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The 2017 national book awards were hosted by emmy and tonywinning actress cynthia nixon, and took place in new york. National book award winners for nonfiction, 19502014. As an extension of the nonfiction authors association, we are committed to honoring excellence in nonfiction books and welcome submissions by selfpublished and traditionally published authors alike, in both print and ebook formats. The first africanamerican writer to win a national book award was ralph ellison for invisible man. Every national book award for nonfiction winner of the 21st.
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Sep 2, 2012 explore kclibrarys board national book award winners. The panelists are five writers who are known to be doing great work in their genre or field. There are only 20 books left in contention for the 2016 national book awards. Winners of the national book critics circle award in general. Nov 19, 2015 tanehisi coates wins national book award for nonfiction. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young peoples literature. The national book awards were first awarded to four 1935 publications in may 1936. The 10 nominated works include two books about world war ii, a coming book from walter isaacson about technological innovation and, for the first time in the nonfiction category, a graphic memoir, from the new yorker cartoonist roz chast.
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