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Colbert was among the recipients of the 47th annual American
Book Awards. They were announced Wednesday by the Before
Columbus Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Oakland,
California, that champions diversity in U.S. literature and
culture.
CBS ended Colbert's program in May, removing a high-profile
platform for one of Trump's most prominent critics. The network
cited economic reasons for its decision. Colbert and others have
questioned that explanation.
The foundation also honored a wide range of literary releases,
from Nicholas Boggs' “Baldwin,” a biography of James Baldwin; to
John Fugelsang's religious critique “Separation of Church and
Hate” to the poetry collection “Variations in Blue,” by Adela
Najarro. Novelist-playwright Karen Tei Yamashita received a
lifetime achievement prize.
Colbert shares his anti-censorship prize with one of the
country's top independent booksellers, Mitchell Kaplan, founder
of Books & Books in Coral Gables, Florida. Longtime
Grove/Atlantic publisher Morgan Entrekin, as well as Roger
Malina, executive editor of the academic journal Leonardo,
received editor/publisher awards.
"The American Book Awards were created to provide recognition
for outstanding literary achievement from the entire spectrum of
America’s diverse literary community," the foundation's
announcement reads in part. “The award winners range from
well-known and established writers to under-recognized authors
and first works. There are no quotas for diversity; the winners
list simply reflects it as a natural process.”
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