Book Awards Seek a Bigger Splash, Red Carpet and All
The National Book Awards ceremony is getting the Oscars treatment, reports the New York Times. In addition to adding a red carpet, hiring a DJ and inviting celebs like, ahem, Molly Ringwald, the awards board appears to be making a push toward higher-profile nominees, noting, as per the report: “Fame or obscurity, small press or large, should have no bearing on your deliberations."
In addition, as per the Times' Leslie Kaufman, the finalists (Junot Díaz, Dave Eggers, Louise Erdrich, Ben Fountain and Kevin Powers) were announced on Morning Joe. —Brian Howard
- Companies:
- The Perseus Books Group
- People:
- Anna Wintour
- Brooklyn D. J.
- Candace Bushnell
- Dan Stevens
- Darkside
- Dave Eggers
- David Steinberger
- Eleanor Roosevelt
- Fiona Shaw
- Gore Vidal
- Harold Augenbraum
- Harry Potter
- John Updike
- John V. Lindsay
- Knopf Doubleday
- Louise Erdrich
- Lynn Nesbit
- Matthew Crawley on Downton Abbey
- Molly Ringwald
- Morgan Entrekin
- Neko Case
- Paul Bogaards
- Philip Roth
- Robert Caro
- Thomas Sayers Ellis
- Tom Wolfe
- Waldorf-Astoria
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