Fiction: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt “A young boy in New York City, Theo Decker, miraculously survives an accident that takes the life of his mother. Alone and abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by a friend’s family and struggles to make sense of his new life. In the years that follow, he…

The Arthur C. Clarke Award is given for the best science fiction novel first published in the United Kingdom during the previous year. The award was established with a grant given by Sir Arthur C. Clarke and the first prize was awarded in 1987 to Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. [Source] God’s War by Kameron…

Since 1944, the goal of the Notable Books Council has been to make available to the nation’s readers a list of 25 very good, very readable, and at times very important fiction, nonfiction, and poetry books for the adult reader. [Source] Fiction Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Life After Life by Kate Atkinson Claire of…

“The National Book Critics Circle awards are given each March and honor the best literature published in the United States in six categories—autobiography, biography, criticism, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. These are the only national literary awards chosen by critics themselves.”  [Source] FICTION Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Americanah Alice McDermott, Someone Javier Marias, The Infatuations Ruth Ozeki,…

The New England Independent Booksellers Association sponsors this award, and this year’s winners are: Fiction: The Art Forger by Barbara A. Shapiro Nonfiction: Bunker Hill by Nathaniel Philbrick Children’s: If I Built a House by Chris Van Dusen Title links lead to NOBLE catalog. About the books: “On March 18, 1990, thirteen works of art…

As awarded by the Romance Writers of America: Best First Book: The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James Contemporary Single Title Romance: The Way Back Home by Barbara Freethy Historical Romance: A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean Inspirational Romance: Against the Tide by Elizabeth Camden Long Contemporary Series Romance: A…

For more information on the award, visit the Horror Writers Association’s web site. Superior Achievement in a NOVEL The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan Superior Achievement in a FIRST NOVEL Life Rage by L.L. Soares Superior Achievement in a YOUNG ADULT NOVEL Flesh & Bone by Jonathan Maberry Superior Achievement in a GRAPHIC NOVEL…

Not sure what to read next? Take a look at the list of nominees and winners (noted in blue) of the 13th Annual Massachusetts Book Awards. Each title is linked to the NOBLE catalog should you like to see availability and/or request a copy using your PIN. Fiction: Non-Fiction: The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro…

Biography: The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson by Robert A. Caro Current interest: Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo Fiction: Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain First fiction: Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead Graphic novel: Everything Together: Collected Stories by Sammy…

Fiction: The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson Biography: The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss History: Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America’s Vietnam by Fredrik Logevall General Nonfiction: Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and…

The Arthur C Clarke Award is the most prestigious award for Science Fiction in Britain, presented annually for the best Science Fiction novel of the year. [source] On the shortlist: Nod by Adrian Barnes Dark Eden by Chris Beckett Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway The Dog Stars by Peter Heller Intrusion by Ken MacLeod 2312 by…

The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. The winning titles are selected from the previous year’s publishing. [source] 2013 Winners                    Caring is Creepy by David Zimmerman Girlchild by Tupelo Hassman Juvenile…

“Each Spring, Mystery Writers of America present the Edgar® Awards, widely acknowledged to be the most prestigious awards in the genre.” [source] Best Novel The Lost Ones by Ace Atkins The Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye Gone Girl: A Novel by Gillian Flynn Potboiler by Jesse Kellerman Sunset by Al Lamanda Live by Night…

Young Peoples Literature: William Alexander, Goblin Secrets Poetry: David Ferry, Bewilderment: New Poems and Translations Nonfiction: Katherine Boo, Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity Fiction: Louise Erdrich, The Round House

First, a brief history of the Prometheus Awards (via the Libertarian Futurist Society’s web site): In 1979, science fiction writer L. Neil Smith created the Prometheus Awards, to honor libertarian fiction. A panel selected F. Paul Wilson’s Wheels Within Wheels as the best novel, and a gold coin then worth $2,500 was presented to Wilson.…

Winning titles are in blue. Science Fiction Novel Embassytown, China Miéville (Del Rey; Macmillan) Leviathan Wakes, James S. A. Corey (Orbit US; Orbit UK) 11/22/63, Stephen King (Scribner; Hodder & Stoughton as 11.22.63) Rule 34, Charles Stross (Ace; Orbit UK) The Children of the Sky, Vernor Vinge (Tor) Fantasy Novel A Dance with Dragons, George…

Learn more about the National Book Awards here. FICTION WINNER: Jesmyn Ward, Salvage the Bones (Bloomsbury USA) FINALISTS: Andrew Krivak, The Sojourn (Bellevue Literary Press) – Interview Téa Obreht, The Tiger’s Wife (Random House) Julie Otsuka, The Buddha in the Attic (Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House) – Interview Edith Pearlman, Binocular Vision…

This past Saturday saw the presentation of the 2011 Hugo Awards. The winners were as follows: (Title links will take you to the NOBLE catalog) BEST NOVEL Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis BEST NOVELLA The Lifecycle of Software Objects by Ted Chiang BEST NOVELETTE “The Emperor of Mars” by Allen M. Steele BEST SHORT STORY…

Winner of the award for fiction, Jaimy Gordon was caught off guard by her win at the National Book Awards ceremony. Click here for more information on the event and awards. Fiction Lord of Misrule – Jaimy Gordon At the rock-bottom end of the sport of kings sits the ruthless and often violent world of…

