On November 17th the American Library Association (ALA) announced the six books shortlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, awarded for the previous year’s best books written for adult readers and published in the United States. The titles shortlisted for fiction are A Burning by Megha Majumdar (Knopf), Deacon King […]
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At ALA Midwinter in Denver last week, the 2018 Notable Books and Reading List were announced. The Notable Books List is an annual best-of list comprised of twenty six titles written for adult readers and published in the US including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Below, you’ll find our titles that were selected this year! Fiction […]
The shortlist for the 2018 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction were announced on October, 25th. The titles shortlisted for fiction are Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan (Scribner), Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders (Random House), and Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward (Scribner). The titles shortlisted for nonfiction are You […]
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Congratulations to the finalists for the the 2017 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction! The winners are announced at the RUSA Book and Media Awards Ceremony, Sunday, January 22 at 5:00pm, at ALA Midwinter in Atlanta. We’re especially excited about the finalists below from Penguin Random House! FICTION Swing Time by Zadie Smith […]
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Exciting news from the halls of ALA Midwinter in Boston! We’re thrilled to share our 2016 ALA Award Winners and Honor books. Congratulations to our authors and our publishers on these fantastic honors. ALA 2016 Notable Books List Year’s best in fiction, nonfiction and poetry named by RUSA readers’ advisory experts. Fiction: In the Country: […]
