News - Literary Awards

News - Literary Awards

CAN YOU TOLERATE THIS? by Ashleigh Young
Ashleigh Young’s collection CAN YOU TOLERATE THIS? has been shortlisted for the prestigious Rathbones Folio Prize. Riverhead published the book in North America on July 3, 2018.
THE BEAR AND THE NIGHTINGALE by Katherine Arden
Katherine Arden has been nominated for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. She joins a shortlist of five other writers whose first professional work of science fiction or fantasy was published the last two years. The winner will be presented August 2019 in Dublin at the annual Hugo Awards. Del Rey Books published the book on January 18, 2017.
EVOLUTION by Eileen Myles
Eileen Myles was awarded the 2019 Arts and Letters Award in Literature, which honors writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama. Grove, Atlantic published the book on September 11, 2018.
HEAVY by Kiese Laymon
HEAVY is a winner of B&N Discover Great New Writers Prize in Nonfiction. It has also been named: Audible’s #1 Audiobook of the Year, the 2019 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction, and the 2018 Christopher Isherwood Prize. HEAVY has also been named a finalist for 2018 Kirkus Prize and a finalist for the Indies Choice Award in Adult Nonfiction. Scribner published the book on October 8, 2018.
STRAY CITY by Chelsey Johnson
Chelsey Johnson’s debut novel STRAY CITY is American Library Association's 2019 Reading List winner in Women's Fiction, an annual best-of list comprised of eight different fiction genres for adult readers. Custom House published the book on March 20, 2018.
WAITING FOR EDEN by Elliot Ackerman
Elliot Ackerman’s WAITING FOR EDEN was named a finalist for the Indies Choice Award in Adult Fiction. Knopf published the book on September 25, 2018.
THE BOOK OF ESSIE by Meghan Maclean Weir

Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has selected Meghan Maclean Weir’s debut novel for the 2019 Alex Award. Knopf published the book on June 12, 2018.

BEARSKIN by James McLaughlin

Mystery Writers of America nominated James McLaughlin’s BEARSKIN for the Edgar award in the “Best First Novel by An American Author” category. Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine also nominated BEARSKIN for the Barry Award in the “Best First Novel” category. Ecco Press published the book on June 12, 2018.

WE THE CORPORATIONS by Adam Winkler

Adam Winkler’s WE THE CORPORATIONS is a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle award in the Nonfiction category. Liveright published the book on February 27, 2018.

RIDDANCE by Shelley Jackson
Shelley Jackson’s RIDDANCE has been Longlisted for the Believer Book Award in Fiction. Black Balloon Publishing published the book on October 16, 2018.