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Sing, unburied, sing, by jesmyn ward, a novel set in the deep south, snagged the prestigious 2017 national book award for fiction on wednesday night. National book award ben hooks institute the university. Susan choi accepts the 2019 national book award for fiction for trust exercise. More than 1,700 books began the autumn with a chance at winning a national book award.
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