November 29, 2006
57th Annual National Book Awards Ceremony
BEA is proud to present podcast coverage of the invitation-only gala ceremony at the 57th National Book Awards that was held this November 15, 2006 in New York City. Listen to the announcements of the winners and hear the honorees’ acceptance speeches.
The National Book Awards, which is presented by the National Book Foundation, was hosted by Fran Lebowitz.
Young People’s Literature: M.T. Anderson for Octavian Nothing (Candlewick Press)
Poetry: Nathaniel Mackey for Splay Anthem (New Directions)
Nonfiction: Timothy Egan for The Worst Hard Time (Houghton Mifflin)
Fiction: Richard Powers for The Echo Maker (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
Photos courtesy of Lorenzo Ciniglio.
December 7th, 2006 at 1:00 am
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