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Winners of the national book critics circle award in fiction. This year, the winners were announced during a virtual ceremony, here are the winners. The black death creeps across the land, an everpresent threat, infecting the healthy, the sick, the old and the young, alike. Finalists for the 2020 national book critics circle awards. General fiction for adult readers is a national book award category that has been continuous since 1950, with multiple awards for a few years beginning 1980. Evan osnos accepts the 2014 national book award in nonfiction for age of ambition. It was a lively and sometimes moving ceremony, combining recorded and live segments. National book critics circle announces award winners the.
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