Take a look below for updates on some of the literary world's highest accolades!
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2020 National Book Critics Circle |
The National Book Critics Circle Awards were announced on March 12, 2020.
Supporting Book Criticism and Literary Culture since 1974, the National Book Critics Circle honors outstanding writing and fosters a national conversation about reading, criticism, and literature. To see the full list of finalists and other announcements, click here.
Congratulations to the recipients of the book awards for the 2019 publishing year!
| Autobiography | Biography | Criticism |
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| Know My Name by Chanel Miller |
The Queen by Josh Levin |
Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments |
| Fiction | Nonfiction | Poetry | The John Leonard Prize |
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| Everything Inside by Edwidge Danticat |
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe |
Magical Negro by Morgan Parker |
The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom |
The Story Prize 2020
The Story Prize was announced on February 26, 2020.
Edwidge Danticat's Everything Inside is the latest winner of The Story Prize for short fiction collections!
The Story Prize is a $20,000 book prize awarded to the author of the short story collection named best of the year by three independent judges.
Danticat was also the first ever winner for The Dew Breaker fifteen years earlier, in 2005. This makes Danticat the first ever two-time winner of The Story Prize. The other finalists this year were authors Kali Fajardo-Anstine for Sabrina & Corina and Zadie Smith for Grand Union.
The 2020 Newbery and Caldecott Medals
The 2020 John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature.
The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
This year's winner is New Kid by Jerry Craft!
The 2020 Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children.
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
This year's winner is The Undefeated illustrated by Kadir Nelson and written by Kwame Alexander!
The 2019 National Book Awards
The winners of the National Book Awards were announced on November 20th, 2019!
The National Book Foundation was founded in 1989 to administer the National Book Awards, which has been one of the most prestigious literary prizes in the country since 1950. The Foundation also produces numerous educational and public programs that help connect readers to books in new and meaningful ways. Congratulations to all the winners!
| Fiction | Nonfiction | Poetry | Translated Literature |
Young People's Literature |
 Trust Exercise by Susan Choi |
The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom |
 Sight Lines by Arthur Sze |
 Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming by László Krasznahorkai |
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The Man Booker Prize 2019
Congratulations to Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo!
"The leading literary award in the English speaking world, which has brought recognition, reward and readership to outstanding fiction for over 50 years. Awarded annually to the best novel of the year written in English and published in the UK or Ireland."
Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo are the joint winners of the 2019 Booker Prize with The Testaments and Girl, Woman, Other!
The Testaments is available now, and look for Girl, Woman, Other on Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019!
The Nobel Prize in Literature
Congratulations to Olga Tokarczuk, winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature!
The Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded 112 times to 116 Nobel Laureates between 1901 and 2019. The 2018 prize was awarded to Olga Tokarczuk "for a narrative imagination that with encyclopedic passion represents the crossing of boundaries as a form of life." Olga Tokarczuk is the author of Flights, a 2018 National Book Award Finalist for Translated Literature and Winner of the Man Booker International Prize, and most recently Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead.
The 2019 prize was awarded to Peter Handke. Please read Aleksandar Hemon's very important op-ed in the New York Times, click here!
The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal,
winner of the Nebula and Hugo Awards!
Congratulations to Mary Robinette Kowal and The Calculating Stars: A Lady Astronaut Novel, winner of the 2019 Nebula Award for Best Novel, and the 2019 Hugo Award for Best Novel!
The 2019 Nebula Award Winners were announced on May 19, 2019. They are voted on, and presented by, active members of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. Since 1965, the Nebula Awards have been given each year for the best novel, novella, novelette, and short story eligible for that year’s award.
The Hugo Awards were announced on August 18th, 2019, and are Science Fiction's most prestigious award, voted on by members of the World Science Fiction Convention.
2019 Women's Prize for Fiction
The 2019 Women's Prize for Fiction was announced on June 5, 2019.
The Women’s Prize for Fiction is the UK’s most prestigious annual book award celebrating & honouring women’s fiction. Founded in 1996, the Prize was set up to celebrate originality, accessibility & excellence in writing by women and to connect world-class writers with readers everywhere.
This year's winner is An American Marriage by Tayari Jones!
Lambda Literary Awards
The 32nd annual Lambda Literay Award winners will be announced on June 8th, 2020.
To see the Current Finalists in all 24 categories, click here!
The 31st annual Lambda Literay Award winners were announced on June 3rd, 2019.
