Agatha AwardACCESS
The Agatha Awards honor the traditional mystery–books best typified by the works of Agatha Christie. The genre is generally characterized by mysteries that contain no explicit sex, excessive gore, or gratuitous violence; usually featuring an amateur detective, they have a confined setting and characters who know one another. Visit the Malice Domestic website to learn more about the Agatha Awards and to see a complete list of winners.
Anisfield-Wolf Book AwardsACCESS
The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards recognize books that have made important contributions to our understanding of racism and human diversity. For 84 years, the distinguished books earning Anisfield-Wolf prizes have opened and challenged our minds. Cleveland poet and philanthropist Edith Anisfield Wolf established the book awards in 1935, in honor of her father, John Anisfield, and husband, Eugene Wolf, to reflect her family’s passion for social justice. Presented by the Cleveland Foundation, it remains the only American book prize focusing on works that address racism and diversity. Visit the The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards website to learn more and to see a complete list of winners.
Anthony AwardsACCESS
Anthony Award: The Anthony Award is named in honor of Anthony Boucher, the well-known writer, critic, and fan of the mystery genre. Awards are made on the basis of the votes of mystery fans worldwide and presented at the annual World Mystery Convention, also known as Bouchercon. The award is usually in the form of a dagger stabbing a black book mounted on a wooden plaque. The dagger is removable to be used as a letter opener. Occasionally the award will be varied, to address a local motif for the annual convention.
Audie AwardsACCESS
Audie Awards: The Audie Awards are given by the Audio Publishers Association, a not-for-profit trade organization dedicated to creating a public awareness of the audio publishing industry as well as providing industry professionals with educational opportunities to develop their businesses. Click here to listen to clips of the finalists and winners.
Best Sellers FictionACCESS
Best Sellers – Fiction: Check out these hot new titles. More best seller lists can be found on our Catalog.
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Best Sellers NonfictionACCESS
Best Sellers – Nonfiction: Check out these hot new titles. More best seller lists can be found on our Catalog.
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Black Caucus Selections from ALAACCESS
Black Caucus of the American Library Association Awards: The Black Caucus of the American Library Association Awards acknowledge outstanding achievement in the presentation of the cultural, historical and sociopolitical aspects of the Black Diaspora.
Bram Stoker AwardACCESS
Bram Stoker Award: Each year, the Horror Writer’s Association presents the Bram Stoker Awards for Superior Achievement, named in honor of Bram Stoker, author of the seminal horror work, Dracula. The Stoker Awards were instituted immediately after the organization’s incorporation in 1987. Be sure to visit the Horror Writer’s Association website to see the short story, long fiction, fiction collection, anthology and poetry winners.
Christy AwardsACCESS
Christy Awards: The Christy Awards are named in honor of Catherine Marshall’s novel and of her contribution to growth of the fiction Christians love to read.
Edgar AwardACCESS
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards are named after the Mystery Writers of America’s patron saint, Edgar Allan Poe, and are awarded to authors of distinguished work in various categories of the genre. To learn more about the Edgar Award visit the Mystery Writers of America.
Fiction ALA Notable Books
Hamilton the Reading ListACCESS
Hamilton the Reading List: Hamilton: an American Musical has won 11 Tony Awards, a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and sold out theaters across the globe since it’s inception in 2015. The History Department on the 4th floor of the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library has selected these titles for those interested in learning more about Alexander Hamilton.
Holocaust Reading ListACCESS
Holocaust Reading List: The History Department on the 4th floor of the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library has selected these titles for those interested in learning more about the Holocaust.
Hooks National Book AwardThe Hooks National Book Award is presented annually to a non-fiction book that best furthers understanding of the civil rights movement and its legacy. It is presented by the The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change located at the University of Memphis. For more information, please visit the Hooks National Book Award page.
Hugo AwardACCESS
The Hugo Award, also known as the Science Fiction Achievement Award, is given annually by the World Science Fiction Society and is determined by nominations from and a popular vote of its membership. To view a complete listing of Hugo Award winners click here.
James Beard Awards (Cookbooks)ACCESS
James Beard Awards (Cookbooks): The James Beard Foundation Awards recognize culinary professionals for excellence and achievement in their field. The Awards are presented by The James Beard Foundation, a not-for-profit charitable organization dedicated to furthering the appreciation and practice of fine food and beverage. The James Beard Foundation Awards were established in 1990 through the merging of the two most prominent culinary awards in North America at the time: The R.T. French Tastemaker Cookbook Awards and the Who’s Who of Food and Beverage in America. To learn more about the James Beard Foundation or the award visit them online at: http://www.jamesbeard.org.
