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General fiction for adult readers is a National Book Award category that has been continuous since 1950, with multiple awards for a few years beginning 1980. From 1935 to 1941, there were six annual awards for novels or general fiction and the "Bookseller Discovery", the "Most Original Book"; both awards were sometimes given to a novel.
Razzies co-founder John J. B. Wilson has stated that the intent of the awards is "to be funny." [1] The nominees were announced on February 8, 2020, one day prior to the 92nd Academy Awards. The ceremony, the date of which was later announced to be March 14, 2020, [2] was ultimately cancelled amid the concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]
First non-English language book to win the prize (published in German with English title) [61] [62] 2019 The Dirt Hole and its Variations: Charles L Dobbins Self-published [63] First posthumous author to win the prize [64] [65] 2020 A Dog Pissing at the Edge of a Path: Animal Metaphors in Eastern Indonesian Society: Gregory Forth: McGill-Queen ...
Costa Book Awards: Monique Roffey, The Mermaid of Black Conch (novel prize and overall Book of the Year) Danuta Gleed Literary Award: Zalika Reid-Benta, Frying Plantain; David Cohen Prize: not awarded this year; Desmond Elliott Prize: Derek Owusu, That Reminds Me [250] Dylan Thomas Prize: Bryan Washington, Lot [251] Edgar Award
The 41st Golden Raspberry Awards, or Razzies, was an awards ceremony that identified the worst the film industry had to offer in 2020, along with the first two months of 2021, [1] according to votes from members of the Golden Raspberry Foundation. Razzies co-founder John J. B. Wilson has claimed that the intent of the awards is "to be funny". [2]
National Book Award for Fiction winners and finalists, 2020–present Year Author Title Result Ref. 2020 Charles Yu: Interior Chinatown: Winner [139] [140] Rumaan Alam: Leave the World Behind: Finalist [141] Lydia Millet: A Children's Bible: Finalist [141] Deesha Philyaw: The Secret Lives of Church Ladies: Finalist [142] Douglas Stuart: Shuggie ...
[12] [13] [14] 2020 was also awarded a "Special Governors' Award for The Worst Calendar Year EVER!" at the 41st Golden Raspberry Awards. At the end of the year, Netflix released Death to 2020, a mockumentary discussing the events of the year.
The judges are the volunteer directors of the NBCC who are 24 members serving rotating three-year terms, with eight elected annually by the voting members, namely "professional book review editors and book reviewers." [3] Winners of the awards are announced each year at the NBCC awards ceremony in conjunction with the yearly membership meeting ...