This years national book award ceremony did not stray from 2017s political context, as the choice of winning books and the subsequent acceptance speeches zeroed in. Neal shusterman full speech 2015 national book awards ceremony wednesday, november 18, 2015, cipriani wall street, new york, ny. The 2017 national book awards were hosted by emmy and tonywinning actress cynthia nixon, and took place in new york. Robin coste lewis full speech 2015 nba young peoples literature award winner.
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