The literary elite let loose at the 75th National Book Awards, defying political tensions with a night of revelry and surprise winners.
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Percival Everett, the acclaimed novelist, stunned the room by taking home the Fiction prize for his experimental work 'The Trees', marking a major upset over heavily-favored Miranda July.
As the night wore on, the usually buttoned-up crowd grew increasingly rowdy, with reports of impromptu dance parties breaking out and award winners delivering unfiltered, mic-drop acceptance speeches that had insiders buzzing.
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Percival Everett, Miranda July, National Book Awards, 'The Trees'
The literary elite let loose at the 75th National Book Awards, defying political tensions with a night of revelry and surprise winners.
beat sheet
Percival Everett, the acclaimed novelist, stunned the room by taking home the Fiction prize for his experimental work 'The Trees', marking a major upset over heavily-favored Miranda July.
As the night wore on, the usually buttoned-up crowd grew increasingly rowdy, with reports of impromptu dance parties breaking out and award winners delivering unfiltered, mic-drop acceptance speeches that had insiders buzzing.
call sheet
Percival Everett, Miranda July, National Book Awards, 'The Trees'