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Category Archives: awards
A few surprises at the ALA Youth Media Awards
Yesterday morning, the American Library Association announced the best books of the year for children and teens. I look forward to this annoucement all year because some of my favorite books of all time are Newbery winners (from Island of … Continue reading
Watch a webcast of the ALA Youth Media Awards
Curious about who will receive this year’s Newbery and Caldecott Medals (and Honor distinctions)? In 15 minutes (9:45 a.m. CST), you can watch a live webcast of the awards. Watch the webcast here. I’m rooting for Rita Williams-Garcia’s One Crazy … Continue reading
National Book Award winners surprise readers
The National Book Award winners were announced last night at the Cipriani Wall Street ballroom in New York City. The results: Fiction: Jaimy Gordon for Lord of Misrule (McPherson & Co.) Nonfiction: Patti Smith for Just Kids (Ecco) Young People’s … Continue reading
Writers to watch
Last night, the Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation awarded 10 Whiting Awards. Since 1985, these honors have gone annually to emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and plays. The award comes with $50,000 and is “based on accomplishment and promise.” Though … Continue reading
Surprises among the National Book Awards Finalists
Pat Conroy announced the National Book Award Finalists today at the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home in Savannah, Georgia. There are certainly some surprises on the list—small press representation; an absence of Jonathan Franzen; the presence of rocker Patti Smith—along with … Continue reading
Howard Jacobson wins the Booker
Another surprise prizewinner for the 2010 season: Howard Jacobson nabs the Man Booker Prize for The Finkler Question, just published today in the U.S. Betting on the prize in the U.K. had to be closed early after they got a … Continue reading
And the Nobel in literature goes to . . .
dark horse Mario Vargas Llosa, a 74-year-old Peruvian novelist whose work runs the gamut from plays to literary fiction to essays to mysteries (our Whodunit columnist, Bruce Tierney, reviewed his 2001 thriller The Feast of the Goat). The Academy praised … Continue reading
Awards season is here
Literary awards season is upon us, and I thought you’d find a roundup of the announcement dates useful. Anyone getting up early tomorrow to watch a webcast of the Nobel Prize announcement? The Nobel Prize in Literature will be announced … Continue reading
Awards and more awards
This past week has brought us news of two major awards: The Hugo Awards, which recognize the best in Sci Fi and Fantasy, were announced on Sept. 6. China Miéville and Paolo Bacigalupi tied for best novel. Miéville’s “The City … Continue reading
Feasting on children’s books
At what other formal occasion would you take a seat at your table in a grand ballroom and be greeted by a gaggle of giraffes on top of your plate? Only at the Newbery Caldecott Banquet, an annual event honoring … Continue reading
Gaiman’s ‘The Graveyard Book’ wins Carnegie Medal
Yesterday Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book—which won the Newbery Medal in 2009—took home The Carnegie Medal in Literature. The Carnegie is the UK’s most prestigious children’s book award, and according to Gaiman in his acceptance speech, it’s also the most … Continue reading
Audie Award winners
The Audie Awards were given out last night in New York City, and the biggest prize—Audiobook of the Year—went to Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales. (Read more about this book and listen to an excerpt.) Mandela and the 23 artists … Continue reading
Moby Award winners
The Moby Awards—recognizing the best (and worst) in book trailers—were announced last night in New York City. I am happy to say that the trailer for Lowboy by John Wray won for Best Cameo in a Book Trailer (actor/comedian Zach … Continue reading


