The 2008 National Book Award finalists were announced last night. They are:
- Fiction: Shadow Country by Peter Mathteissen
- Nonfiction: The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family by Ann Gordon-Reed
- Poetry: Fire to Fire: New and Collected Poems by Mark Doty
- Young People's Literature What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell
UPDATE: The Star Tribune posted a nice write-up of the event, including coverage of the winners' acceptance speeches. Read it here.
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