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4 Iowa alums longlisted for National Book Award

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Four University of Iowa graduates are listed among the authors being considered for the prestigious National Book Award.

The longlist includes 10 titles each in five categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, and young people’s literature; finalists are announced in October and the winners in November.

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