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Winners of this year's National Book Awards each receive $10,000 along with their prize.

Books
Arts

National Book Awards Handed To Susan Choi, Arthur Sze And More

10:04pm November 20, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

The novelist and poet joined Sarah M. Broom, László Krasznahorkai, Ottilie Mulzet, and Martin W. Sandler as winners Wednesday night — receiving $10,000 and a medallion for their front covers.

Phoolan Devi, popularly known as the "Bandit Queen," received garlands in New Delhi in 1996 after she was elected to parliament. She spent 11 years in jail on charges of murder and banditry, and was released in 1994. She was assassinated in 2001.

World News
Politics & Government

A Look At Why 'Crime Pays' In Indian Politics

7:00am February 11, 2017

by Nishant Dahiya

Milan Vaishnav's new book, When Crime Pays: Money and Muscle in Indian Politics, examines why so many criminals become politicians in India — and why so many voters embrace them.