News - Literary Awards

News - Literary Awards

THE SATURDAY NIGHT GHOST CLUB by Craig Davidson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

LESS by Andrew Sean Greer

Andrew Sean Greer’s endearing and lyrical novel, LESS, has won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. Lee Boudreaux Books published the novel July 18, 2017.

STEPHEN FLORIDA by Gabe Habash

Habash’s debut STEPHEN FLORIDA was selected as a Young Lions Fiction Award finalist, which honors the works of five talented young authors. Coffee House Press published the book on June 6, 2017.

NINE CONTINENTS by Xiaolu Guo

Xiaolu Guo’s acclaimed memoir received the 2017 National Book Critic Circle Award in the Autobiography category. The book was also featured on the 2018 shortlist for the Rathbones Folio Prize. Grove Atlantic published the book in the U.S. on October 3, 2017.