We are so excited! ALA has announced their 2024 award winners.
Chlorine by Jade Song received the Alex award. The Young Adult Library Services Association selected 10 adult books with special appeal to teen readers to receive the 2024 Alex Awards.
See the full list of winners here.
Side Notes from the Archivist by Anastacia-Renee, named one of three titles as a Notable Book in the Poetry category. The Notable Books List is an annual best-of-list comprised of twenty six titles written for adult readers and published in the US including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Click here for the complete list of Notable Books List.
The Reading List is an annual best-of list comprised of eight different fiction genres for adult readers. There is also a shortlist of honor titles, up to 4 per genre:
Going Zero by Anthony McCarten were selected as a shortlist title for the Adrenaline list.
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty was selected as a shortlist title for the Fantasy list.
Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon was selected as a shortlist title for the Mystery list.
We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian was selected as a shortlist title for the Romance list.
Where Peace is Lost by Valerie Valdes was selected as a shortlist title for the Science Fiction list.
Congratulations to all of our winners!
See the full list of winners, read-alikes, and short list here.