Announcing Book Giveaway Winners

Thank you to all who subscribed to our eNewsletter last week! As promised, we entered new subscribers into a drawing to win a set of the 2011 National Book Award-winning books, and we’re now pleased to announce our three winners: Shawna Devoe from Lakewood, CA, Bill Oldread from Portland, OR, and Clarence Simmons from Shawnee, KS. Congratulations, and enjoy the books!

Applications for 2012 Innovations In Reading Prize Now Available

The application for the fourth annual Innovations in Reading Prize is now available. Each year, this prize is awarded to individuals and institutions that have developed innovative means of creating and sustaining a lifelong love of reading. Download the application and to see a list of previous winners >

Tickets Now On Sale for the 2012 Season of Eat, Drink & Be Literary @ BAMcafe

Each spring and fall, the Foundation, in partnership with the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), presents eight acclaimed authors for Eat, Drink & Be Literary: Dinner and a Reading in BAMcafé. Each event includes a delicious buffet dinner, a reading by the featured author, a discussion with the moderator, and a question-and-answer session with the audience. Featured authors and moderators for February through June 2012 >

How the National Book Awards Work

Learn everything you always wanted to know about the National Book Awards >