Just in from the Associated Press:
NEW YORK -- Tycoons, evolution and the environment are among the subjects of this year's National Book Award nominees.
Marcel Theroux's global warming novel "Far North" and T.J. Stiles' "The First Tycoon," a biography of Cornelius Vanderbilt, were some the finalists announced Wednesday. Two books about evolution, including a story for young people about Charles Darwin, were also nominated.
Winners in the four competitive categories of the National Book Awards will be announced at a Nov. 18 ceremony in New York.
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