Justin Torres, Author of ‘Blackouts,’ Wins National Book Award for Fiction Ned Blackhawk received the nonfiction award, with “The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History.”
Drew Barrymore Dropped as National Book Awards Host After Strike Backlash The actor and TV host’s decision to return her talk show to the air, bypassing striking writers, made her a magnet for criticism, online and off.