Our creation of a 50th Anniversary Gold Medal to honor Ms. Winfrey is an expression of gratitude -- not only on the part of our Foundation -- but also on behalf of the publishing community and the millions of readers whose lives have been enriched by her enthusiasm for books.
He's very precise and a highly professional and serious person to work with. He knows exactly what he wants to say.
His name has been on the list for a couple of years now. He's America's greatest living playwright and one of the playwrights of modern times.
Oprah Winfrey and The National Book Foundation share an unwavering commitment to foster a love of books and reading among the widest possible audience -- particularly young people.
And when he received the Nobel Prize he accepted it on behalf of the American people because he said that he would not accept this prize for himself. He said, the American people are very generous people and I'm taking this back to them as a country.
We wanted to do something to respond to or acknowledge the tragedy. We don't just hand out awards.
Our revenues are down about 20 percent from prior years.
The fact of the matter is this is the 52nd National Book Awards, and when something has been going on for half a century, you have to think about the fact that you're responsible for that and you just can't let it drop even though these are horrendous circumstances.
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