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The national book critics circle nbcc award winners for publishing year 2015 were announced at a ceremony in new york last night. Here are the winners for the 2015 national book critics circle awards. The 2017 national book critics circle award winners were announced tonight in new york city. The prestigious literary awardsfor the best englishlanguage books published in the u. National book critics circle announces finalists for 2014 prizes january 26, 2015 the national book critics circle nbcc announced its 30 nominees for awards in six categories of books published in 2014 memoir, biography, criticism, fiction, nonfiction, and. National book critics circle award for john leonard prize 2015. Her most recent books are mamas nightingale, a picture book, and untwine, a young adult novel. Along with a national book critics circle award for poetry, he is the author of the new york times bestselling collection of essays, the book of delights.
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