FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2013 file photo, author Jhumpa Lahiri poses with her book 'The Lowland' in London. Lahiri, Thomas Pynchon, and George Saunders were among the finalists Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013 for the National Book Awards. A month after releasing long-lists of 10 in each of the four competitive categories, the National Book Foundation announced the five remaining writers for fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young people's literature. Winners receive $10,000 and will be announced at a dinner ceremony in Manhattan on Nov. 20. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)NEW YORK (AP) — Thomas Pynchon, Jhumpa Lahiri and George Saunders have been among the many finalists Wednesday for the National e-Book Awards.