The National Book Foundation recently announced the finalists for the 2012 National Book Awards, and you’ll find many of these eBooks and audiobooks available in OverDrive’s catalog for libraries and schools. As anticipation builds for the National Book Awards Ceremony in New York City on Nov. 14, now’s the perfect time to share these celebrated works of fiction and nonfiction with your patrons.

Find these National Book Award Finalists in Content Reserve:

Fiction:

• Dave Eggers – “A Hologram for the King”
• Louise Erdrich – “The Round House”
• Ben Fountain – “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” 

Nonfiction:

• Katherine Boo – “Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity” 
• Robert A. Caro – “The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Volume 4″
• Domingo Martinez – “The Boy Kings of Texas”
• Anthony Shadid – “House of Stone: A Memoir of Home, Family, and a Lost Middle East” 

Young People’s Literature

• Patricia McCormick – “Never Fall Down” 

Log in to Content Reserve to add these titles to your collection, or contact your collection development specialist for customized assistance.

Melissa Marin is a Marketing & Outreach Specialist at  OverDrive.