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Fiction, the final award of the night, went to jesmyn ward, author of the luminous sing, unburied, sing and onetime national book award winner for her 2011 debut, salvage the bones. Among them are jesmyn ward, min jin lee and frank bidart. Chevrolet silverado 3500hd silverado 3500hd history. Nov 15, 2017 the 2017 national book awards were hosted by emmy and tonywinning actress cynthia nixon, and took place in new york. The 2011 national book awards finalists the new yorker. Marjorie garber presents the national book award to patti.
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