace to transform into the cold and ruthless queen of Longrui. Filled with resentment, her only goal is revenge, to overthrow the world and seize the throne! [New book 'Mischievous Princess' is a joyful fantasy female empowerment novel, those who like it can collect and enjoy.]
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