Peter Matthiessen, Annette Gordon Reed Among National Book Award Winners
Posted: November 21st, 2008 | Author: DylanRichards | Filed under: Books/Lit | Tags: Annette Gordon Reed, Awards Ceremony, Barack Obama, Book Award Winners, Cipriani, Eric Bogosian, National Book Award, National Book Award Winners, National Book Awards, New Location, New York City, Peter Matthiessen, Presidential Election, Speakers, Wall Street, Wednesday Night |The 2008 National Book Awards ceremony was held Wednesday night at Cipriani on Wall Street in downtown New York City. Cipriani was a new location for the awards. Host Eric Bogosian opened the ceremony by noting that Barack Obama’s win in the Presidential election is good news for many, including those attending the awards ceremony because he “is a reader and a writer.” Obama’s election was, in fact, a recurring theme among the evening speakers.
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