Each year the National Book critics circles awards are presented to the best books published in the United States as voted on by 600 literary critics. Heres this years Award Ceremony from the new school in new york city. Its 90 minutes. Hello, everyone. Good evening and welcome. Im the director of the creative writing and we are happy to welcome back our friends. For over 15 years we have been honored to host this award in the auditorium. For the fifth year from the Creative Writing Program interviewed the finalists in a series of interviews can you hear me . Okay, the interview is posted on the blog and the website. You can check them out on book critics. Org. Organizing and posting over 30 interviews over a threeweek period is a huge job and one that couldnt have been job without kelly stewart, student interviewers and the others. Thank you to the Board Members and sylvan simon for all of their efforts and a huge thank you for the board i wonder if we can get a round of applause to t
Each year the National Book critics circles awards are presented to the best books published in the United States as voted on by 600 literary critics. Heres this years Award Ceremony from the new school in new york city. Its 90 minutes. Hello, everyone. Good evening and welcome. Im the director of the creative writing and we are happy to welcome back our friends. For over 15 years we have been honored to host this award in the auditorium. For the fifth year from the Creative Writing Program interviewed the finalists in a series of interviews can you hear me . Okay, the interview is posted on the blog and the website. You can check them out on book critics. Org. Organizing and posting over 30 interviews over a threeweek period is a huge job and one that couldnt have been job without kelly stewart, student interviewers and the others. Thank you to the Board Members and sylvan simon for all of their efforts and a huge thank you for the board i wonder if we can get a round of applause to t
Received the pulitzer for. This afternoon hes going to speak on another misunderstood character, jesse james. Its really at the point of a new wave scholarship focused on civil war warfare. Theyve all been doing work on what many have considered to be the periphery of the civil war. And now we have a more kpansive view of civil war military history. Jesse james unfortunately sometimes is perceived as a robin hood figure. And we also see him being a political, that hes part of those bandits. I think whats so impressive is he has taken this man and enabled us to see a man who, we should note, has left very few written records. But a man who was during the civil war, who was deeply political. And so it is my pleasure to bring back to the stage t. J. Styles. [ applause ] thank you very much. My grandfather did some public speaking and once he was going to talk, someone came up to him in the lobby and said i really want to go to the ball game, is this guy any good . He said sometimes i find
Received the pulitzer for. This afternoon hes going to speak on another misunderstood character, jesse james. Its really at the point of a new wave scholarship focused on civil war warfare. Theyve all been doing work on what many have considered to be the periphery of the civil war. And now we have a more kpansive view of civil war military history. Jesse james unfortunately sometimes is perceived as a robin hood figure. And we also see him being a political, that hes part of those bandits. I think whats so impressive is he has taken this man and enabled us to see a man who, we should note, has left very few written records. But a man who was during the civil war, who was deeply political. And so it is my pleasure to bring back to the stage t. J. Styles. [ applause ] thank you very much. My grandfather did some public speaking and once he was going to talk, someone came up to him in the lobby and said i really want to go to the ball game, is this guy any good . He said sometimes i find
Garage. Saying goodbye to two fan favorites. Actor bill paxton gone at just 61. The judge who helped give reality tv its start, the Peoples Court judge wapner. Early today starts now. Good to be with you on this monday morning, im frances rivera. A night of glitz, glamor and emotional moments at the 89th academy awards. Its being overshadowed by a major screwup. It happened in the final moments of the ceremony when the oscar for best picture was mistakenly given to la la land instead of moonlight. Jennifer bjorklund is live outside the theater in hollywood with details this morning. Thats what everybody wants to know, how could this happen . Reporter its a head scratcher. We have heard, it was their screw up, they handed the wrong envel lope to warren beatie, who was very confused. A twist nobody saw coming, but its all anyone is talking about this morning. La la land. Reporter for several minutes it appeared a best picture win had capped a magical sevenoscar night for la la land. Only