Congratulations to the 2019 Carnegie award winners!

The American Library Association handed out the 2019 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction last night.

The winners are Heavy: An American Memoir, by Kiese Laymon, and The Great Believers, by Rebecca Makkai.

In addition to the accolades, each writer receives $5,000.

You can read more about the award and its winners in the ALA's news release.

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