"Oh, Beautiful" Named 2012 Eric Hoffer Book Award Recipient

May 19, 2012 - PRLog -- Oh, Beautiful: An American Family in the 20th Century placed as first runner-up in the 2012 Eric Hoffer Book Award category of Culture, the awards committee announced this week. The Culture category encompasses nonfiction titles “demonstrating the human or world experience,” including multicultural, essay, women’s issues, sexuality, travel, sports, true crime, social commentary, and current events.

The Eric Hoffer Book Award honors the memory of the American philosopher Eric Hoffer, who wrote ten books about working-class social issues. The award highlights “salient writing” as well as the “independent spirit” of small publishers.

“It’s fitting to receive this award for Oh, Beautiful in memory of a man who was a migrant worker, longshoreman, and free thinker,” said author John Paul Godges. “I think a lot of the characters in this book could relate to Eric Hoffer.”

The Eric Hoffer Award for short prose and books was established at the start of the 21st century “as a means of opening a door to writing of significant merit.”