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VIDEO: Brian Seibert On Winning The 2016 Anisfield-Wolf Award For Nonfiction

Brian Seibert, the New York Times dance critic and 2016 nonfiction winner for his book, What the Eye Hears: A History of Tap Dancing, is an accomplished tap dancer himself. At the close of his book reading, the final event of Cleveland Book Week, he slipped on his tap shoes and treated the audience to a powerful dance duet with Chandler Browne, an Oberlin College student. (Missed it? Catch it here.)

A day prior, we sat down with Brian Seibert for a brief interview on what winning the 2016 award for nonfiction means to him. Take a listen:

Brian Seibert, 2016 winner for nonfiction from Anisfield Wolf on Vimeo.

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