The ALA Mid-Winter conference was held this past weekend in Philadelphia, and that means so many awards were announced for books that were published in 2013. We want to give a huge congratulations to all of the winners, but especially to all of our HarperCollins titles that were honored this year:
The Listen List, for audio books: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman and The Son by Phillipp Meyer
The Sophie Brody Medal, for outstanding achievement in Jewish literature: Like Dreamers by Yossi Klein Halevi
The Reading List: Any Duchess Will Do by Tessa Dare, Romance; One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean, Romance Short List;The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker, Fantasy Short List; Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight, Women’s Fiction Short List
Notable List: The Riddle of the Labyrinth by Margalit Fox, Nonfiction
The Alex Award, for adult titles with teen appeal: Help for the Haunted by John Searles and The Death of Bees by Lisa O’Donnell.
The Listen List for Outstanding Audio Book Narration: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman and The Son by Philipp Meyer.
BCALA Best Poetry Award: Chasing Utopia by Nikki Giovanni
Newbery Honor: The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes
(Theodor Seuss) Geisel Honor: Penny and Her Marble by Kevin Henkes
Coretta Scott King Author Award: P.S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams-Garcia; Darius & Twig by Walter Dean Myers
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award: Nelson Mandela by Kadir Nelson
Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor: Tito Puente, Mambo King/Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo by Monica Brown
Schneider Family Book Award: Handbook for Dragon Slayers by Merrie Haskell
A big round of applause for our winners! If you haven’t read these notable books yet, now’s the time to catch up and see where the books of 2013 have set the bar for the upcoming year.
-Amanda