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The national book foundation presented the 2011 national book awards at a ceremony at cipriani wall street in new york city with user created clips from this video november 16, 2016. Autographed awardwinners are aplenty on abebooks all the way from nelson algren to jesmyn ward. Everything you need to know about the national book awards fiction longlist. National book award for young peoples literature wikipedia. General fiction for adult readers is a national book award category that has been continuous since 1950, with multiple awards for a few years beginning 1980. Share your love of reading and support great literature in america with a gift to the national book foundation get involved and donate upcoming events donate contact us. National book award book award winners author recipients in all nba.
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