Good news: Your book collection could earn you $1,000

Posted on 02/17/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Anyone else read the news today and cringe? We have a (brief) respite from it: the knowledge that there is...

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Tagged As: Awards, Just for fun, Reading

Congrats to the 2020 Ripped Bodice Award winners!

Posted on 02/15/2021 at 12:33 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

What do romance authors do for Valentine’s Day? We can think of at least one G-rated activity that a particular...

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Tagged As: Awards, Book lists, Romance

Congrats to the Rathbones nominees and Story Spotlight winner

Posted on 02/11/2021 at 03:34 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The shortlist for the Rathbones Folio Prize was revealed yesterday, and the Guardian reports that it’s a triumph for the...

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Tagged As: Awards, Book lists, Literary Hub, The Guardian

Meet the 2021 PEN America Literary Awards finalists

Posted on 02/10/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Congratulations to the finalists for the 2021 PEN America Literary Awards! There are fifty-five contenders total in eleven categories; the...

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Congrats to the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence winners!

Posted on 02/05/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence were awarded yesterday! Deacon King Kong, by James McBride, won the medal for...

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Canadian literary award relaunched as the Atwood Gibson Prize

Posted on 01/28/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Writers’ Trust of Canada has renamed its annual fiction award in honor of two of the country’s greatest creatives....

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Meet the 2021 Edgar Allan Poe award nominees

Posted on 01/27/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Mystery Writers of America announced the contenders for the annual Edgar Allan Poe awards, which honor the best mystery...

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Tagged As: Awards, Book lists, Mystery

Here are the 2020 T.S. Eliot Prize and Costa Book of the Year winners

Posted on 01/26/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s been a big week for literature over in England, with both the T.S. Eliot Prize and Costa Book of...

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Tagged As: Awards, Poetry, The Guardian

Meet the 2021 Newbery and Caldecott medal winners

Posted on 01/25/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The American Library Association has announced its choices for the top books, digital media, video, and audiobooks for children and...

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Tagged As: Awards, Children's literature, Young adult literature

Here are the 2020 National Book Critics Circle Awards finalists

Posted on 01/25/2021 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The National Book Critics Circle has announced the thirty finalists for its 2020 awards. The winner of each of the...

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