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The national book foundation winnowed the list of contenders for its literary prize to just 20 or five finalists each in four categories. Tanya sazansky, riverhead books read an excerpt from the future is history here. Sep 16, 2015 memoirs dominate the longlist of nominees for the 2016 national book award nonfiction category announced today by the national book foundation. Receiving the national book award is a huge deal as a win would place the recipient beside such literary icons like flannery oconnor, john updike, alice walker. It is no doubt a favorite to win among the very small number of people who.
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