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National book awards, the industrys oscars, awarded in new york the national book foundation added some star power to its annual awards ceremony. National book awards finalists will be announced on october 4th, and winners will be announced at a ceremony in new york on november 15th. The 20 finalists for the 2016 national book awards in fiction, nonfiction, young peoples literature and poetry were announced thursday. The national book award for fiction is one of five annual national book awards, which recognize outstanding literary work by united states citizens.
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