The American Library in Paris Book Award (est. 2010) is a book award established by the American Library in Paris. It is awarded each November with a remunerative prize of $5,000 for the "most distinguished book of the year about France or the encounters between France and the United States." The first award was given in 2013.
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The library "was founded and originally run by American expatriates in Paris in 1920, with books that had been sent by American libraries to soldiers fighting in World War I."
2013
The shortlist was announced in September, and the winner in December 2013.
Winner: Fredrik Logevall, Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's Vietnam
Shortlist:
Jury: Diane Johnson, Adam Gopnik and Julian Barnes
2014
The shortlist was announced in July, and the winner in November 2014.
Winner: Robert Harris, An Officer and a Spy
Shortlist:
Jury: Alice Kaplan, Sebastian Faulks, and Pierre Assouline
2015
The shortlist was announced in July 2015, and the winner was announced 6 November.
Winner: Laura Auricchio, The Marquis: Lafayette Reconsidered
Shortlist:
Jury: Laura Furman, Lily Tuck, Fredrik Logevall