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Jan 17, 2017 national book critics circle awards finalists 2016. The finalists for the 20 national book awards were announced this morning on morning joe. Click here to see a list of winners from 1982 to the present. Today the nbcc announced its 30 finalists in six categoriesautobiography, biography, criticism, fiction, nonfiction, and poetryfor the outstanding books of 2017. Enlisted during the vietnam war, the book covers over.
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