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IN NEW YORK CITY THE ANNUAL NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS ARE HAPPENING AT CIPRIANI'S ON WALL STREET. THIS... |
| 00:00:56 |
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THE NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION WAS EXPANDED THE WORK OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS AND NOT ONLY DO WE... |
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WHO FOUNDED IT? |
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IT WAS FOUNDED, THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS WERE FOUNDED IN 1950 BY A GROUP OF PUBLISHING EXECUTIVES... |
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THIS IS A YEAR ROUND OPERATION. |
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YEAH. WE HAVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING YEAR ROUND. WE DO THE INNOVATIONS IN READING PRIZE. WE HAVE... |
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WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF WINNING A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD? |
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IT IS DIFFERENT TO EACH WRITER. FOR YOUNG WRITER EVEN BEING A FINALIST IS A LEG UP IN YOUR CAREER.... |
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HOW DO YOU THINK THE JUDGES? |
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WE RECRUIT THEM IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND MARCH AND THEY ARE SUGGESTED BY FORMER JUDGES IN FINALIST... |
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GIVEN THE ECONOMICS THAT WE ARE ALL FACING THESE DAYS AND ESPECIALLY THE PUBLISHING WORLD, HAS THE... |
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THE FOCUS TESSA CHANGE EDELL. THE CHARGE TO THE JUDGES IS THE SAME. I THINK WE DO HAVE MORE OF A ... |
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FINALLY GIVE US YOUR BACKGROUND. |
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I WAS AN ENGLISH TEACHER IN SPAIN FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND THEN I WAS AND GERONTOLOGY. I WAS IN NEW YORK... |
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I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS RENAISSANCE AS MUCH AS AN ABILITY TO STICK TO ONE JOB FOR |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