National Book Award – FictionACCESS
National Book Award – Fiction: The National Book Awards are given out by the National Book Foundation with the goal of enhancing the public’s awareness of exceptional books written by fellow Americans, and to increase the popularity of reading in general. For a complete list of winners visit the National Book Foundation
National Book Award – NonfictionACCESS
National Book Award – Nonfiction: The National Book Awards are given out by the National Book Foundation with the goal of enhancing the public’s awareness of exceptional books written by fellow Americans, and to increase the popularity of reading in general. For a complete list of winners visit the National Book Foundation
National Book Award – PoetryACCESS
National Book Award – Poetry: The National Book Awards are given out by the National Book Foundation with the goal of enhancing the public’s awareness of exceptional books written by fellow Americans, and to increase the popularity of reading in general. For a complete list of winners visit the National Book Foundation
National Hispanic Heritage Month Reading List for AdultsACCESS
National Hispanic Heritage Month Reading List for Adults: Enjoy these recent award winners and staff picks inspired by the National Hispanic Heritage Month that runs annually from September 15 to October 15.
Nebula AwardsACCESS
The Nebula Awards are given out annually to the best Science Fiction and Fantasy works as judged by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. To view all past Nebula Award winners visit: http://www.sfwa.org/awards/
New LifestylesACCESS
New Lifestyles: New Lifestyle selections just added to our catalog. Inspirational, Self-Help, Health living, etc.
New Past and PresentACCESS
New Past & Present: New selections just added to our catalog such as History, Biographies, Current issues, and more.
Nobel Prize for LiteratureACCESS
Nobel Prize for Literature: Every year since 1901 the Nobel Prize has been awarded for achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and for peace. The Nobel Prize is an international award administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden.
Nonfiction ALA Notable Books
Oprah’s Book ClubACCESS
Oprah’s Book Club: Oprah’s Book Club selections are chosen by Oprah Winfrey and featured on the Oprah website.
PEN/Faulkner AwardACCESS
PEN/Faulkner Award: “When William Faulkner won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1950, he gave a speech memorable for its insistence on the survival of all that is noble in the human spirit, especially the talent and inspiration of the writer. Then he gave away the prize money to establish a fund to support and encourage new fiction writers. The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction is the successor to William Faulkner’s generosity. It is an award designed to be independent of the demands of the publishing industry, free from all constraints of sales and marketing, free to flow from the judgment of a writer’s peers.” — penfaulkner.org. For more information on the PEN/Faulkner Award visit http://www.penfaulkner.org
Pulitzer Prize – BiographyACCESS
Pulitzer Prize – Biography: The Pulitzer Prize is named for journalist Joseph Pulitzer and is awarded annually to works determined by the Pulitzer Prize Board to be distinguished. For a complete list of winners go to http://www.pulitzer.org
Pulitzer Prize – FictionACCESS
Pulitzer Prize – Fiction: The Pulitzer Prize is named for journalist Joseph Pulitzer and is awarded annually to works determined by the Pulitzer Prize Board to be distinguished. For a complete list of winners go to http://www.pulitzer.org
Pulitzer Prize – HistoryACCESS
Pulitzer Prize – History: The Pulitzer Prize is named for journalist Joseph Pulitzer and is awarded annually to works determined by the Pulitzer Prize Board to be distinguished. For a complete list of winners go to http://www.pulitzer.org
Pulitzer Prize – NonfictionACCESS
Pulitzer Prize – Nonfiction: The Pulitzer Prize is named for journalist Joseph Pulitzer and is awarded annually to works determined by the Pulitzer Prize Board to be distinguished. For a complete list of winners go to http://www.pulitzer.org
Pulitzer Prize – PoetryACCESS
Pulitzer Prize – Poetry: The Pulitzer Prize is named for journalist Joseph Pulitzer and is awarded annually to works determined by the Pulitzer Prize Board to be distinguished. For a complete list of winners go to http://www.pulitzer.org
RITA Award (Romance)ACCESS
RITA Award (Romance): The RITA Awards, named after the Romance Writers of America’s (RWA) first president, Rita Clay Estrada, are presented annually by the RWA to the best novels in romantic fiction. RITA Award entrants are judged by fellow romance writers for quality in writing and overall excellence.
Spur Awards (Western)ACCESS
The Spur Awards are given annually for distinguished writing about the American West by the Western Writers of America. To learn more about the Spur Awards or to see a complete list of winners visit: http://www.westernwriters.org.
Stonewall: Barbara Gittings Literature Award (GLBT)ACCESS
Stonewall: Barbara Gittings Literature Award (GLBT): The first and most enduring award for lesbigay books is the Stonewall Book Awards, sponsored by the American Library Association’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Round Table. To learn more about the Stonewall Book Awards and to see previous winners click here.
Stonewall: Israel Fishman Nonfiction Award (GLBT)ACCESS
Stonewall: Israel Fishman Nonficiton Award (GLBT): The first and most enduring award for lesbigay books is the Stonewall Book Awards, sponsored by the American Library Association’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Round Table. To learn more about the Stonewall Book Awards and to see previous winners click here.