NEW YORK (AP) - August 4, 2010
The actor-author-playwright was among five Library Lions announced Wednesday by the New York Public Library. Also cited were actor-author Ethan Hawke, authors Malcolm Gladwell and Zadie Smith and New York Public Library President Paul LeClerc.
The winners were chosen based on "their contributions to the world of ideas." They will be honored Nov. 1 at a black-tie gala.
No cash prize is given.