NEW YORK (AP) — Novels by Megha Majumdar and Karen Russell as well as a memoir by Yiyun Li are among the finalists Wednesday night for the 76th annual National Book Awards . Hundreds of writers, publishers, editors and other industry professionals are expected to gather at Cipriani Wall Street in Manhattan for a dinner ceremony that will include honorary awards for fiction writer George Saunders and author-publisher Roxane Gay . Emmy-winning actor-comedian Jeff Hiller will host, and Grammy