Monday, March 20, 2023.
Explore the best of LGBTQ+ literature with the 35th annual Lambda Literary Awards.
Bestowed in 25 different categories, the Lammys recognize recent LGBTQ+ reads from memoirs to poetry, fiction, kids' books, and more!
Explore all of this year's finalists:
Wednesday, March 15, 2023.
Prior to 2016, the Booker Prize was open only to UK authors, but the addition of the Booker International Prize now helps highlight the works of superb authors and translators from around the world. The Booker International Prize is awarded annually for a single book, translated into English and published in the UK. The £50,000 prize, awarded in May, is divided equally between the winning author and the English translator. Explore this year's long-listed titles at Brilliant Books.
Tuesday, March 7, 2023.
The Women’s Prize Trust is a registered charity championing women writers around the world. One of the ways that they empower and showcase women writers: the highly coveted Women's Prize for Fiction.
Explore the 2023 longlist at Brilliant Books.
Monday, February 27, 2022.
Founded in 1995, the Audie Awards represent the premier awards program in the United States, recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment. Finalists are selected in 24 different categories ranging from children's titles to memoir, including categories for best male and female audio performer.
Friday, February 17, 2023.
The PEN America Literary Awards are back!
Recognizing books across fiction, nonfiction, translation, poetry, and more, these awards are a great place to come if you're looking for brilliant recent literature.
Check out the finalists below, and stay tuned for the winners, coming later this year.
Monday, January 30, 2023.
This morning, the American Library Association announced the 2023 Youth Media Awards! These awards include over 20 different prizes for great kids' and YA books published in the last year.
Explore five of the top prizes!
Thursday, January 19, 2023.
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Mystery Writers of America is proud to announce, as we celebrate the 214th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe, the nominees for the 2023 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2022.
This year's Edgar Award winners have been announced. Check out the finalists below!
Thursday, December 15, 2022.
There are all kinds of book awards, from best debut to funniest fiction. One, however, judges a book strictly by its cover—or, more specifically, what words are on that cover...
Tuesday, December 6th, 2022.
The winner for the 2022 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize has been announced! This $10,000 prize is awarded to the best debut fiction title published in a given year, selected from a longlist of 22 nominated books.
Monday, November 21st, 2022.
There is some amazing nature literature out there: books that sweep us away to beautiful landscapes — or help us prepare for our next outdoor adventure!
For 26 years, the National Outdoor Book Awards have recognized such titles. Explore this year's honored books to step into outstanding natural stories, from a woman’s obsession with the kingfisher to a thriller set on the slopes of the world’s eighth highest peak, to a Viet Nam veteran’s fascination with grizzly bears.
