2015 National Book Award Honorees on The Leonard Lopate Show

The Leonard Lopate Show | Oct 14, 2015

When Sy Montgomery joined us for a Please Explain segment on octopuses this past August, we were in awe of not only her depth of knowledge, but of her passion for the eight-legged creature. Today we were happy to learn that Sy's book, The Soul of an Octopus, is a 2015 National Book Award finalist for non-fiction. You can listen to our full interview with Sy Montgomery here:

We would also like to acknowledge novelist Bill Clegg, who was longlisted for his novel, Did You Ever Have a Family. Bill spoke with Leonard about the novel last month, and you can listen to that interview here:

Click here to view a full list of 2015 National Book Award honorees.

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