Awards (Books & Media)

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...

‘Cross My Heart and Never Lie’ and ‘Only This Beautiful Moment’ win 2024 Stonewall Children’s and Young Adult Literature Awards

“Cross My Heart and Never Lie,” by Nora Dåsnes and published by Hippo Park, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, and “Only This Beautiful Moment,” by Abdi Nazemian and published by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, are the 2024 recipients of the Stonewall Book Awards – Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award. The awards were announced today by the American Library Association’s (ALA) Stonewall Book Awards – Children’s and Young Adult Committee of the Rainbow Round Table, during the ALA’s LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience, held Jan. 19–22 in Baltimore.

Nicholas Day, Brett Helquist win 2024 Sibert Medal

BALTIMORE — Nicholas Day and Brett Helquist, author and illustrator of “The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity,” were named the winners of the 2024 Robert F. Sibert Medal for the most...

‘The Collectors: Stories’ wins 2024 Printz Award

BALTIMORE — “The Collectors: Stories,” edited by A.S. King, written by the author and nine others and published by Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House, has won the 2024 Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature. The award was...