Cindy johnson accepts the 2007 national book award in fiction for tree of smoke in her husbands honor. Each year, the foundation selects a total of twenty judges, including five in each of the four award categories. National book awards american literary award britannica. Melena ryzik of the times hobnobs at the intellectual center of the world, the 2007 national book awards.
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