Below are the latest award winners.
2019 Lambda Literary Awards
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!
| Drama | History | Biography | Poetry | General Nonfiction |
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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 |
| History | Mystery /Thriller |
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!
| Autobiography | Biography | Criticism |
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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 |
| Fiction | Nonfiction | Poetry | The John Leonard Prize |
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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 Hugo Award Nominees
Look for the winner to be announced on August 18th, 2019!
The Hugo Awards are Science Fiction's most prestigious award, voted on by members of the World Science Fiction Convention. Here are the finalists for the 2019 Hugo Award for Best Novel!
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| The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal |
Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers |
Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee |
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| Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente |
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik |
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse |
Don't forget about the 2018 winner for Best Novel: The Stone Sky, by record-holder and three time consecutive Hugo winner N. K. Jemisin!
2019 Nebula Award Winner
The 2019 Nebula Award Winners were announced on May 19, 2019.
The Nebula Awards 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.
Congratulations to Mary Robinette Kowal and The Calculating Stars: A Lady Astronaut Novel, winner of the 2019 Nebula Award for Best Novel!
The Story Prize 2018
The Story Prize was announced on March 6, 2019.
Lauren Groff's Florida is the latest winner of The Story Prize for short fiction collections!
The startling collection of menacing and evocative tales is set in the Sunshine State, and was also a finalist for the 2018 National Book Award. Judges praised the book as an “immersive experience” into the “beauty and awfulness” of Florida, and they aren't the only fans - former President Barack Obama listed it as a favorite of 2018! Finalists for the prize included A Lucky Man by Jamal Brinkley and Your Duck Is My Duck by Deborah Eisenberg. Congratulations to Lauren Groff!
2018 National Book Awards
The National Book Awards were announced on November 14, 2018.
- Sigrid Nunez's The Friend won the honors in fiction.
- Jeffrey C. Stewart won the nonfiction prize for The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke.
- Justin Phillip Reed's collection Indecency won for poetry.
- Yoko Tawada's The Emissary, translated by Margaret Mitsutani, won the inaugural award for translated literature.
- Elizabeth Acevedo's Poet X won for young people's literature.
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 |
Man Booker Award Nominees
Here are the 6 titles that made the Man Booker shortlist. The 2018 Man Booker winner is MILKMAN by Anna Burns, announced 10/16/18. NOW AVAILABLE. (paperback: $16)
