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Here is a statement from Board of Directors of National Book Foundation, David Steinberger, on Drew Barrymore and Oprah Winfrey being involved on 74th National Book Awards:
“Throughout their careers, Drew Barrymore and Oprah Winfrey have each demonstrated their enduring belief that books have the power to change readers’ lives — by opening doors, sparking conversations, and building community. This belief echoes the mission of the National Book Foundation to ensure that books have a prominent place in our culture.”
The awards ceremony is scheduled for Nov. 15, in Manhattan, with competitive prizes to be handed out in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, literature in translation and young people’s literature.
FYI, Actor Steve Martin has hosted a handful of times in the late 1990s and early 2000s.