The importance of black voices is clear at National Book Awards where Colson Whitehead wins fiction prize - Los Angeles Times
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We read 2017's National Book Award nominees. Here's what we thought. - Vox
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Groff, Doerr are among National Book Award finalists
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Give Us the Ballot
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40 best African American books, according to the NAACP
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National Book Awards Announces Its 2021 Nominees - The New York Times
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2003 National Book Awards Ceremony
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The National Book Awards longlist for nonfiction
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2021 National Book Awards Longlist for Nonfiction - National Book Foundation
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National Book Awards 2018: the winners and finalists, reviewed - Vox
2003 National Book Awards Ceremony
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National Book Awards Announces Its 2021 Nominees - The New York Times
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Author Archives - Page 17 of 249 - National Book Foundation
National Book Critics Circle Book Awards Readings, March 11, 2001