The Book of the Year was inaugurated in 1947 , recognizing the 1943 novel Starbuck Valley Winter by Roderick Haig - Brown .
It was awarded ten times prior to 1963 .
The Book of the Year was inaugurated in 1947 , recognizing the 1943 novel Starbuck Valley Winter by Roderick Haig - Brown , and it was awarded ten times prior to 1963 .