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Capili, who teaches at the up diliman upd college of arts and letters, won for migrations and mediations. Five times before, a graphic novel had been named a finalist for the national book award for young peoples literature beginning with gene luen yangs american born chinese a decade ago. The full list of 2020 national book award winners and. New york tanehisi coates won the national book award for nonfiction wednesday night for between the world and me, the searing best seller. National book awards 2019 national book foundation. Evan osnos won the nonfiction award for age of ambition.
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