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Here are the winners of the 2021 Oregon Book Awards


Here are the winners of the 2021 Oregon Book Awards
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The Oregon Book Awards are given out by the Portland nonprofit Literary Arts. Andrew Proctor, executive director of Literary Arts, speaks at a 2016 event.Stephanie Yao Long/Oregonian file photo
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Literary Arts announced the seven winners of its 2021 Oregon Book Awards during a Sunday night broadcast on OPB Radio.
The winners were chosen from among 173 submitted books, according to Andrew Proctor, executive director of Literary Arts, a Portland nonprofit.
The broadcast, hosted by previous Oregon Book Award winners Omar El Akkad and Elena Passarello, began with a tribute to longtime Oregon author Barry Lopez. A National Book Award finalist and Oregon Book Award winner, he hosted the awards ceremony in 2006 and was a recipient of Literary Arts’ C.E.S. Wood Distinguished Writer Award. Lopez died in December. ....

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Looking for a Good Book? Check Out the 2021 Oregon Book Awards Winners


by Blair Stenvick

May 3, 2021 at 2:31 pm
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The winners of the 2021 Oregon Book Awards an annual competition from Literary Arts honoring the best works from local authors were announced yesterday. As someone who perennially identifies as “looking for a good book,” I can’t wait to delve into this list. If you feel the same, here’s an overview of the seven winning titles, as well as some notes the Oregon Book Awards judges shared when announcing the winners.
• The
Ken Kesey Award for Fiction goes to
The Great Offshore Grounds by Portland-based author Vanessa Veselka. The novel takes a classic cross-country road trip tale and turns it on its head, weaving in mythologies, complicated sibling dynamics, and a detour into the ocean. Judge Hilary Leichter writes that she was riveted by every line, the humor of being alive, the pathos of this deeply American narrat ....

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