Robert caro has appeared on q a and is also appeared through the National Book festival in september. House of stone, you remembered that Anthony Shadid died in syria while covering syria for the Washington Post. His wife will be here representing him and that is not a lottery. Katherine boo has been nominated in the nonfiction category, behind a beautiful forevers about a slum in mumbai india and finally Anne Applebaum has been nominated for iron curtain. That book is just out and she is scheduled to appear under q a and show in december, so you will be able to see her as well and robert caro will be interviewing those others as we go and we will be watching the red carpet here as some of the authors have their pictures taken that right now we want to talk to the chairman of the National Book foundation and this is david steinberger. David steinberger is the head of the Perseus Book Group. If you would, tell us for those who dont know what is the National Book award . The National Boo
[applause] , everyone. I love coming to cleveland for the annual event i enjoy every minute standing grows and grows. Thank you for your loyalty loyalty, the support and for your enthusiasm. Give that up to yourselves. [applause] every time i think of this prize a poet in the 1930s a white to woman now one of the first if not the first prize is in celebration of what to do recall excellence and diversity. An extraordinary person anisfieldwolf and she would have been it used to be named to the black Pulitzer Prize at least up down on the cover of the saturday review in 1941, Martin Luther king himself won its coverage of the five years ago under the leadership under montagu a dear friend friend, it was transformed to focus on artistic excellence and today we use the buzz word cultural diversity. I was put on the Selection Committee and a foundation generously asked if i would be the chair. So weve restructured it and i asked my friends and my colleague and the man that i met and i asked
No, you dont need more sleep . Youre getting plenty of sleep right . Are you getting plenty of sleep . Yes. Brown chinas new leader will head both the communist party and the military. We assess the change at the top in beijing. Suarez and we close with the story of volunteers stepping up to help victims of Hurricane Sandy in the borough of queens in new york. Theres people who have been without attention for a long time. Some with, some without running water. Definitely without power. You know, so as time goes, it gets worse. And im afraid if we dont like, really get this situation under control. Brown thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This
The largest single criminal fine in u. S. History. We examine the legal resolution of the gulf coast spill, two years later. Suarez science correspondent miles obrien asks an age old question. Why do we sleep . The answer comes from an unlikely underwater source. No, you dont need more sleep . Youre getting plenty of sleep right . Are you getting plenty of sleep . Yes. Brown chinas new leader will head both the communist party and the military. We assess the change at the top in beijing. Suarez and we close with the story of volunteers stepping up to help victims of Hurricane Sandy in the borough of queens in new york. Theres people who have been without attention for a long time. Some with, some without running water. Definitely without power. You know, so as time goes, it gets worse. And im afraid if we dont like, really get this situation under control. Brown thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 year
Youre getting plenty of sleep right . Are you getting plenty of sleep . Yes. Brown chinas new leader will head both the communist party and the military. We assess the change at the top in beijing. Suarez and we close with the story of volunteers stepping up to help victims of Hurricane Sandy in the borough of queens in new york. Theres people who have been without attention for a long time. Some with, some without running water. Definitely without power. You know, so as time goes, it gets worse. And im afraid if we dont like, really get this situation under control. Brown thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by t