Roots Alex Haley Roots by Alex Haley NBCC Nonfiction 1976 (awarded 1977) · Finalist Your shelf Sign in to keep this book on your shelf and send it to falcon. Sign in Prize history National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction 1976 · awarded 1977 Finalist National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction 1976 finalists The Woman Warrior Maxine Hong Kingston The Woman Warrior Maxine Hong Kingston Winner Simple Justice Richard Kluger Simple Justice Richard Kluger The Damnable Question George Dangerfield The Damnable Question George Dangerfield World of Our Fathers Irving Howe World of Our Fathers Irving Howe