News - Literary Awards

News - Literary Awards

BATS OF THE REPUBLIC by Zach Dodson

BATS OF THE REPUBLIC won Print Magazine’s Best of Region for the Southwest in PRINT’s 2016 Regional Design Awards, where the editor called it “a brilliant—and brilliantly interactive—testament to the power of print, and how design can elevate a classic form to the extraordinary.” Doubleday published the book on October 16, 2015.

WAYS TO DISAPPEAR by Idra Novey

Idra Novey’s acclaimed debut novel won the second annual Brooklyn Eagles Literary Prize, an annual prize from the Brooklyn Public Library and Brooklyn booksellers given “to works of fiction and nonfiction by authors who have lived in Brooklyn, portrayed the borough in their work or addressed themes relevant to its life and culture.” Little Brown published the book on February 9, 2016.

THE TOYMAKER’S APPRENTICE by Sherri L Smith

THE TOYMAKER’S APPRENTICE is a finalist for the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association Award for Middle Grade Books. The finalists are nominated by industry professionals and chosen by independent booksellers as best regional offerings. The paperback edition of the book was published by Putnam & Sons on October 4, 2016.

THE QUESTION OF RED by Laksmi Pamuntjak

The German edition of THE QUESTION OF RED was awarded the LiBeraturpreis for 2016 by the Society for the Promotion of African, Asian and Latin American Literature. Both THE QUESTION OF RED and Pamuntjak’s second novel ARUNA AND HER PALATE were also shortlisted for the Khatulistiwa Award, the top literary award in Indonesia. AmazonCrossing published THE QUESTION OF RED in English on July 12, 2016....

MR. SPLITFOOT by Samantha Hunt

Samatha Hunt’s MR. SPLITFOOT has been selected for the Brooklyn Eagles Literary Prize longlist, and honor awarded to one fiction and one non-fiction author who has lived in Brooklyn, portrayed the borough in their work or addressed themes relevant to its life and culture. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt published the book on January 5, 2016....

WAYS TO DISAPPEAR by Idra Novey

Idra Novey’s WAYS TO DISAPPEAR has been selected for the Brooklyn Eagles Literary Prize longlist, and honor awarded to one fiction and one non-fiction author who has lived in Brooklyn, portrayed the borough in their work or addressed themes relevant to its life and culture.Little, Brown and Company published the book on February 9, 2016.

HOLD STILL by Sally Mann

Sally Mann’s acclaimed memoir has been named a finalist for the American Booksellers Association Indie Choice Book Award in the category of Book of the Year – Non-Fiction. Little Brown published the book on May 12, 2015 and will release the book in paperback on April 26, 2016...

THE ARGONAUTS by Maggie Nelson

Maggie Nelson’s acclaimed book won the National Book Critics Circle Award in the Criticism category. Greywolf published the book on May 5, 2015....

THE GLITTERING WORLD by Robert Levy

THE GLITTERING WORLD was named a finalist in the LGBT SF/F/Horror category in the 28th Annual Lambda Literary Awards! Gallery Books published the book on February 10, 2015....

THE FIFTH HOUSE OF THE HEART by Ben Tripp

The Reference and User Services Association division of the American Library Association announced its 2016 awards during the ALA Midwinter conference. THE FIFTH HOUSE OF THE HEART was chosen as the Year's Best in Genre Fiction for Adult Readers in the Horror category. Gallery published the book on July 28, 2015....