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Benway, Bidart, Gessen, and Ward Win 2017 National Book Awards
At the 68th National Book Awards, held at Cipriani New York in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday night, politics were again front and center in the publishing world.
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Cynthia Nixon to Host 2017 National Book Awards
The Emmy, Tony, and Grammy award–winning actor, director, and activist will host the 68th National Book Awards on November 15 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York.
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George Saunders Wins 2017 Man Booker Prize
Saunders, the second American to win the £50,000 fiction award, was honored for 'Lincoln in the Bardo,' his first novel.
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Kazuo Ishiguro Wins Nobel Prize in Literature 2017
In its citation, the Swedish Academy commended Ishiguro as an author "who, in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world."
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National Book Foundation Names 2017 NBA Finalists
The diverse shortlists include such established voices as Frank Bidart and Frances FitzGerald and up-and-coming literary favorites including Danez Smith, Carmen Maria Machado, and Ibi Zoboi.
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Latino Authors Celebrated At Annual Book Awards
The annual International Latino Book Awards celebrated Latino literature and culture in the U.S. in early September.
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Halle Butler, Weike Wang Among NBF's Five Under 35 Honorees
The National Book Foundation has announced the honorees of its annual program recognizing debut fiction writers under the age of 35.
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NBF Names Annie Proulx Winner of Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters
The author of such works of fiction as 'The Shipping News' and 'Barkskins' is the 30th recipient of the medal, which has writers including Robert A. Caro, Judy Blume, and Toni Morrison.
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Robinson Named Winner of NBF's Literarian Award
The National Book Foundation has named Scholastic chairman, president, and CEO Dick Robinson the recipient of its 2017 Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community.
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The 2017 National Book Award Longlists
The National Book Foundation has announced its longlists for the 2017 National Book Awards. The five finalists in each category will be named on October 4, and the winner will be announced at a ceremony in New York City on November 15.
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