[applause] published by farrar straus and giroux.d by what right, a division of ww norton & co.. [applause] and this year's national book award for nonfiction goes to evan osnos for "age of ambition." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i have to tell you i am a man of hunches and i didn't have a hunch and before we left the hotel my wife said maybe you should have a hunch for a second. i think some people here may know that i'm from a family of the book. my parents are here, peter and susan osnos. my father is the founder of public affairs and if you go into the writing business and/or name is osnos, you feel a little bit like what george w. bush must feel like. [laughter] it is a fabulous sensation to be appear tonight and i can't thank the judges enough. i'm astonished. and i'm humbled by the honorees in the category. and i have to say especially to roz chast, whose work is beautiful and meaningful to me. [applause] i want to say a special thank you tonight to farrar straus and giroux fabulous publisher that signed onto this idea before it was a fully coo