Brooklyn Reads: National Book Foundation Celebrates 5 Under 35
Schedule
Thu May 09 2024 at 07:30 pm to 10:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
200 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY, United States, New York 11238 | Brooklyn, NY
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Get to know the 2024 National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 honorees during the prize’s second-annual public ceremony at the Museum. The award goes to five debut fiction authors whose work promises to leave a lasting impression on the literary field.Join us for an evening of readings and celebration, hosted by comedian and writer Karen Chee. The 2024 honorees will be introduced on stage by their selectors—five literary luminaries previously honored by the National Book Awards or 5 Under 35.
Antonia Angress, Sirens & Muses
Ballantine Books / Penguin Random House
Selected by Charles Baxter, 2000 National Book Award Finalist
Maya Binyam, Hangman
Farrar, Straus and Giroux / Macmillan Publishers
Selected by Alejandro Varela, 2022 National Book Award Finalist
Zain Khalid, Brother Alive
Grove Press / Grove Atlantic
Selected by Laila Lalami, 2019 National Book Award Finalist
Tyriek White, We Are a Haunting
Astra House / Astra Publishing House
Selected by Tiphanie Yanique, 2010 5 Under 35 Honoree
Jenny Tinghui Zhang, Four Treasures of the Sky
Flatiron Books / Macmillan Publishers
Selected by Adam Johnson, 2015 National Book Award Winner
Schedule
7:30–9 pm: Award ceremony and readings, Auditorium, 3rd Floor
9–10 pm: Reception and book sales, Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor
This program will include ASL interpretation. For access needs, email us at [email protected].
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