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YALSA Announces 2025 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award finalists
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), selected five books as finalists for the 2025 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award.
YALSA Announces 2025 William C. Morris finalists
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), selected five books as finalists for the 2025 William C. Morris Award.
Games & Gaming Round Table Announces the First Platinum Play Award Recipients
Wrapping up International Games Month 2024, the Games & Gaming Round Table (GameRT) of the 91´«Ã½ is pleased to announce the winners of the first annual Platinum Play Hall of Fame Awards (the “Platys”). Building on the first cohort...
Choice announces the Outstanding Academic Titles of 2024
MIDDLETOWN, CT - The Choice Outstanding Academic Titles (OAT) list for 2024 has been announced. This prestigious list, released today, reflects the best scholarly titles reviewed by Choice during the previous calendar year, as chosen by the editors. This...
91´«Ã½ unveils shortlist for 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
91´«Ã½ unveils shortlist for 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
GNCRT Announces Two New Diversity Initiatives
Following the successful collaborations with the Black Caucus of the 91´«Ã½ and REFORMA, the Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table is pleased to announce two new initiatives for increasing and elevating diverse voices in GNCRT’s...
The Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table announces the GNCRT Outstanding Comics Award, dedicated to recognizing excellence in graphic novels for libraries.
Longlist for 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction announced
A total of 46 books (23 fiction, 23 nonfiction) has been selected for the longlist for the 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction.
P.T. Deutermann 2024 Winner of W.Y. Boyd Literary Award
"Iwo, 26 Charlie" by P.T. Deutermann, published by St. Martin’s Press is the winner of the 2024 W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction.
91´«Ã½ 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 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT) David Cohen/EMIERT Multicultural Award.
CHICAGO — The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table (CSKBART) invites the community to celebrate and recognize the 2024 Coretta Scott King Book Awards John Steptoe New Talent author and illustrator winners. The John Steptoe New Talent Award is...
91´«Ã½ 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...
The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table Invites Submissions for the 2025 Awards
The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table Round Table (CSKBART) invites submissions for the 2025 Coretta Scott King Book Awards.
91´«Ã½’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table (GNCRT) is thrilled to introduce the 2023 Best Graphic Novels for Children (BGNC) Reading List. This reading list highlights the best graphic novels for children aged 5–12 years old, published in late 2022 through...
91´«Ã½’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table (GNCRT) is thrilled to announce the 2023 Best Graphic Novels for Adults (BGNA) Reading List. This reading list highlights the best graphic novels for adults published in late 2022 through 2023, and it aims to...