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The finalists for the 20 national book awards were announced this morning on morning joe. But that daunting number of contenders winnowed further wednesday, as the national book foundation announced the finalists for its literary prize just five works each in four categories. The national book foundation revealed the finalists for the 2014 national book awards for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young peoples literature. The award is presented each year to honor the best books published in the united states according to. List of winners of the national book award wikipedia. Click on the award name to show winners and nominees.
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