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National book critics circle award finalist book awards. The first nbcc awards were announced and presented january 16, 1976. The spirit catches you and you fall down by anne fadiman. The national book critics circle also presented a lifetime achievement award to author toni morrison. The board of the national book critics circle announces the finalists for its 2019 awards in six categories. Fiction, general nonfiction, biographyautobiography, poetry, and criticism. The 2019 nonfiction longlist represents an exciting range of voices and subjects, illuminating new perspectives on political, natural, cultural, historical, and personal experiences. This book is not some trite, feelgood, clichegushing, sappyending kind of book.
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