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2024 National Book Awards
The 75th National Book Award, National Book Awards, presented at a ceremony and benefit dinner by the National Book Foundation, took place on November 20, 2024, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. During the gala, the National Book Foundation presented awards in 5 competitive categories and 2 special categories honoring books released between December 1, 2023 and November 30, 2024. Author Barbara Kingsolver and publisher Paul Coates (publisher), Paul Coates received special recognitions. Comedian Kate McKinnon hosted the show alongside musician Jon Batiste. Winners and nominees The longlisted nominees were announced between September 13, 2024 and the shortlisted nominees were announced on October 1, 2024 Special Recognitions Author Barbara Kingsolver received the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, a lifetime achievement award, while publisher Paul Coates (publisher), W. Paul Coates was recognized with the Literarian Award, Literarian Award for Outs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Book Award
The National Book Awards (NBA) are a set of annual U.S. literary awards. At the final National Book Awards Ceremony every November, the National Book Foundation presents the National Book Awards and two lifetime achievement awards to authors. The National Book Awards were established in 1936 by the American Booksellers Association,"Books and Authors", ''The New York Times'', 1936-04-12, page BR12."Lewis is Scornful of Radio Culture: Nothing Ever Will Replace the Old-Fashioned Book ...", ''The New York Times'', 1936-05-12, page 25. abandoned during World War II, and re-established by three book industry organizations in 1950. Non-U.S. authors and publishers were eligible for the pre-war awards. Since then they are presented to U.S. authors for books published in the United States roughly during the award year. The Nonprofit organization, nonprofit National Book Foundation was established in 1988 to administer and enhance the National Book Awards and "move beyond [them] into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |