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Daniel borzutzky won in poetry for his collection the performance of becoming human brooklyn arts press, and colson whitehead took home the fiction award for his novel the underground railroad doubleday. Lauren groff, hanya yanagihara and tanehisi coates are among the finalists for this years national book awards. Finalists unveiled for this years national book awards npr. New york tanehisi coates won the national book award for nonfiction wednesday night for between the world and me, the searing best seller. Get to know the finalists for the 2014 national book award. The national book critics circle also presented a lifetime achievement award to author toni morrison. Here are the 20 books nominated for the 2017 national book.
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