Awards (Books & Media)

ALA announces 2024 EMIERT David Cohen Award Recipients

Lisely Laboy, Dr. Rachael Elrod, Dr. Krista Aronson, and Brittany Kester have been named recipients of the 2024 American Library Association (ALA) Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT) David Cohen/EMIERT Multicultural Award.

Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction shows the text above the medals, which have a winged horse taking flight; its back hooves upon a rocking outcrop surrounded by waves and its front hooves in the air. Below the medals: A joint initiative of Carnegie Corporation of New York and the American Library Association.

ALA announces 2025 Carnegie Selection Committee

CHICAGO - The 2025 selection committee is already hard at work on choosing the longlist for the prestigious Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. The 2025 committee includes the following experts who work closely with adult...

ALA's Rainbow Round Table releases Top 10 List

CHICAGO — The Over the Rainbow Committee of ALA’s Rainbow Round Table considered more than 400 books across all genres, including memoir, history, true crime, mystery, romance, fiction, poetryand more. The final 10 selections showcased a wide range of...

Pam Muñoz Ryan wins 2024 Children’s Literature Legacy Award

BALTIMORE — Pam Muñoz Ryan is the winner of the 2024 Children’s Literature Legacy Award honoring an author or illustrator published in the United States whose books have made a significant and lasting contribution to literature for children. Her numerous...

Dave Eggers, Vashti Harrison win Newbery, Caldecott Medals

BALTIMORE — Dave Eggers, author of “The Eyes and the Impossible” and Vashti Harrison, illustrator of “Big,” are the 2024 recipients of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott Medals, the most prestigious awards in children’s literature. Eggers and...

Ibi Zoboi, Dare Coulter win 2024 Coretta Scott King Book Awards

BALTIMORE — Ibi Zoboi, author of “Nigeria Jones,” and Dare Coulter, illustrator of “An American Story,” are the winners of the 2024 Coretta Scott King Book Awards honoring African American authors and illustrators of outstanding books for children and...

Pedro Martín y Ari Tison ganan premios Pura Belpré

BALTIMORE — Pedro Martín, ilustrador y autor de “Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir,” y Ari Tison, autora de “Saints of the Household,” fueron seleccionados como los ganadores de la edición 2024 de los Premios Pura Belpré de Ilustración, al Autor de Libros...