The RUSA awards were held in the middle of a blizzard and concurrent to when the Superbowl was on. It was a wild time! Congratulations to all the winners, including:
The Enchanted by Rene Denfield: Death row inmates await escape through execution in this weirdly gorgeous tale.
Something Rich and Strange by Ron Rash: A brutal and beautiful collection of human tales set in the Carolinas.
Dark Invasion: 1915 Germany’s Secret War and the Hunt for the First Terrorist Cell in America by Howard Blum: German spies collaborate to unleash a campaign of terror in the United States at the start of World War I.
Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story by Rick Bragg: “Can a man play rock and roll and still go to heaven?”
– Annie