 O'Connor's "Complete Stories" won the 1972 U.S. National Book Award for Fiction and, in a 2009 online poll, was named the best book ever to have won the National Book Awards.In June 2015, the United States Postal Service honored O'Connor with a new postage stamp, the 30th issuance in the Literary Arts series.Some criticized the stamp as failing to reflect O'Connor's character and legacy.