January 2009, eNewsletter 
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eNews
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| Application
for the First Innovations in Reading Prize |
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Postmark Deadline is February 15
On December
17, the Foundation announced the new Innovations
in Reading Prize.
The Prize awards up to $2,500 to individuals
and institutions that have developed successful,
innovative approaches to inspire Americans
to become life-long and passionate readers.
Sponsored by a generous grant from The
Ford Foundation,
the Prize fulfills the National Book Foundation's
mission of expanding the audience for literature
in America. Prize-winning approaches will
be publicized across the country.
For more
information and to download the application,
visit www.nationalbook.org/innovations_in_reading_2008.pdf.
The
postmark deadline for all materials is February
15, 2009.
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Booksellers, Librarians, and Teachers
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New Complimentary NBA Promotional Materials
- While Supplies Last
Continuing
its recent distribution of bookmarks for
the 2008 National
Book Awards and the NBA Young
People's Literature
Finalists, next month the Foundation will
distribute bookmarks featuring its
2008 "5 Under 35" honorees. Each
5 Under 35 honoree was selected by a previous
National
Book Award Fiction Winner or Finalist
who found their work particularly interesting
and exciting. To view a list of the current
"5 Under 35" honorees and the
National
Book Awards authors who selected
them visit www.nationalbook.org/5under35.html.
If
you are a librarian, bookseller or teacher
not on our postal mailing list and wish
to receive a packet of 100 bookmarks for
your institution, please send an email to
syoung@nationalbook.org.
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| National
Book Award Winner Sherman
Alexie at Texas A&M on March
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Sherman Alexie's first young adult novel,
The
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,
which won the 2007 National Book Award for
Young People's Literature, has been
selected for this year's Brazos
Valley Reads 2009.
Organized by novelist
and friend of NBF Angie Cruz, Brazos
Valley Reads
is a community effort organized by Texas
A&M University's English Department
to build a bridge between Texas
A&M's students and staff
and the Brazos
community at-large. This year's Brazos
Valley Reads is expected to draw several
thousand participants. To help
young people in underserved communities
to take part, publisher Little Brown
Books for Young Readers has donated
100 copies of The Absolutely True
Diary to local high school students
so they can participate
in the March 3 visit and related events.
According to Little Brown, The Absolutely
True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Alexie's
first book for young-adults, has sold 250,000
copies in hardcover since it was published
in October of 2007.
To read an excerpt
of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time
Indian and Alexie's acceptance
speech from the 2007 National Book Awards,
visit www.nationalbook.org/nba2007_ypl_alexie.html.
Date: March 3, 2009
Time: 6:30
p.m.
Location: Bryan
Civic Auditorium, 800 S Coulter Drive, Bryan
TX
Information:
www-english.tamu.edu/
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Visit
the Foundation at Booth 820 at the ALA Mid-Winter
Meeting, January 23 - 26, in Denver
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The
Foundation will participate in the
American
Library Association Mid-Winter Meeting
as an exhibitor (booth number 820) from
January 23 - 26 in Denver. We look forward
to meeting and speaking to readers, writers,
librarians, booksellers, teachers, and others
interested in the National Book Awards and
National Book Foundation's other programs.
Bookmarks, applications for the Innovations
in Reading Prize, information on possible
grants and materials for the nationwide
public programs to mark the bicentennial
of Abraham
Lincoln's birth (this year) and
the centennial of Mark Twain's death
(next year), and other useful materials
will be available, along with opportunities
to win National
Book Award books.
Librarians and bookstores
will also be able to order medallion
stickers for their collections.
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Eat,
Drink and Be Literary at BAM Begins This
Month
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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:
A few tickets are still available for most
events. Tickets are $50 per person per evening,
which includes 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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NBF's
New Board Member
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The
Foundation welcomes Jaime Carey to its Board
of Directors. Carey, chief merchandising
officer for Barnes
& Noble, is responsible for the
merchandise buying for all departments,
including books, music, DVDs, magazines
and gifts.
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Mark These Dates
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January
23 - January 26,
NBF at the
American
Library Association Mid-Winter Meeting
(Booth 820)
February
15,
Postmark deadline for Innovations
in Reading Prize
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Dates
for the 2009 National Book Awards
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November
18, National
Book Awards Ceremony in New York
City
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| Giving
to the National Book Foundation |
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The National Book
Foundation is a non-profit organization
that depends on the help of friends to support
our mission, to celebrate the best
of American
literature, expand its audience,
and enhance the cultural value of good writing
in America. Please visit the Donate
Now page on our
website to strengthen the Foundation's
public and educational
outreach programs by making a tax-deductable contribution
online.
Thank you for your
support.
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The National Book Foundation thanks the following corporate
sponsors for their generous support.
Barnes & Noble; Random House, Inc.; Bloomberg; Coral
Graphics; R.R. Donnelley; Lindenmeyr Book Publishing Papers;
Penguin Group (USA); Borders; Hachette
Book Group USA; HarperCollins
Publishers; Levenger; John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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