The 20 finalists for the 62nd National Book Awards will be announced on Oregon Public Broadcasting's morning radio program, Think Out Loud, in front of a live audience at the new Literary Arts Center in Portland, Ore. from 9:06 to 9:59 a.m. PST on Wednesday, October 12. The announcement will be streamed live at www.opb.org/nationalbookawards, where additional information is now available.
This is the first time that the National Book Foundation, which presents the National Book Awards, has announced its finalists with a literary presenting organization, the first time on public radio, and the first time in the Pacific Northwest. “We are very pleased to partner with Literary Arts and OPB,” said executive director Harold Augenbraum. “Their cultural work is exemplary and well-known throughout the United States.” NBF has previously made the announcement in such literary venues as William Faulkner’s house in Oxford, Mississippi; City Lights Book Shop in San Francisco; and last year at Flannery O’Connor’s Childhood Home in Savannah, Georgia.
This year's NBA ceremony will be held on November 16 at a gala benefit in New York City.
