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National book awards ceremony, 2015 2015 national book awards. Oct 06, 2016 last month, the new yorker announced the longlists for the 2016 national book awards in the categories of young peoples literature, poetry, nonfiction, and fiction. Winner of the national book award, is blurbed as scabrously funny and as a sharp original satire. To be eligible, a book must be published in the united states between dec. The event was designed to resemble hollywoods oscars, but instead there was little glamour. The 2017 national book awards were hosted by emmy and tonywinning actress cynthia nixon, and took place in new york. A fifth category, the national book award for translated literature, was added in 2018, recognizing works in translation for the first time since 1983. Among the 20 finalists of the prestigious award, 15 are women.
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