Congratulations to all of our HarperCollins award-winning authors! We celebrated with an ad in the March 15th issue of Booklist. Find out more information about these awards and more below!
THE NOTABLE BOOKS LIST: An annual ‘best-of’ list comprised of twenty six titles written for adult readers and published in the U.S. including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Don’t Skip Out on Me by Willy Vlautin (Fiction)
High-Risers by Ben Austen (Nonfiction)
You can find the complete list of Notable Books here.
THE READING LIST AWARDS: This is a ‘best-of’ list comprised of eight different fiction genres.
Stray City by Chelsey Johnson (Women’s Fiction) WINNER!
SHORTLIST (Adrenaline)
Bearskin by James A. McLaughlin
SHORTLIST (Fantasy)
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
SHORTLIST (Horror)
Awakened by James S. Murray, with Darren Wearmouth
The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
Melmoth by Sarah Perry
SHORTLIST (Romance)
A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole
Tempest by Beverly Jenkins
SHORTLIST(Science Fiction)
Noumenon Infinity by Marina J. Lostetter
Find out more about the Reading List here.
BLACK CAUCUS LITERARY AWARDS: Recognizes excellence in adult fiction and nonfiction by African American authors published in 2018.
HONOR AWARD FOR NONFICTION:
Black Fortunes by Shomari Wills
Find out more about the BCALA awards here.
REFERENCE AND USERS SERVICES AWARDS: This committee identifies works destined to become the backbone of most popular collections, works that serve as sure bets for readers and standards of their genre.
Feast: Food of the Islamic World by Anissa Helou (Cookbooks)
Find out more about this award here.
LISTEN LIST: Outstanding Audiobook Narration: This award highlights extraordinary narrators and listening experiences that merit special attention by a general adult audience and the librarians who advise them.
Dear America by Jose Antonio Vargas
The Secrets Between Us by Thrity Umrigar
See all of the Listen List selections here.
OVER THE RAINBOW BOOK LIST: An annual, annotated bibliography of books for general adult readers aged 18 years or older that have commendable literary quality and significant, authentic lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning (LGBTQIA+) content.
The House of Impossible Beauties by Joseph Cassara (included in the 2018 Top 10 list for Fiction and Nonfiction!)
2019 Fiction Long List
Alice Isn’t Dead by Joseph Fink (Genre Fiction)
The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Temblay (Genre Fiction)
Stray City by Chelsey Johnson (Literary and General Interest)
Speak No Evil by Uzodinma Iweala (Literary and General Interest)
The House of Impossible Beauties by Joseph Cassara (Literary and General Interest)
See a full list of titles selected here.
Congrats to all of our winners!
-Lainey