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General nonfiction for adult readers is a National Book Award category continuous only from 1984, when the general award was restored after two decades of awards in several nonfiction categories. From 1935 to 1941 there were six annual awards for general nonfiction, two for biography, and the Bookseller Discovery or Most Original Book was ...
At the 75 th National Book Awards, hosted in Manhattan at Cipriani Downtown last night, members of the literary community gathered to celebrate some of the year’s best writing across Fiction ...
The 75th National Book Awards, presented at a ceremony and benefit dinner by the National Book Foundation, took place on November 20, 2024, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. [1] During the gala, the National Book Foundation presented awards in 5 competitive categories and 2 special categories honoring books released between December 1 ...
The National Book Foundation awards winners in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature and young people’s literature. This year, publishers submitted a total of 1,917 books.
Winners in the fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature and young people's literature categories received their honors on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at the 75th National Book Awards Ceremony in ...
National Book Award for Fiction winners and finalists, 1984-1989 Year Author Title Result Ref. 1984 Ellen Gilchrist: Victory Over Japan: A Book of Stories: Winner [69] Alison Lurie: Foreign Affairs: Finalist Philip Roth: The Anatomy Lesson: Finalist 1985 Don DeLillo: White Noise: Winner [70] [71] Ursula K. Le Guin: Always Coming Home: Finalist ...
Host LeVar Burton and special guest Oprah Winfrey gave barn-burning speeches about the freedom to read, while a group of writers took the stage to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.
At the National Book Awards Ceremony and Dinner held in New York City each November, the chair of each judging panel announces the winners of the year's National Book Awards. Each finalist receives $1,000, a medal, and a citation written by the judging panel; winners get $10,000 and a bronze sculpture.