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National Book Award - Non-Fiction Finalists

Last week, we posted information on the Fiction finalists for the 2008 National Book Award. The following books are nominated for the Non-Fiction prize:

This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War by Drew Gilpin Faust
The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family by Annette Gordon-Reed
The Dark Side:The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals
Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives by Jim Sheeler
The Suicide Index: Putting My Father’s Death in Order by Joan Wickersham

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The 59th annual National Book Awards Ceremony will be held on November 19, 2008 at Cipriani, Wall Street in New York City and I'll be sure to let you know the winners.

Posted by Eileen McCarthy on November 12, 2008 9:00 AM |

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