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Get to know the works shortlisted for the national book awards on tuesday night, finalists for the national book awards read from their nominated works at the new school in new york city. Oct 14, 2019 in a stunning turn of events and perhaps even taking a page out of the nobels playbook, the 2019 booker prize has been awarded to two books. My book of life by angel a booklist best book of the year in 20. London axel scheffler has illustrated a digital book for primary school age children, free for anyone to read on screen or print out, about the coronavirus and the measures taken to control it.
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