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I think that my subject is the capacity for dignity and beauty of perception in people society does not necessarily value.
Marilynne Robinson, on writing Lila, a 2014 National Book Award Finalist. (Via)
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Hi, Kelly–I loved lots of new books last year! Lila by Marilynne Robinson was so beautiful. Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill devastated me. Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven sucked me in for two full days and nights. Check out Colm Toibin’s Nora Webster if you want to read one of the best writers working today.
Along with confessing that he “stinks at Facebook,” Anthony Doerr gave a nice shout-out to his fellow National Book Award Finalists during his Facebook Q&A. 
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The finalists for the  National Book Critics Circle awards were announced and several National Book Award Finalist books made the list. The works of John Lahr, Roz Chast, Marilynne Robinson, and Rabih Alameddine were all nominated and Claudia Rankine became the first National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist nominated in two categories: criticism and poetry. 

In addition, Phil Klay, who won the National Book Award for his short-story collection Redeployment, will be awarded the John Leonard prize for the best debut book.

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This week, we were thrilled to announce the Longlists for the 2019 National Book Awards. These titles in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature represent some of the best writing of the year. The Finalists will be announced October 8, all in the lead up to the 70th National Book Awards on November 20. 

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