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An illustrated guide to literary awards and books lists. The national book awards, administered by the national book foundation, are considered one of the most prestigious literary honors, rivaled only by the pulitzer prizes. The national book foundation revealed the finalists for the 2017 national book award, narrowing down its list of nominated books from 40 to 20 titles. Autographed awardwinners are aplenty on abebooks all the way from nelson algren to jesmyn ward.
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