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November 16, 2017
Alex Shephard
National Book Awards go to Masha Gessen and Jesmyn Ward.
November 17, 2016
Alex Shephard
The National Book Awards are woke.
November 17, 2016
Alex Shephard
Colson Whitehead and Congressman John Lewis lead the National Book Award winners.
November 19, 2015
Alex Shephard
Five notes about last night's National Book Awards.
November 19, 2015
Alex Shephard
Watch Ta-Nehisi Coates's powerful National Book Awards acceptance speech.
November 19, 2015
Alex Shephard
National Book Awards go to Ta-Nehisi Coates and Adam Johnson.

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