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IN-STUDIO: OU professor vying for a National Book award

by: KFOR Newsroom Digital Desk

Posted: Sep 29, 2021 / 12:24 PM CDT

Updated: Sep 29, 2021 / 12:24 PM CDT

by: KFOR Newsroom Digital Desk

Posted: Sep 29, 2021 / 12:24 PM CDT

Updated: Sep 29, 2021 / 12:24 PM CDT

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OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — An associate professor of anthropology at the University of Oklahoma is in the running for the 2021 National Book Award for Nonfiction.

Lucas Bessire’s book is titled Running Out: In Search of Water on the High Plains and he visited the KFOR studios to discuss the book and the honor.

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