Posted on November 15, 2023 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
We have tons of news from the literary award world this morning. Catch up quick or take a deeper dive into each story. Your choice!
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The American Library Association announced its shortlists for the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence medals: Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward, The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters, and Denison Avenue by author Christina Wong and illustrator Daniel Innes are contending for the fiction prize; The Great Displacement by Jake Bittle, The Talk by Darrin Bell, and We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America by Roxana Robinson are competing for the nonfiction version.
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Author Salman Rushdie received the first ever Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award, much to the surprise of the attendees of the ceremony he attended (Associated Press).
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TIME has released its 100 must-read books of 2023, and Amazon shared its best books of 2023.
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Voting is open for the 2023 Goodreads Choice Awards, including in the newly added genre of romantasy.
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What to expect from tonight's National Book Award ceremony: calls for a cease-fire in Gaza and the absence of sponsors Zibby Media and Book of the Month (The New York Times).
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