FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2007 file photo, cartoonist Roz Chast appears on the NBC "Today" television program in New York's Rockefeller Center. Chast, along with novelist Marilynne Robinson, and former U.S. poet laureate Louise Glueck are among this year’s finalists for the National Book Awards. Chast was nominated for her graphic memoir “Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?” Winners will be announced at a Nov. 19 ceremony in Manhattan. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)