The 2021 National Outdoor Book Awards Have Been Announced
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The day has come! The winners of the 2021 National Outdoor Book Awards have been announced.
The National Outdoor Book Awards (NOBA) is a non-profit educational program that recognizes and encourages outstanding writing and publishing in the outdoor field. Books are submitted to one of ten categories and nominees are judged by an extensive panel that includes authors, academics and industry professionals.
Just in time for curling up on the couch during the holidays to read about epic adventures or plan your next outing, here is a select list of this year’s award winners.
For a full list of winners, silver medalists and judges visit NOBA’s website.
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Journeys
This Land of Snow: A Journey Across the North in Winter by Anders Morley. Mountaineers Books, Seattle.
History / Biography
Shook: An Earthquake, a Legendary Mountain Guide, and Everest’s Deadliest Day by Jennifer Hull. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque.
Natural History Literature
Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest by Suzanne Simard. Allen Lane/Penguin Canada, Toronto.
Outdoor Literature
Lookout: Love, Solitude and Searching for Wildfire in the Boreal Forest by Trina Moyles. Random House Canada, Toronto.
The Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing by Mark Kurlansky. Bloomsbury, New York.
Bicycling with Butterflies: My 10,201 Mile Journey Following the Monarch Migration by Sara Dykman. Timber Press, Portland.
Nature and the Environment
Orca: Shared Waters, Shared Home by Lynda V. Mapes. Braided River/Mountaineers Books, Seattle.
Outdoor Adventure Guides
The Packraft Handbook: An Instructional Guide for the Curious by Luc Mehl. Illustrations by Sarah K. Glaser. Luc Mehl, Anchorage.
Nature Guides
A Field Guide to the Mid-Atlantic Coast by Patrick J. Lynch. Yale University Press, New Haven.
Which award winners will you be adding to your winter reading list?
