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White Girls
Author:	Hilton Als
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Genre:	Memoir, essays
Published:	2013
Publisher:	McSweeney's

White Girls is a nonfiction book by Hilton Als,^[1] published November 5, 2013 by McSweeney's.

Overview

Combining elements of memoir, criticism, fiction and non-fiction, the book's essays create a portrait of "white girls", a category in which Als includes everyone from Truman Capote to Flannery O’Connor and even Malcolm X.^[2] The book explores themes of identity, otherness, commonality, and interpersonal relationships as a kind of "twinship".^[3]

Awards

White Girls awards and honors!Year!Award!Result!Ref.

2014	Randy Shilts Award for Gay Nonfiction	Winner	^[4]
	Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Nonfiction	Winner	^[5] ^[6]
2013		Finalist	^[7] ^[8]

Notes and References

1. News: Benjamin. Rich. 2013-11-08. Shades of Influence. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-07-28. 0362-4331.
2. Web site: Hilton Als blurs the lines in 'White Girls'. November 8, 2013. Ulin, David L.. Los Angeles Times.
3. Web site: The A.V. Club. Battleground, Andrea. Hilton Als' White Girls is ingenious provocation. December 4, 2013.
4. Web site: The Randy Shilts Award for Gay Nonfiction. 2022-01-28. The Publishing Triangle. en-US.
5. Web site: 2014-03-06. 26th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced. 2022-01-28. Lambda Literary. en.
6. Web site: 2014-06-03. Full List of 2014 Lambda Literary Award Winners. 2022-01-28. IndieWire. en.
7. Web site: 2014-01-14. 2013 National Book Critics Circle Award Finalists Announced. 2022-01-25. The Millions. en-US.
8. Web site: 2013. 2022-01-25. National Book Critics Circle. en-US.