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Congratulations to the finalists for the Orange Prize: Rosie Alison ~ The Very Thought of You Eleanor Catton ~ The Rehearsal Clare Clark ~ Savage Lands Amanda Craig ~ Hearts and Minds Roopa Farooki ~ The Way Things Look to Me Rebecca Gowers ~ The Twisted Heart M.J. Hyland ~ This is How Sadie…

The Pen/Faulkner Finalists were just announced last week. And the nominees are:

The Mystery Writers of America have announced the nominees for the 2010 Edgar Awards. A sample of the categories/nominees: Best Novel Nominees The Missing by Tim Gautreaux (Random House – Alfred A. Knopf) The Odds by Kathleen George (Minotaur Books) The Last Child by John Hart (Minotaur Books) Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of…

Nominations are in for the 2009 Hugo Awards. Here’s what the “Best Novel” category looks like: Anathem by Neal Stephenson (Morrow; Atlantic UK) The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins; Bloomsbury UK) Little Brother by Cory Doctorow (Tor Teen; HarperVoyager UK) Saturn’s Children by Charles Stross (Ace; Orbit UK) Zoe’s Tale by John Scalzi (Tor)

The World Fantasy Awards nominations are in; the winners will be selected at the World Fantasy Convention which is being held in Canada this Fall. In the category of Best Novel you’ll find: Fangland, John Marks The Gospel of the Knife, Will Shetterly The Servants, Michael Marshall Smith Territory, Emma Bull Ysabel, Guy Gavriel Kay…

I was absolutely thrilled today when I stopped by Deanna Raybourn’s blog and discovered that she had won the 2008 RITA* for Best Novel with Strong Romantic Elements. As Read This! followers surely know, Deanna is much beloved in these parts, and her books are ever popular recommendations. {You haven’t read them yet? Well…Stop by…

The winners for the NBCC Awards were announced over the weekend: Criticism: The Rest is Noise, by Alex Ross Poetry: Elegy, by Mary Jo Bang Biography: Stanley, the Impossible Life of Africa’s Greatest Explorer, by Tim Jeal General Nonfiction: Medical Apartheid, by Harriet Washington Autobiography: Edwidge Danticat, Brother, I’m Dying Fiction: The Brief Wondrous Life…

And the winners are: Fiction: Denis Johnson ~ Tree of Smoke Non-fiction: Tim Weiner ~ Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA Young Adult Fiction: Sherman Alexie ~ The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Poetry: Robert Hass ~ Time and Materials The Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters went to Joan…

Anne Enright’s was announced as the winner of Man Booker Prize for her book The Gathering. Click here for more.

Doris Lessing won this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature. Born in Iran and raised in what is now Zimbabwe, Lessing is only the 11th woman to receive the Literature Nobel. Read more in the New York Times. Links to past winners of the Literature Prize More 2007 Nobel Winners

  The National Book Award finalists were announced today. Click here for more.

The Hugo Awards {recognizing sci-fi and fantasy novels} will be handed out in September. The nominees in the Novel category are: Blindsight, Peter Watts Eifelheim, Michael Flynn Glasshouse, Charles Stross His Majesty’s Dragon, Naomi Novik Rainbows End, Vernor Vinge For more nominees, check out The Locus Index to SF Awards listing.

The following titles are on the longlist for the Booker Prize: Darkmans by Nicola Barker Self Help by Edward Docx The Gift Of Rain by Tan Twan Eng The Gathering by Anne Enright The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones Gifted by Nikita Lalwani…

The shortlist for the award included Carlos Fuentes, Doris Lessing, Philip Roth, Don Delillo, Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie, Michael Ondaatje and Amos Oz. Judge Nadine Gordimer called Achebe the “Father of Modern African Literature.” He will be awarded $118,500 and will receive his prize and a trophy at a ceremony on June 28 at Christ…

“The famously reclusive Mr. McCarthy, 73, won for his devastating chronicle of a father and son walking alone across a post-apocalyptic America, cold, dark and strewn with corpses and ash. In her review in The New York Times,, Janet Maslin wrote, “ ‘The Road’ would be pure misery if not for its stunning, savage beauty.”…

The 2007 PEN/Faulkner award was given to Philip Roth for his book Everyman. Below is a snippet from a press release available for download on the PEN/Faulkner Foundation’s website. “Philip Roth’s work Everyman (Houghton Mifflin) has been selected as the winner of the 2007 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. Roth is the first writer to receive…

Never heard of it? Me, neither. At least not until I was reading a book blog and the blog’s author mentioned it. So what exactly is the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction? Straight from the prize’s mouth, er, website… “The founders of the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction were concerned that many of the biggest…

The nominees for the Agatha Awards have been announced! For a complete list of the nominees, please click here! Here’s a little info on the awards themselves (via the official  website): “The Agatha Awards honor the traditional mystery—-books best typified by the works of Agatha Christie. The genre is generally characterized by mysteries that contain…

So, the new issue of Publisher’s Weekly came out Monday. For those of you who don’t know, Cuffies are chosen by children’s booksellers. They have some interesting categories. Here are some examples: Most Memorable Character in a Lead Role Liesel in The Book Thief (Edward Cullen only got an honorable mention! How could this be!)…