L to R: Ai (L), 1999 Winner for Poetry, with Susan Levy, Chicago Public Library; Andrew Solomon, 2001 Winner for Nonfiction, San Francisco Public Library; Nancy Farmer (L), 2002 Winner for Young People's Literature, with guests, The Nassau Presbyterian Church, Princeton, NJ; Julia Glass, 2002 Winner for Fiction, New York Public Library.

The National Book Foundation first held "An Evening With the Winners" in The New York Public Library's Celeste Bartos Forum in 1994, launching a tradition that has featured nearly 40 National Book Award Winners speaking about their writing lives before thousands of bibliophiles from the tri-state area.

In 2000, this single evening - hosted by The New York Public Library - blossomed into the several author events and readings throughout the country. Audiences are able to listen to National Book Award Winners talk about their writing lives, ask them questions, and meet them in person.

Upcoming Evening with the Winners events include:

APRIL 1st: An Afternoon with the National Book Awards
Featuring 2005 Fiction Finalists Christopher Sorrentino and René Steinke, and 2004 Fiction Winner Lily Tuck
April 1, 2:00 p.m.
Readings and discussion with the authors,
followed by a booksigning.

Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library
One Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY
Free admission. Seating available on a first come, first served basis.
Doors open at 1:30 p.m.
For information, call the Brooklyn Public Library
at 718-231-2100 or visit www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org.
Moderated by Harold Augenbraum,
Executive Director of the National Book Foundation

APRIL 21st: An Evening with the 2005 National Book Award Winners
Featuring Readings by Joan Didion
(Non-fiction, The Year of Magical Thinking)
and W.S. Merwin
(Poetry, Migration: New and Selected Poems)
April 21, 6:00 p.m.
Readings and discussion with the authors, followed
by a booksigning and reception.

The Center for the Humanities
The Graduate Center, CUNY
365 5th Ave. (at 34th St), New York, NY
Free admission. Seating available
on a first come, first served basis.
For information, call The Center for the Humanities, CUNY
at 212-817-2005, or visit http://web.gc.cuny.edu/humanities/index.html.

Moderated by Nancy K. Miller,
Distinguished Professor of English, The Graduate Center, CUNY

The National Book Foundation is grateful to our partners for their support of these unique literary events: The Brooklyn Public Library, The Princeton Public Library, and The Center for the Humanities, CUNY.