Overview

• The National Book Foundation announced the award Sept. 3, with the presentation set for Nov. 19 at the 76th National Book Awards in New York.
• The lifetime-service prize includes a $10,000 award and a solid metal medal.
• Cited contributions include her Audacity newsletter, the Roxane Gay Books imprint at Grove Atlantic, and co-ownership of The Rumpus with Debbie Millman.
• National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson will introduce Gay at the ceremony.
• Gay is known for bestselling works Bad Feminist and Hunger and for her roles as editor, publisher, professor and cultural critic.