News - Literary Awards

News - Literary Awards

HEAVY by Kiese Laymon
December 10, 2018

Kiese Laymon’s memoir was named the Best Audiobook of the year by Audible, Inc. The Audible write up says “I was stunned not only by his immense talent as a writer, but also by the unprecedented intimacy of what he was choosing to share. This is a voice we’ve rarely heard speak so vulnerably and frankly about the truth of what it is to be human. And it’s a voice that, perhaps more than any other this year, needs to be heard.”

HELLO WORLD by Hannah Fry
November 9, 2018

Hannah Fry’s HELLO WORLD was shortlisted for The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, which is “the most prestigious non-fiction prize in the UK.”
W.W. Norton published the book in the U.S. on September 18, 2018.

HEAVY by Kiese Laymon
October 26, 2018

Kiese Laymon’s HEAVY has been selected for the 2019 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction shortlist; it is one of three books to be honored. Scribner published the book on October 16, 2018.

THE SATURDAY NIGHT GHOST CLUB by Craig Davidson
September 28, 2018

THE SATURDAY NIGHT GHOST CLUB has been shortlisted for the 2018 Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize in Canada, which is awarded to the best Canadian novel or short story collection of the year, as selected by a three-member, independent judging panel. The jury citation calls the book, “Viscerally exciting and deeply thoughtful, The Saturday Night Ghost Club is powerfully written and satisfies at every level." Knopf Canada published the book August 14, 2018.

SONORA by Hannah Lillith Assadi
September 28, 2018

Hannah Lillith Assadi is a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 Honoree! “Think of it as the smallest, most prestigious fiction writers group in America,” writes Ron Charles for the Washington Post. “This year’s 5 Under 35 honorees, all born after Nov. 30, 1982, are a testament to the remarkable talent in the United States.” Soho Press published the book on March 28, 2017.

WE THE CORPORATIONS by Adam Winkler
September 14, 2018

Adam Winkler’s latest book was named to the longlist for the 2018 National Book Award for Nonfiction. Liveright published the book on February 27, 2018.

FLY ME by Daniel Riley
June 8, 2018

FLY ME is a semifinalist for the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award, which honors an outstanding debut novel from the preceding calendar year. The New York Times said of the novel, “Riley has a stylish grasp of setting as the axis of place and time, writing about the era with captivating authority, palpable texture and a sure-footed knack for rebuilding a moment out of its pop detritus.” Little, Brown published the book June 6, 2017.

THE AGE OF PERPETUAL LIGHT by Josh Weil
May 18, 2018

Josh Weil has just been named a Gold Winner in the Fiction category of the California Book Awards for his story collection THE AGE OF PERPETUAL LIGHT! The collection was published by Grove, Atlantic on September 12, 2017.

SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA by Jaroslav Kalfar
May 4, 2018

Jaroslav Kalfar’s debut novel was named on the shortlist for the 32nd Arthur C. Clarke Shortlist. Little, Brown & Company published the book on March 7, 2017.

“Harvey Weinstein’s Army of Spies” by Ronan Farrow
April 20, 2018

Ronan Farrow has won the 2018 Pulitzer in Public Service for “explosive, impactful journalism that exposed powerful and wealthy sexual predators, including allegations against one of Hollywood’s most influential producer,” beginning with his breaking piece: “Harvey Weinstein’s Army of Spies” in The New Yorker, Fall 2017.