National Book Award

Thursday 12/23/2004

The National Book Award for Fiction winner, Lily Tuck, and the other four finalists share their books and reflect on their different approaches to writing.

People in this video: Lily Tuck Kate Walbert Sarah Shun-lien Bynum Joan Silber Christine Schutt

Category: Books

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