For over 30 years, "the Lammys" have identified and honored the best lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender books. The Lammys bring together nominees, celebrities, sponsors, and publishing executives to celebrate excellence in LGBTQ publishing. Here are the latest winners:
Lesbian Fiction The Tiger Flu by Larissa Lai |
Gay Fiction Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead |
Bisexual Fiction Disoriental by Négar Djavadi |
Transgender Fiction Little Fish by Casey Plett |
Bisexual Nonfiction The Tiger Flu by Larissa Lai |
Transgender Nonfiction Histories of the Transgender Child by Julian Gill-Peterson |
LGBTQ Nonfiction Looking for Lorraine by Imani Perry |
Lesbian Poetry Each Tree Could Hold a Noose or a House by Nina Puro |
Gay Poetry Indecency by Justin Phillip Reed |
Bisexual Poetry We Play a Game by Duy Doan |
Transgender Poetry Lo Terciario by Raquel Salas Rivera |
Lesbian Mystery A Study in Honor by Claire O'Dell |
Gay Mystery Late Fees: A Pinx Video Mystery by Marshall Thornton |
Lesbian Biography/Memoir Chronology by Zahra Patterson |
Gay Biography/Memoir No Ashes in the Fire by Darnell L. Moore |
Lesbian Romance Beowulf for Cretins by Ann McMan |
Gay Romance Crashing Upwards by S.C. Wynne |
LGBTQ Children's/ Young Adult  Hurricane Child by Kheryn Callender |
LGBTQ Graphic Novel The Lie and How We Told It by Tommi Parrish |
LGBTQ SciFi/Fantasy/Horror The Breath of the Sun by Isaac R. Fellman |
2019 Tony Awards
The Tony Awards were announced on June 9, 2019.
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre.
This year's winner for Best Play is The Ferryman by Jez Butterworth!
2019 Pulitzer Prizes
The Pulitzer Prizes were announced on April 15, 2019.
The Pulitzer Prize administration awards prizes across 21 categories in journalism, and the arts each year.
Congratulations to Richard Powers and The Overstory, winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction! The paperback is out now, and we have plenty of copies available in the store. Here are the other 2019 winners in Letters & Drama!
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| Fairview by Jackie Sibblies Drury |
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom by David W. Blight |
The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke by Jeffrey C. Stewart |
Be With by Forrest Gander |
Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America by Eliza Griswold |
Los Angeles Times Book Prizes
The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were announced on April 12, 2019.
The 39th annual ceremony recognized 11 outstanding literary works published in 2018. The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes are committed to litereary excellence, championing new voices and celebrating the highest quality of writing from authors at all stages of their careers.
We're very excited for Rebecca Makkai and The Great Believers, winner of the 2018 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction! Congratulations to all the winners, check them out below!
| Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction | Biography | Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose | Current Interest | Graphic Novel/Comics |
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| Heads of the Colored People by Nafissa Thompson-Spires |
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom by David W. Blight |
Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon |
The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border by Francisco Cantú |
On A Sunbeam by Tillie Walden |
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Poetry | Science & Technology | Young Adult Literature |
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| Travelers in the Third Reich: The Rise of Fascism 1919-1945 by Julia Boyd |
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite |
Wild is the Wind by Carl Phillips |
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth Macy |
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo |
2019 National Book Critics Circle
The National Book Critics Circle Awards were announced on March 14, 2019.
The National Book Critics Circle honors outstanding writing and fosters a national conversation about reading, criticism, and literature. Congratulations to the recipients of the book awards for the 2018 publishing year!
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| Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home by Nora Krug |
Flash: The Making of Weegee the Famous by Christopher Bonanos |
Feel Free: Essays |
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| Milkman by Anna Burns |
Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America's Secret War in Afghanistan by Steve Coll | The Carrying by Ada Limón |
There There by Tommy Orange |
2019 Edgar Awards Winners
The 2019 Edgar Awards were announced on April 25, 2019.
Each spring Mystery Writers of America present the Edgar Awards, widely acknowledged to be the most prestigious awards in mystery fiction, non-fiction, and television. Here are the latest winners for books published in 2018 - Congratulations to Walter Mosley, Robert Fieseler, and all the winners!
| Best Mystery Novel of the Year! | Best Fact Crime |
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| Down the River Unto the Sea by Walter Mosley |
Tinderbox: The Untold Story of the Up Stairs Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay Liberation by Robert Fieseler |
| Best Paperback Original | Best First Novel by an American Author |
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| If I Die Tonight by Alison Gaylin |
Bearskin by James A. McLaughlin |
