Drew Barrymore to Host the 74th National Book Awards, Oprah Winfrey to Deliver Remarks

Photo:CBS Media Ventures/Ben Watts, Oprah Daily/Ruven Afanador CBS Media Ventures/Ben Watts, Oprah Daily/Ruven Afanador Drew Barrymore will host the 74th Annual National Book Awards.CBS Media Ventures/Ben Watts CBS Media Ventures/Ben Watts Oprah Winfrey was awarded the 50th Anniversary Gold Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters in 1999.Oprah Daily/Ruven Afanador Oprah Daily/Ruven Afanador Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Drew Barrymore Turned to Stomach Sculpting After Her Pregnancies Caused Ab Separation

Drew Barrymoreloves working out and feeling strong, but she was constantly “getting sidelined” because of lingering issuesfrom her two pregnancies— even five years later.The 44-year-old actresshad diastasis recti— when the abdominal muscles separate — during her pregnancies withdaughters Olive, 6, and Frankie, 5,and her core never went back together.“I love exercising, but after two kids I kept getting injured because I just did not have a core,” Barrymore, the new spokesperson forEMSCULPT, tells PEOPLE.

Drew Barrymore Was Once the 'Third Wheel' on a Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens' Date

Photo: Samir Hussein/WireImage; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty; Jamie McCarthy/Getty Drew Barrymoreonce joinedZac EfronandVanessa Hudgensfor what she calls “one of the funnest nights of my life.” “I was just thinking about, back in the day, we went to a Kings of Leon concert together, you, me and Zac Efron, and it was one of the funnest nights of my life,” Barrymore, 46, said. Hudgens, 32, replied, “Are you kidding me? It’s like, still a story I tell to this day.

Drew Barrymore Would Spend Weekends with Paris Hilton at Kathy Hilton's House When They Were Kids

Kathy Hiltonis looking back on the times her daughterParis Hiltonand Paris' friendDrew Barrymoreused to play together as little kids at her house.When Kathy, 62, and Paris, 40, were guests onThe Drew Barrymore Showon Friday, Barrymore asked, “What were we like when we were kids running through the house? … I remember my mom [Jaid Barrymore] classically dropping me off on like a Friday, and she’d pick me up on a Monday.

Drew Barrymore's Best Valentine's Day Gift Picks for Your Girlfriends

01of 10Thoughtful Socks"These adorable heart socks are a one-way ticket to cute and cozy town," says Barrymore.Buy It!Heart Motif Socks, $9; andotherstories.com 01of 10 Thoughtful Socks “These adorable heart socks are a one-way ticket to cute and cozy town,” says Barrymore. Buy It!Heart Motif Socks, $9; andotherstories.com 02of 10 Inspirational Journal “We could all use more kindness in our lives, and this book is full of simple ways to cultivate it,” says Barrymore.