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As the National Book Awards came to a close on Wednesday, finalists for the prestigious literary prizes took the stage in New York to speak about the Israel-Hamas war, with

Justin Torres and Ned Blackhawk among winners of 2023 National Book Awards, which featured an Oprah cameo and closed with calls for a Gaza ceasefire.

Host LeVar Burton and special guest Oprah Winfrey gave barn-burning speeches about the freedom to read, while a group of writers took the stage to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. 

Justin Torres and Ned Blackhawk among winners of 2023 National Book Awards, which featured an Oprah cameo and closed with calls for a Gaza ceasefire.

Los Angeles author Justin Torres and Yale historian Ned Blackhawk were the big winners at the 74th National Book Awards, honored for their works in fiction and nonfiction, respectively, as the prestigious literary prizes were announced Wednesday at a gala at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

Activist & author Raquel Willis new memoir

‘That book gave a voice to my silences, my secrets,’ she says

Huntley stole the show with a Bon Jovi cover, but Claudia B. and Noah Spencer were both heavy contenders, too.

The Voice Recap: The Voice Season 24 returns tonight with the Knockouts Rounds, scheduled to air on Monday, November 13, 2023, exclusively on NBC at 9/8c!

Niall Horan had an impossible decision to make on Monday's 'The Voice!'