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Mexican Author Wins Human Rights Award
Lydia Cacho is one of two writers who were recently named the winners of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism.
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Judges Announced for National Book Awards
The judges for the 2016 National Book Awards include novelists Karen Joy Fowler and Jesmyn Ward, author and former TV host Melissa Harris-Perry, and poet Jericho Brown.
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The 2016 NBCC Awards in Photos
Photos from this year's National Book Critics Circle Awards, held March 17 in New York City.
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Beatty, Jefferson, Nelson Win 2016 NBCC Awards
Paul Beatty's novel 'The Sellout', Margo Jefferson's memoir 'Negroland' and Maggie Nelson's critical work, 'The Argonauts', were among the books awarded 2016 National Book Critics Circle Awards.
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2016 Carle Honorees Announced
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art has announced the recipients of its 2016 Carle Honors.
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Leovy, Alvar Win 2015 B&N Discover Awards
During a ceremony on Wednesday night, Jill Leovy took home the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award in nonfiction for 'Ghettoside,' while Mia Alvar won in fiction for 'In the Country.' The award, which honors debut works, is now in its 26th year.
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Nominations Open for PW's 2016 Star Watch
Publishers Weekly is now welcoming nominations for the second PW Star Watch from all areas of the publishing community. The program recognizes up-and-coming talent and leadership in the industry.
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2016 Hans Christian Andersen Award Shortlist Announced
The International Board on Books for Young People has announced the shortlist for the 2016 Hans Christian Andersen Awards.
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Reynolds, Kiely Win WNDB's Debut Walter Award
The inaugural Walter Dean Myers Award for outstanding children's literature in the YA category has been given to 'All American Boys' by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates, Lauren Groff Among 2015 NBCC Finalists
Thirty finalists including 'Between the World and Me' author Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of 'Fates and Furies' Lauren Groff, and 'SPQR: A History of Rome' author Mary Beard are among those up for NBCC Awards.
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When They Got the Call: PW Speaks with the 2016 Newbery, Caldecott, and Printz Winners
PW spoke with the three big winners of the ALA's 2016 Youth Media Awards, about what they were doing when the committee called with the good news.
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An 'Amazing' Honor for an 'Oddball' Book: Laura Ruby on Winning the 2016 Printz
When Laura Ruby got the phone call from the Printz committee this past Sunday, informing her that she had won the 2016 award, she was attending a lecture at Hamline University in St. Paul.
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'A Huge, Huge Shock': Matt de la Peña on His 2016 Newbery Medal
Well known for his realistic YA novels that explore class and racial identity, Matt de la Peña became the first Hispanic author to receive the John Newbery Medal on Monday, and only the second author to win the Newbery for a picture book.
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Celebrating with 'Champagne and Donuts': Sophie Blackall on Her 2016 Caldecott
When asked how she was going to finish the rest of her day yesterday, just-named Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall responded: “Champagne! And donuts."
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De la Peña, Blackall, Ruby Win Newbery, Caldecott, Printz
Matt de la Peña has won the 2016 Newbery Medal for ‘Last Stop on Market Street’; Sophie Blackall has won the 2016 Caldecott Medal for 'Finding Winnie'; and Laura Ruby has won the 2016 Printz Award for 'Bone Gap.'
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Viet Thanh Nguyen, Sally Mann Win 2016 ALA Carnegie Medals
Viet Thanh Nguyen's 'The Sympathizer' and Sally Mann's 'Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs,' landed the ALA's top adult book awards.
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Authors Shine At the 2015 National Book Awards
Johnson, Coates, Lewis, Shusterman take the top prizes.
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Young People's Literature at the 2015 National Book Awards: A Photo Essay
Our photographer caught up with the authors (and their editors) who were nominated in the Young People's Literature category.
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Jonathan Auxier Wins Twice at TD Canadian Children's Lit Awards
Jonathan Auxier's YA novel 'The Night Gardener,' a Victorian ghost story about orphaned Irish siblings Molly and Kip, has won the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award.