Month: November 2020

Watch the 2020 National Book Awards Ceremony

On Wednesday, November 18, the National Book Foundation presented the 71st National Book Awards. Awards were given in all five categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People Literature. The evening also included the presentation of two lifetime achievement awards, to Walter Mosley and the late Carolyn Reidy.

If you missed the live event, you can still watch the entire ceremony.

Where to watch the 2020 National Book Awards:

Click here for the Ceremony schedule

Watch the 2020 National Book Awards Teen Press Conference

For the first time ever—the National Book Awards Teen Press Conference is going virtual! Co-presented with the Miami Book Fair and in partnership with the 92nd Street Y, this year’s event will continue a decades-long tradition, bringing the excitement of the most prestigious literary award in the country to New York City’s middle and high school students.

Live online event:
Monday November 16th
10:30am-11:30am ET

Our NYC and Miami school partners have been prepping for the student-generated Q+A with the Finalists for National Book Award in Young People’s Literature and everyone is welcome to watch the livestream on the Miami Book Fair’s website: https://miamibookfaironline.com/event/national-book-foundation-presents-teen-press-conference/

You will need to create an account on the Miami Book Fair website in order to access the event. Once you’ve created an account, you can access the event directly by clicking here.

 

Jason Reynolds. (Photo credit: James J. Reddington)

Hosted by: Jason Reynolds

Jason Reynolds is an award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author. Jason’s many books include Miles Morales: Spider Man, the Track series (Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and Lu), Long Way Down, which received a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor, and a Correta Scott King Honor, and Look Both Ways, which was a National Book Award Finalist. His latest book, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, is a collaboration with Ibram X. Kendi. Recently named the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Jason has appeared on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and CBS This Morning. He is on faculty at Lesley University, for the Writing for Young People MFA Program and lives in Washington, DC. You can find his ramblings at JasonWritesBooks.com.

What books will be featured?

FINALISTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE’S LITERATURE:

 

Watch the 2020 National Book Awards Finalists Reading

 

Every year, the National Book Foundation partners with The New School’s Creative Writing Program to present readings by each of the National Book Awards Finalists. It’s a special opportunity to hear these celebrated authors together in one place, and you can watch here or directly on YouTube. The 2020 reading features the Finalists in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature and Young People’s Literature.

Jason Reynolds, Author and National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, to Host 71st National Book Awards

The award-winning author will be the master of ceremonies for the 2020 National Book Awards

The National Book Foundation announced that Jason Reynolds, acclaimed author, two-time National Book Award Finalist, and current National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, will host the 71st National Book Awards on November 18, 2020. In addition, Reynolds will host the Teen Press Conference, in partnership with the Miami Book Fair, on November 16, 2020.

“The National Book Awards events are a continued commitment to literature and its power to transform readers’ lives,” said Lisa Lucas, Executive Director of the National Book Foundation. “Jason Reynolds embodies this commitment, and we are thrilled that he will host this year’s celebration.”

On November 18, Reynolds will serve as master of ceremonies for the National Book Awards that will announce the Winners in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature. The ceremony that evening will also include the presentation of two lifetime achievement awards, to Walter Mosley and the late Carolyn Reidy.

“To be at the forefront of ushering in the celebration of my peers would’ve been a gift at any point in my career. But to do so during this complicated time is nothing short of an honor,” said Jason Reynolds.

Jason Reynolds is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and the 2020-2021 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. Jason’s many books include Miles Morales: Spider Man, the Track series (Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and Lu), Long Way Down, which received a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor, and a Coretta Scott King Honor, and Look Both Ways, which was a National Book Award Finalist. His latest book, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, is a collaboration with Ibram X. Kendi. Jason has appeared on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and CBS This Morning. He is on faculty at Lesley University, for the Writing for Young People MFA Program and lives in Washington, DC. You can find his ramblings at JasonWritesBooks.com