LeVar Burton will replace Drew Barrymore as host of 74th National Book Awards
LA TimesAfter Drew Barrymore’s invitation was rescinded last month amid the Hollywood writers’ and actors’ strikes, LeVar Burton, left, is announced as the new host of the 74th National Book Awards. The National Book Foundation announced Friday that the frontman of former children’s public television program “Reading Rainbow” is set to host the 74th National Book Awards ceremony. “The National Book Awards is an evening dedicated to celebrating the power of literature, and the incomparable contributions of writers to our culture,” the foundation said in a statement provided to The Times last month. “It’s an honor to return as host of the biggest night for books, especially in a moment when the freedom to read is at risk and literature both needs and deserves our recognition and support.” The National Book Award winners in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, and young people’s literature will be announced live on Nov. 15 at the invitation-only 74th National Book Awards Ceremony & Benefit Dinner, featuring special guest Oprah Winfrey, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
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