2019 National Book Awards
Book TV presented coverage of the 70th annual National Book Awards, which included awards in non-fiction and fiction categories. Oren Teiche… read more
Book TV presented coverage of the 70th annual National Book Awards, which included awards in non-fiction and fiction categories. Oren Teicher received the Foundation’s Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community, and Edmund White was recognized with the National Book Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. Actor and director LeVar Burton served as the emcee. close
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LeVar Burton Actor and Director
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