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Stewart accepts the 2018 national book award for nonfiction. Get to know the finalists for the 2014 national book award. The national book foundation on tuesday announced 25 works up for awards in five categories. Established in 1950, the national book award is an american literary prize administered by the national book foundation, a nonprofit organization. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Ending a remarkable year, jessie was crowned overall winner by the public in a vote comprising the winners of all ten categories from this years specsavers national book awards. Louise erdrich wins national book award for fiction 2012. Culture commentator of the year 2012 london press club, columnist of the year 2012 glamour awards, writer of the year 2011 galaxy. The author of britains favourite book has been named today as jessie burton, when her atmospheric literary thriller the miniaturist was voted the specsavers book of the year 2014. Autobiographybiography of the year my animals and other family by clare balding viking adult.
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