Want to feel connected? There's a book for that.
Books “make people who are not like us more human,” says Lisa Lucas, executive director of the National Book Foundation. She grew up loving books and their ability to make readers more...
==========
JUDY WOODRUFF: Next, another in our Brief But Spectacular series, where we ask interesting people to describe their passions. Tonight, we hear from Lisa Lucas, the executive director of the National Book Foundation. The organization was established to raise the cultural awareness of great writing in America, and it sponsors the National Book Awards, which will be presented November 15 in New York City. LISA LUCAS, Executive Director, National Book Foundation: I'm loud. I was born loud. I get excited about things that I love. And I have always loved books. I love the stories. I love the sentences. I love the paper. I love the way that they smell. I love the variety of them. I love the people who are standing next to you when you shop for them, the fa...
==========
JUDY WOODRUFF: Next, another in our Brief But Spectacular series, where we ask interesting people to describe their passions. Tonight, we hear from Lisa Lucas, the executive director of the National Book Foundation. The organization was established to raise the cultural awareness of great writing in America, and it sponsors the National Book Awards, which will be presented November 15 in New York City. LISA LUCAS, Executive Director, National Book Foundation: I'm loud. I was born loud. I get excited about things that I love. And I have always loved books. I love the stories. I love the sentences. I love the paper. I love the way that they smell. I love the variety of them. I love the people who are standing next to you when you shop for them, the fa...
