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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: National Book Awards

National Book Awards stories: 3 news summaries

 Colum McCann 
 Wins National 
 Book Award 

Dave Eggers, Gore Vidal also honored at New York ceremony

Nov 19, 09 9:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Irish-born author Colum McCann won the National Book Award for his novel Let the Great World Spin, a fictional take on the effects of Philippe Petit’s 1970s tightrope walk between the Twin Towers on multiple New Yorkers. The non-fiction prize at last night’s ceremony went to TJ... More »

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Jefferson-
Hemings History Wins National Book Award

Tome details founding father's slave family

Nov 20, 08 6:31 AM CST
(Newser) - The heart-wrenching and controversial history of Thomas Jefferson's secret family with slave Sally Hemings took the top prize for nonfiction at the National Book Awards last night, USA Today reports. Annette Gordon-Reed became the first African-American woman to win the prize for her detailed exploration of the lives of three... More »

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History of CIA and Vietnam novel win

Nov 15, 07 6:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Spy stories took National Book Awards last night, as a history of the CIA by New York Times reporter Tim Weiner took non-fiction honors and Denis Johnson's Tree of Smoke, a sprawling thriller about a CIA agent in Vietnam, led the the winners. Joan Didion accepted a medal for... More »

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