Topic - National Book Foundation
Subscribe to this topic via RSS or ATOMThe National Book Foundation, founded in 1989, is an American nonprofit literary organization established "to raise the cultural appreciation of great writing in America." It achieves this through sponsoring the National Book Award, as well as the medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters and the Literarian Award, and by organizing and sponsoring public and educational programs. - Source: Wikipedia
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National Book Foundation announced Friday that it has named him this year's winner of a National Book Award for Distinguished Contributions to American Letters, a lifetime achievement medal given to Toni Morrison,Robert Caro and Edmund White among others.
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National Book Foundation announced that Kingsolver was the 37th winner of its medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters (DCAL), which has previously been given to Toni Morrison,Philip Roth and Joan Didion among others.
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