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President bill clinton and academy award winner anne hathaway were on hand as presenters. Nov 16, 2017 every year, the national book foundation nominates 20 books five fiction, five nonfiction, five poetry, five young adult for the national book award, which celebrates the best of american. Click on the award name or winner name to get list of all awardswinners national book award for fiction. List of winners of the national book award wikipedia.
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