2005 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – Current Interest Winner

Night Draws Near: Iraq’s People in the Shadow of America’s War
Anthony Shadid
An Arab-American journalist looks at the Iraq War from the perspective of ordinary Iraqi citizens confronted by the dislocations, hardships, tragedies, and harsh realities of the conflict….
2005 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – Current Interest Shortlist

Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story
Kurt Eichenwald

Courtroom 302: A Year Behind the Scenes in an American Criminal Courthouse
Steve Bogira

Still Looking: Essays on American Art
John Updike
