The 28th National Book Awards

Posted on November 14, 2009 by Rossel

The 28th National Book Awards was held yesterday at the Ayala Museum. The best books in different fields were chosen by prominent judges. The winning books are as follows:

Best Book in Science

Diabetes is BitterSweet: A Guide to Understanding Diabetes
By Estrelita V. Fernando Lopez, MD
Nerissa V. Cinco-Calimon, MD
Florence Amorado-Santos, MD

Best Autobiography/Biography

Afro-Asia in Upheaval: A Memoir of Front-line Reporting
By Amando Doronila

Best Book in the Social Sciences

Competing Views and Strategies on Agrarian Reform
Volume I: International Perspective
Volume II: Philippine Perspective
By Saturnino M. Borras, Jr.

Best Book in the Profession

Sine Gabay: A Film Study Guide
By Nick Deomampo and the Center for New Cinema

Best Book on Art

The Shared Voice: Chanted and Spoken Narratives from the Philippines
By Grace Nono

Best Book on Leisure

Cafe by the Ruins: Memories and Recipes
By Lilliana Llamado, Adelaida Lim and Feliz Perez
Best Book on Poetry
The Gods We Worship Live Next Door
By Bibo A. Realuyo

Best Book in Non-Fiction
Ah, Wilderness! A Journey through Sacred Time
By Simeon Dumdum, Jr.
Best Book in Literary Criticism/Literary History
Our Scene So Fair: Filipino Poetry in English, 1905 to 1955
By Gemino H. Abad
The winner of Best Design
The Philippine Through European Lenses: Late 19th Century
Photographs from the Meerkamp Van Embden Collection
Designed by Karl Frederick M. Castro

Publisher of the Year

This could be a guide if you have plans of buying great books today.

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