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Phil klay accepts the 2014 national book award in fiction for redeployment. Sep 17, 2014 the national book award nominees for the 2014 nonfiction prize were announced on wednesday. Since 1987 the awards have been administered and presented by the national book foundation, but they are awards by writers to writers. The 2014 national book award winners have been selected, and there were some surprises.
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