National Book Award - 5 Under 35

The 2013 National Book Awards 5 Under 35

AALBC.com attended three; the 5 Under 35 book party; the National Book Awatds 2013 Finalists Reading; and the 64th Annual National Book Awards Ceremony.

Five National Book Award Fiction Winners and Finalists from previous years were asked to select one fiction writer under the age of 35 whose work they found particularly interesting and exciting.

(l to r) Amanda Coplin, Molly Antopol, NoViolet Bulawayo, Daisy Hildyard and Merritt Tierce

Here NoViolet Bulawayo reads from her novel We Need New Names. 
2012 National Book Award Finalist Junot Diaz (This is How You Lose Her) selected Bulawayo.

AALBC.com attended three; the 5 Under 35 book party; the National Book Awatds 2013 Finalists Reading; and the 64th Annual National Book Awards Ceremony.

Visit AALBC.com's discussion Forum for:

• Notes on the National Book Award Events
• More Information on Book of Particular Interest to African Americans

All videos was recorded by AALBC.com.