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Almost every national book awards winner this year is a woman. Welcome to the 11th annual international awards, sponsored by american book fest. The winners in 10 categories included a firstgeneration chinese american, a. At the national book awards ceremony and dinner held in new york city each november, the chair of each judging panel announce the winners of the years national book awards. The new yorker offers a signature blend of news, culture. Oct 07, 2016 colson whitehead, jacqueline woodson, rita dove and viet thanh nguyen are among the finalists for the 2016 national book awards. National book awards finalists announced washington post.
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