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Fiction / International / Poetry

Free

NBF Presents: An Afternoon with the National Book Awards

National Book Award–honored authors Martín Espada (Floaters, 2021 Poetry Winner), Katie Kitamura (Intimacies, 2021 Fiction Longlist), and Natasha Wimmer (Space Invaders, 2021 Translated Literature Finalist) gather for a cross-genre conversation about the borders of time, place, and language. Moderated by Ruth Dickey, Executive Director of the National Book Foundation.

Participating authors

Martín Espada

Martín Espada

Katie Kitamura

Katie Kitamura

Natasha Wimmer

Natasha Wimmer

Ruth Dickey

Ruth Dickey

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Cultural and Programming Partners

Asian American Writers Worksop
BAM
Brooklyn Law School
Brooklyn Public Library
The Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College
The Center for Fiction
National Book Foundation
The New York Review Of Books
NYU
Poetry Society Of America
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
St. Francis College
Whiting Foundation