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Blogging 60 Years of The National Book Award

Thursday July 9, 2009

The National Book Foundation is celebrating the 60th year of the National Book Awards by blogging one National Book Award winning Fiction winner each day at www.nbafictionblog.org

The blog began on July 7 with 1950 NBA winner, Nelson Algren's The Man With the Golden Arm and will finish on September 21 with Peter Matthiessen's Shadow Country, winner of the 2008 Award.

The blog will last 77 days, honoring each of the 77 winners of the fiction award until September 21, when members of the public will have the opportunity to help select The Best of the National Book Awards Fiction and win two tickets to the 2009 National Book Awards. Read more.

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