The 2025 Audie Award Winners
The Audie Awards, a.k.a the Oscars of audiobooks, celebrated its 30th award ceremony in New York City with a night…
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The 2025 Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist
We’re thrilled to celebrate 30 years of the Women’s Prize for Fiction! Established in 1996, the Women’s Prize for Fiction…
Congratulations to the 2025 ALA Award Winners
The wait is finally over — the 2025 ALA Youth Media Awards are here. Every year, the American Library Association…
Picture Books that Jump off the Page as Audiobooks
It sounds counter-intuitive, but some picture books for kids achieve a whole new level of creativity as audiobooks. This selection…
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And the Winner Is… 2024 National Book Awards Edition
This year, along with honoring the best publishing in the United States, the National Book Foundation is also celebrating its…
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Announcing Our 2024 Book of the Year
Everything you’ve heard is true — our Book of the Year is finally here, plus two bonus titles. We are…
And the Winner Is…2024 Booker Prize Edition
With six incredible finalists for this year’s Booker Prize winner, we’ve traveled to across the globe and walked in the…
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2024 Book of the Year Finalists
Dear reader, we’ve piled up our TBRs with the latest and greatest books for a whole year, and now it’s…
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Our Discover Prize Winner 2024
We’re so excited to announce the 2024 Discover Prize Winner, Swift River by Essie Chambers. Each month, we select a…
And the Winner is… (Nobel Prize for Literature Edition)
The Swedish Academy’s mandate for the Nobel Prize in Literature is simple, with the annual prize going to a writer…
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2024 Discover Prize Finalists
Our annual Discover Prize finalists are finally here, and we’re so thrilled. Intended to highlight the best debuts of the…
2024 National Book Awards Finalists
Along with recognizing some of the year’s best literature, the National Book Foundation is also celebrating its 75th anniversary. With…
The Booker Prize Shortlist 2024
The Booker Prize shortlist is finally here, and we’re thrilled to see which authors have been recognized for their incredible…
2024 National Book Awards Longlist
The National Book Foundation strives “to celebrate the best literature published in the United States, expand its audience, and ensure…
What to Read Next: Walter Dean Myers Edition
On August 12th, what would have been his 87th birthday, we’re taking a moment to celebrate the incredible works of…
The Booker Prize 2024 Longlist
The Booker Prize is one of the most prestigious literary awards presented in the English-speaking world and dates back to…
Ernest J. Gaines Award Winners
Now in its 17th year, the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence “honors Louisiana’s revered storyteller, Ernest J. Gaines,…
Essential to My Survival: A Guest Post by Aaliyah Bilal
A debut worth sharing, Temple Folk is the exquisite 17th Annual Ernest J. Gaines Award-winning book. Author Aaliyah Bilal has…
Discover Exceptional Audiobooks with these Earphones Award Winners
In the world of audio productions, the Earphones Award is equivalent to a starred review. Every month, AudioFile Magazine reviews…
2024 Pulitzer Prize Winners
In the early 1900s, lauded journalist and politician Joseph Pulitzer created one of the most coveted awards in all of…