Only 19 women have won the National Book Award for fiction–here's who they are

Fairfax Media via Getty Images In the 72-year history of the National Book Awards, there have been 79 winners in the fiction category--only 19 of which have been women. The awards, considered some of the most prestigious for literature in the country,...

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