Louise Erdrich wins the National Book Award

Louise Erdrich's The Round House (2012), a story of a woman who is attacked on a North Dakota reservation has won America's prestigious National Book award.  "This is a book about a huge case of injustice ongoing on reservations. Thank you for giving it a wider audience," she said, according to the New York Times.

2012 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD

Established in 1950, the National Book Award is an American literary prize given to writers by writers and administered by the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization. The mission of the National Book Foundation and the National Book Awards is to celebrate the best of American literature, to expand its audience, and to enhance the cultural value of good writing in America.

2012 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD

Established in 1950, the National Book Award is an American literary prize given to writers by writers and administered by the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization. The mission of the National Book Foundation and the National Book Awards is to celebrate the best of American literature, to expand its audience, and to enhance the cultural value of good writing in America.