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Nov 10, 2015 the finalists for the 2015 national book award for young peoples literature explore an array of subjects from a nonfiction account of a whistleblower to a playful graphic novel about a. Lauren groff, hanya yanagihara and tanehisi coates are among the finalists for this years national book awards. Last night, the national book foundation revealed the winners of this years awards at a new york city ceremony hosted by levar burton. The national book foundation selected winners from a total of 25 finalists in 5 categories. A fifth category, the national book award for translated literature, was added in 2018, recognizing works in translation for the first time since 1983.
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