NPR's Morning Edition to Unveil National Book Award Finalists

On October 15, Books & Books owner Mitchell Kaplan will be a guest on NPR's Morning Edition to announce the 20 finalists for this year's National Book Awards, marking the first time the National Book Foundation is revealing the finalists on a national radio program. Kaplan, co-founder of Miami Book Fair International, received the NBF's 2011 Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community.

"We are thrilled to be working with NPR's Morning Edition and Mitchell Kaplan, one of America's foremost booksellers," said NBF executive director Harold Augenbraum. "NPR has the country's best on-air audience for books and Mitchell is chair of one of the nation's best book festivals."

Madhulika Sikka, executive editor of NPR News, added: "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that NPR listeners are bookworms--our book reviews and author conversations are extremely popular on air, online and in the social space. On behalf of NPR and our listeners, we are proud to collaborate with the National Book Foundation."

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