American Spy

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American Spy is a novel by Lauren Wilkinson, published in February 2019 by Random House. Barack Obama included the book on his 2019 summer reading list. [1] The novel details the struggle and growth of Marie, an African American woman, as she recounts her time in the FBI.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2019 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize —Shortlisted [2] [3] [4]
2020 Anthony Award First Novel Shortlisted [5] [6]
Edgar Award First Novel Shortlisted [7] [8]
HWA Crown AwardHWA Debut CrownShortlisted [9] [10] [11]
Macavity Awards First MysteryShortlisted [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Obama Shares His Summer Reading List". New York Times . August 14, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Here's the Center for Fiction's 2019 First Novel Prize longlist". Literary Hub. July 25, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Here are the seven shortlisted debut novels for the 2019 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize". Literary Hub. September 26, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  4. ↑ "2019 First Novel Prize". The Center for Fiction. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  5. ↑ "The 2020 Anthony Award Nominees Have Been Announced". CrimeReads. June 10, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  6. ↑ patti (October 17, 2020). "2020 Anthony Awards -". Nightstand Book Reviews. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  7. ↑ "MWA Announces the 2020 Edgar Nominations – Mystery Writers of America" . Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  8. ↑ "2020 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners – Mystery Writers of America" . Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  9. ↑ "The HWA Crowns longlists for 2020 – Historia Magazine". www.historiamag.com. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  10. ↑ "The HWA Crowns Shortlists for 2020". historicalwriters.org. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  11. ↑ "The winners! The HWA Crown Awards 2020 – Historia Magazine". www.historiamag.com. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  12. ↑ patti (October 16, 2020). "Macavity Awards - 2020 -". Nightstand Book Reviews. Retrieved February 19, 2023.


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