The National Book Awards and Other Awards

One Year Later

Last night was the National Book Awards ceremony. A year ago, I withdrew my sponsorship and wrote about why right here on Substack. You can watch last night’s event on YouTube and see for yourself what the winners said — but here is the Associated Press article about it by Hillel Italie.

Excerpt:

Read his whole article here.

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Speaking of awards….

I was honored with the 92nd Street Y’s Champion Award as one of their 2024 Extraordinary Women. What a dream come true. This 4-minute video, which they produced and aired at the event, pretty much sums everything I do and why.

4-minute profile video:

And if you really wish you’d been there and want to see my speech plus those of the other honorees, you can watch the hour-long ceremony, below. (My award was first!)

The whole event was flawlessly executed with dance and singing performances by worldwide stars. Congratulations also to Erin Pond Friedland, my dear friend and fellow extraordinary woman!!

Hour-long event video:

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And STILL speaking of awards….

I posted here on Sunday that our 4th annual Zibby Awards are now open for submissions through December 2nd. Enter below. Note: our awards ceremony will be held in NYC this year with clear guardrails to make everyone feel welcome and respected.

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Okay, fine. Two more awards…

Thanks to everyone who voted for Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books! We won the Gold Listen’s Choice Award and the Silver Signal Awards for Arts & Culture podcast, plus the Silver Lovie Award for Best Host!

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And not quite an award but….

On Being Jewish Now was on the USA Today Bestselling Booklist for the third week in a row AND was selected as a Heather’s Pick by Indigo, Canada’s leading bookseller. Thank you, Heather Reisman!

If you haven’t gotten a copy of On Being Jewish Now yet, please do. All profits go to Artists Against Antisemitism. Start stocking up for the holidays. Gift it for Thanksgiving!

Read our other Substack of more original essays,

On Being Jewish Now

, and write for it, too!!

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Thanks for following along, everyone!

Here’s to sharing stories, modeling kindness, and making a difference in the world.

Warmly,