March 16, 2017

2017 National Book Critics Circle Awards

Book TV presented coverage of the 2017 National Book Critics Circle Awards. The award is presented each year to honor the best books published in the United States according to the organization, which is composed of nearly 600 critics.

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Daniel Akst Member National Book Critics Circle->Board of Directors
Carol Anderson Professor Emory University->African American Studies Department

Margaret Atwood Author
Colette Bancroft Chair National Book Critics Circle->Fiction Committee
Gregg Barrios Chair National Book Critics Circle->Balakian Committee
Tom Beer President National Book Critics Circle->Board of Directors
David Biespiel Chair National Book Critics Circle->Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award
Michelle Dean Book Critic
Matthew Desmond Associate Professor Harvard University->Sociology
Robin Desser Vice President and Editorial Director Alfred A. Knopf
Louise Erdrich Author
Ruth Franklin Author
Yaa Gyasi Author
Ishion Hutchinson Poet and Essayist
Luis Jaramillo Assistant Professor New School University->School of Writing
Phoebe Larmore Literary Agent
Walton Muyumba Chair National Book Critics Circle->Criticism Committee
Mark Rotella Chair National Book Critics Circle->Autobiography Committee
Elizabeth Taylor Chair National Book Critics Circle->Biography Committee
Kate Tuttle Chair National Book Critics Circle->General Nonfiction Committee

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Program ID:: 425232-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Public Affairs Event
Location:: New York, New York, United States
First Aired:: Mar 25, 2017 | 6:30pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: May 31, 2017 | 12:03am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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Mar 25, 2017 | 6:30pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Mar 27, 2017 | 1:00am EDT | C-SPAN 2
May 30, 2017 | 8:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
May 31, 2017 | 12:03am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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