| Audio,
Video and Photographs from
NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS
WEEK 2008 |
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Photos
clockwise starting from left: 1.
2008 NBA Winners, (L to R) Mark
Doty, Annette Gordon-Reed, Judy
Blundell, Peter Matthiessen. 2.
Maxine Hong Kingston. 3. Eric Bogosian.
4. Aleksandar Hemon. 5.
Erica Jong. 6. Morgan Entrekin and
Candace Bushnell. 7. Patricia Smith
with daughter, Michaela. 8. Martin
Garbus and Barney Rosset. Photos
© Robin Platzer, Twin Images.
5
Under 35, Teen Press Conference,
Finalists Reading, National Book
Awards
Coverage
includes videos of:
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Private Medal Ceremony and Finalists
Reading at The New School |
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Photos: (L
to R) 1. Jim Sheeler. 2. Salvatore
Scibona with David Steinberger,
Leslie Shipman and Steve Leveen.
3. Peter Matthiessen. Photos:
Photo © Joe
Pacheco.
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for more images >
Coming
soon: Video from the Finalists medal
ceremony and the 2008 Finalists
Reading.
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Press Conference at The New York
Public Library |
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Photos:
(L to R) 1. E. Lockhart, Laurie
Halse Anderson, Judy Blundell, Kathi
Appelt, Tim Tharp. 2. Jon Scieszka.
3. Laurie Halse Anderson at the
post-conference booksigning. Photos:
Photo © Joe
Pacheco.
Emceed
by Jon Scieszka, National Ambassador
for Young People's Literature
On
Tuesday, November 18, over 250 middle
and high school students from New
York City public and independent
schools interviewed the 2008 National
Book Award Finalists in Young People's
Literature at the Schomburg Center
for Research in Black Culture for
the Eleventh National Book Awards
Teen Press Conference. Underwritten
by Con Edison, all participants
received special press kits designed
by MindVolt. Following the Conference,
students met the authors informally
at a reception. To receive author
sheets from the special press kits
of one or all of the Young People's
Literature, please send a request
to syoung@nationalbook.org.
The author sheet includes a bio,
a summary and space for taking notes
about the honored book.
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for more
images >
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5
Under 35
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Photos
clockwise starting from left: 1.
Nam Le. 2. Chuck Klosterman (L)
and Dean Wareham (R). 3. Matthew
Eck. 4. (L to R) Fiona Maazel, Keith
Gessen, Charles Bock. 5. Sana Krasikov.
Photos
© Jen
Snow.
At the third
"5 Under 35" invitation-only
event, the work of the next generation
of young fiction writers was celebrated
at the packed-to-capacity Tribeca
Cinemas. This year's honorees,
Matthew Eck, Keith Gessen, Sana
Krasikov, Nam Le, and Fiona Maazel,
who were selected by former National
Book Award Winners and Finalists,
gave a brief reading from their
selected book to writers, editors,
agents, publishers, journalists
and bloggers. The event was emceed
by Dean Wareham and deejayed by
Chuck Klosterman.
View coverage
of the event, including author interviews
and readings, at www.nationalbook.org/5under35.html.
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New
York City Council Declares Week
of November 17th National Book Awards
Week in New York
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Photo © Robin Platzer,
Twin Images.
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The National
Book Foundation received a Proclamation
from the City of New York commemorating
events that took place during National
Book Awards Week 2008.
....New
York City,
the literary and publishing center
of the world, owes much of its enduring
literary passion to the National
Book Foundation.
......National
Book Awards Week provides a special
opportunity for the world to discover
the newest great American writing
while also eagerly awaiting the
announcement of the four National
Book Award Winners in Fiction, Nonfiction,
Poetry and Young People's Literature.
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For
Booksellers, Librarians, and Teachers
New Complimentary NBA Promotional
Materials - While Supplies Last
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The
Foundation will be mailing bookmarks
featuring the 2008 National
Book Award Young People's Winner
and Finalists to booksellers, librarians
and teachers on our mailing list.
If you're not on our mailing
list and wish to receive your packet
of 100 bookmarks, please send an
email to syoung@nationalbook.org.
A limited
supply of author sheets
of the 2008 National Book Award
Young People's Literature Winner
and Finalists are available for
free. Each 11"x 6" author
sheets includes biographical information,
a summary of the honored book and
space for taking notes. The sheets
are a good tool for introducing
and motivating young adults to read
one of this year's titles. You
can request a set of the five 2008
Young People's Literature authors
or individual author sheets by sending
an email to syoung@nationalbook.org.
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Eat,
Drink and Be Literary at Brooklyn
Academy of Music Begins in January
2009
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The Brooklyn
Academy of Music (BAM) presents
eight acclaimed authors for Eat,
Drink & Be Literary: Dinner
and a Reading
in BAMcafé. The
events begin at 6:30 p.m. with live
music and wine provided by Napa
Valley's award-winning Pine
Ridge Winery, followed by a delicious
buffet dinner in the BAMcafé
prepared by executive chef Tim Sullivan.
At 8:00 p.m. the literary program
begins with authors reading from
their works, after which they will
participate in a discussion with
the moderator and answer questions
from audience members.
The featured
authors and moderators are:
- January
15: Louis Erdrich, with
Aoibheann Sweeney
- January
22: Nathan Englander,
with Daniel Menaker
- February
5: Art Spiegelman, with
Daniel Menaker
- February
19: Jimmy Breslin,
with Daniel Menaker
- March
12: A.M. Homes,
with Aoibheann Sweeney
- April
2: Germaine Greer, with
Katha Pollitt
- April
23: Richard Price, with
Aoibheann Sweeney
- May
17: Ha Jin, with Aoibheann
Sweeney
Tickets are
$50 per event, including admission
to the reading, dinner, wine, tax,
and tip. A 20% discount is
available to those who buy tickets
to five or more events. Subscription
and single tickets may be purchased
through BAM Ticket Services at 718-636-4100.
Single tickets may also be purchased
online at BAM.org
and in person
at the BAM Box Office, Peter Jay
Sharp Building, 30 Lafayette Avenue,
Brooklyn. BAMcafé is on the
second floor of the BAM Peter Jay
Sharp Building.
For more information, visit www.bam.org/.
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Watch
Your Inbox for Information on The
Innovations in Reading Prize
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On December
17, the Foundation will announce
information about the new Innovations
in Reading Prize of up
to $2,500 for individuals and institutions
that have created innovative approaches
to successfully inspire Americans
to become life-long readers. Sponsored
by a generous grant from The Ford
Foundation.
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| Mark
The Date for the 2009 National Book
Awards |
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November 18, National Book Awards
Ceremony in New York City
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