Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest

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literary award nonfiction book award

The Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest is a literary award recognizing outstanding nonfiction books that engage with timely social, political, or cultural issues.

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Label Occurrences
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest canonical 2
L.A. Times Book Prize (Current Interest) for Nickel and Dimed 1
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest (finalist) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary award ⓘ
nonfiction book award ⓘ
aim to encourage public engagement with current events through reading ⓘ
to recognize books that illuminate contemporary issues ⓘ
awardedFor excellence in analysis of contemporary events ⓘ
original reporting on current affairs ⓘ
awardFor books on timely cultural issues ⓘ
books on timely political issues ⓘ
books on timely social issues ⓘ
outstanding nonfiction books ⓘ
ceremonyHeldAt University of Southern California ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
eligibility books first published in the United States ⓘ
nonfiction works addressing current affairs ⓘ
field journalism-related nonfiction ⓘ
literature ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
genre nonfiction ⓘ
hasCategory Current Interest ⓘ
inception 1980s ⓘ
languageOfEligibleWorks English ⓘ
location Los Angeles ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
namedAfter Los Angeles Times ⓘ
notableAspect focus on timeliness of subject matter ⓘ
partOf Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Los Angeles Times Book Prizes
presentedBy Los Angeles Times ⓘ
region North America ⓘ
relatedTo Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography ⓘ
Los Angeles Times Book Prize ⓘ
surface form: Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History

Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology ⓘ
selectionProcess judged by panel of critics and writers ⓘ
sponsor Los Angeles Times ⓘ
typeOfWorkRecognized single-author books ⓘ

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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents → awardReceived → Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest ⓘ
Permanent Record → awarded → Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest ⓘ
this entity surface form: Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest (finalist)
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest → partOf → Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Los Angeles Times Book Prizes
Barbara Ehrenreich → awardReceived → Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest ⓘ
this entity surface form: L.A. Times Book Prize (Current Interest) for Nickel and Dimed
Los Angeles Times Book Prize → hasPart → Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest ⓘ