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The Next 25: National Book Award Winners and Finalists

These 25 books either won the National Book Award for their year, or were on the list of finalists. Eventually I would like to read all the winners and finalists, but let's start with these 25.
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From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
From Here to Eternity
1
James Jones
The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny
2
The Catherine Wheel (Jean Stafford)
The Catherine Wheel
3
Jean Stafford
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
4
John Steinbeck
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
5
Flannery O'Connor
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pale Fire
6
Vladimir Nabokov
A Death in the Family (James Agee)
A Death in the Family
7
James Agee
The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford (Jean Stafford)
The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford
8
Jean Stafford
Burr (Gore Vidal)
Burr
9
Gore Vidal
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
10
John Irving
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
11
William Styron
The Giant's House (Elizabeth McCracken)
The Giant's House
12
Elizabeth McCracken
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
13
Billy Bathgate (E. L. Doctorow)
Billy Bathgate
14
E. L. Doctorow
The Shipping News (E.Annie Proulx)
The Shipping News
15
E.Annie Proulx
Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Disaster (Steven Millhauser)
Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Disaster
16
Steven Millhauser
Plainsong (Kent Haruf)
Plainsong
17
Kent Haruf
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
18
Jonathan Franzen
Let the Great World Spin (Colum McCann)
Let the Great World Spin
19
Colum McCann
Lila (Marilynne Robinson)
Lila
20
Marilynne Robinson
The Buddha in the Attic (Julie Otsuka)
The Buddha in the Attic
21
Julie Otsuka
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Ben Fountain)
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
22
Ben Fountain
The Flame Throwers (Rachel Kushner)
The Flame Throwers
23
Rachel Kushner
Disappearing Earth (Julia Phillips)
Disappearing Earth
24
Julia Phillips
Florida (Lauren Groff)
Florida
25
Lauren Groff
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