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National Book Awards

McDermott
Alice McDermott
The writer won the fiction award for Charming Billy, a novel about an Irish-American family.

National Book Award

Stern
Gerald Stern
Stern was recognized for This Time: New and Selected Poems, his 11th collection of poetry.


 

Ball
Ball
In Slaves in the Family, Ball examines the lives of his Charleston ancestors and the slaves they owned.

Sachar
Louis Sachar
Sachar's dark comedy, Holes, was awarded the young people's literature award.


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