Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. It is an honor to welcome everyone to the 71st National Book awards. I am Jason Reynolds coming to you live from washington dc go this is overnight but there is so much going on in the world this is our night and it is a big deal. It is so much of a big deal i woke up this morning anxious and nervous as usual. I always, mother and i am anxious. It is 7 00 oclock in the morning and she says oh no i said i am feeling anxious about tonight have to hope the National Book awards am calling you to see if you have advice for your child go she said that she always has been to make the call. Let me ask you something, son. What did i make you say every single night before you got into bed when you were little boy . I said i dont want to do this right now she said no dont know what did i. C. E. Make you say every night when you got into bed . I said you made me say i can do anything. Exactly you can do anything. You tell me this all the time on. But i never asked
To feel the Nervous Energy of the finalists and the champagne would be flowing. The kirkus prize isnt what you may imagine when you think of literary award ceremonies. There is no formal banquet or assigned seating. It is a Cocktail Party with a glamour and energy all on its own. Last year when Entertainment Weekly wrote about the major literary awards they referred to the kirkus prize as golden globes, fun and unpredictable and tonight we want to share that energy with you at home and give you a glimpse of what it is like to attend the ceremony in person. To that end our editor at large, megan, caught up with some of this years finalists so we could connect with them as as we were all at a party together. You can view the full conversations on kirkus. Com, but here is a sneak peek. A typical year we would all be gathered at the Austin Public Library for the ceremony, a Cocktail Party beforehand, everybody mingling. I wanted to ask whe could we find you as a finalis before the award ce
Publishers, agents and of course readers clamoring to meet their latest writers. You would be able to feel the Nervous Energy of the finalist and the champagne would be flowing. It is not what you may imagine when you think of literary award ceremonies. There is no formal banquet or assigned seating. It is a Cocktail Party. Last year when they wrote about the award, they referred to it as a globe asked. Tonight, we want to share that energy with you at home and give you a glimpse of what it is like to attend in person. Our editor at large megan caught up with some of this years finalists so we could connect with them as if we were all at a party together. You can view the full conversations on kkus. Com. Here is a sneak peak. A typical year w would all be gathered for the ceremony, a Cocktail Party beforehand. Mixing and mingling. I wanted to ask where could we find you as a finalist before the Award Ceremony . You can usually fin me by the many desserts table. [laughter] where uld we
To you live from the beautiful Central Public Library beautiful austin texas. In a typical year this would be filled with the brightest stars in america and around the country publishers agents with laughter you can feel the Nervous Energy and the champagne would be flowing the price is a what you might imagine thinking of literary award ceremonies the reasonably greater assigned seating come it is a Cocktail Party with the glamour and energy all its own. Has shown Entertainment Weekly wrote about the literary award referred to as go on golden globe to and to show that and give you claims of what it is like to attend the ceremony a person. Our editor at large caught up with issues final is to connect with them as if we were all at e Party Together you can view the full conversation at kirkus. Com. In a typical year will be the ceremony everybody mixing and mining so where could we find you as a finalist before the Award Ceremony . You can find me by the many dessert table. [laughter] s
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