Drew Barrymore to host US National Book Awards with Oprah Winfrey guest speaker

Drew Barrymore will host the National Book Awards in the US in November, where Oprah Winfrey will be a guest speaker (Kevin Wolf/AP/PA)

Drew Barrymore will host the 74th annual National Book Awards in New York, the National Book Foundation has announced.

Oprah Winfrey, a previous winner of an honorary National Book Award, will be a guest speaker.