Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli
First established in 2012 as a joint initiative of Carnegie Corporation of New York and the American Library Association, the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence are awarded to the best fiction and nonfiction books for adult readers published in the U.S. They are the library community's first national awards for adult trade books, and the winners are chosen by a committee of library professionals from across the country.
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All That Is Solid Melts Into Air by Carole Giangrande
The Independent Publisher Book Awards were established in 1996 to bring increased recognition to the deserving but often unsung titles published by independent authors and publishers.
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The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
The Man Booker Prize for Fiction promotes the finest in literary fiction by rewarding the very best novel of the year. The prize is the world's most important literary award and has the power to transform the fortunes of authors and publishers.
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Trust Exercise by Susan Choi
The National Book Awards are awarded each fall by the National Book Foundation. Categories include Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Young People's Literature, and the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
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Everything Inside by Edwidge Danticat
Every year, the National Book Critics Circle of over 700 book reviewers from all parts of the country present awards for the finest books published in English. Categories include: Fiction, General Nonfiction, Biography/Autobiography, Poetry, and Criticism.
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Louise Glück
Based on the recipient's entire body of published work, the Nobel Prize for Literature is awarded "to the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work of an idealistic tendency."
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No God like the Mother by Kesha Ajọsẹ Fisher
The Oregon Book Awards are presented annually by Literary Arts, Inc. for the finest accomplishments by Oregon writers.
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An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
The Women's Prize for Fiction (formerly known as the Orange Prize) was created in 1995 in response to a growing awareness that often the considerable achievements of women novelists were frequently being passed over by the major literary awards. The Women's Prize for Fiction is judged exclusively by women, who choose the year's best novel in English written by a woman.
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Sea Monsters by Chloe Aridjis
The PEN/Faulkner Award was founded by writers in 1980 to honor their peers and is now the largest juried award for fiction in the United States. The award was named for William Faulkner, who used his Nobel Prize funds to create an award for young writers, and is affiliated with PEN (Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists, and Novelists), the international writers' organization.
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Reproduction by Ian Williams
The Giller Prize is awarded annually to the author of the best Canadian novel or short story collection published in English. The Giller Prize is named in honour of the late literary journalist Doris Giller and was founded in 1994 by her husband, Toronto businessman Jack Rabinovitch.
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Last of Her Name by Mimi Lok
The PEN/Robert Bingham Fellowship for Writers honors an exceptionally talented fiction writer whose debut work — a novel or collection of short stories — represents distinguished literary achievement and suggests great promise.
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John Edgar Wideman
The PEN/Malamud Award and Memorial Reading was established by the family of the late Bernard Malamud to honor excellence in the art of the short story.
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The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
The Pulitzer Prize has been awarded by Columbia University each spring since 1917. The awards are chosen by a board of jurors for Journalism, Letters, Music, and Drama. The awards for Letters include Nonfiction, Poetry, Biography or Autobiography, History, and Fiction.
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The Volunteer by Jack Fairweather
The Costa awards are given annually in five categories — Poetry, Biography, First Novel, Novel, and Children's Literature — to authors who exemplify the best of contemporary British writing and who have lived in Great Britain or Ireland for at least three years. Out of these four winners, one book is chosen as the Costa Book of the Year.
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Heads of the Colored People by Nafissa Thompson-Spires
Since 1985, the Whiting Awards have been given annually to 10 emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama. The awards, of $50,000 each, are based on early accomplishment and the promise of great work to come.
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My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
The annual March madness for book lovers, in which 18 of the best fiction titles duke it out to be named the Rooster.
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