2023 National Book Awards Ceremony - Oprah Winfrey
Channel: National Book Foundation
Date: 2023-11-17

The 74th National Book Awards Ceremony was broadcast on November 15, 2023 at 8:00pm ET. Hosted by LeVar Burton, and featuring special guest Oprah Winfrey.

The evening included the presentation of the Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community to Paul Yamazaki by Mitchell Kaplan, and the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters to Rita Dove by Jericho Brown. The Winners of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, Translated Literature, Poetry, Nonfiction, and Fiction were also announced live.

To learn more about the 2023 National Book Award Finalists, and support our year-round work: https://www.nationalbook.org/awards2023