Celebrate the life and work of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anthony Shadid (1968-2012) as Nada Bakri accepts a Lifetime Achievement Award on her husband’s behalf during the 2012 Arab American Book Award Ceremony. This event honors the year’s best books by and about Arab Americans; it features a sumptuous strolling buffet, open bar, live music, and following the award ceremony, a book signing with authors including Diana Abu-Jaber.

6 p.m. Strolling buffet, open bar + live music

7 p.m. Ceremony + book signing with authors including Diana Abu-Jaber

(Winning titles available for purchase during the event)

Tickets:

$20 General Admission
$15 Museum Members/students

Available ONLINE ONLY through NOON on Friday, September 28, 2012.

Business/creative attire suggested.

Free lighted parking. 

2012 ARAB AMERICAN BOOK AWARD WINNERS

Birds of Paradise by Diana Abu-Jaber
Arab & Arab American Feminisms: Gender, Violence, & Belonging edited by Rabab Abdulhadi, Evelyn Alsultany and Nadine Naber
Abu Ghraib Arias by Philip Metres

2012 HONORABLE MENTIONS

Anatomy of a Disappearance by Hisham Matar
Modern Arab American Fiction: A Reader's Guide edited by Steven Salaita
Transfer by Naomi Shihab Nye

Lifetime Achievement Award

Anthony Shadid (1968-2012)
to be accepted by his wife, Nada Bakri

Read more about the 2012 Arab American Book Award winners here.