![]() “The selection committee members derive great pleasure from reading lots of wonderful books and arriving at a short list of three fiction titles and three nonfiction titles and then from that list choosing the two medal winners. The esteem in which the Carnegie medals are held by librarians, publishers, authors and the reading public continues to grow. “And as the current chair of the selection committee, I say that we are still making publishing history. “Three years ago, at the first Carnegie Medals announcement ceremony, Nancy Pearl, former selection committee chair, greeted the audience members by saying, ‘We are going to make publishing history tonight,’” explained Hooper. Brad Hooper, adult books editor, Booklist and winner of the 2015 Louis Shores Award for excellence in reviewing, serves as chair of the 2015 awards selection committee. They are the first single-book awards for adult books given by the ALA and reflect the expert judgment and insight of library professionals who work closely with adult readers. ![]() during the previous year and serve as a guide to help adults select quality reading material. The medals, established in 2012, recognize the best fiction and nonfiction books for adult readers published in the U.S. The event took place on June 27 in San Francisco and is an annual highlight of the ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition. The selections were unveiled during the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction Ceremony and Reception. ![]() “All the Light We Cannot See,” by Anthony Doerr won the medal for fiction, and “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption,” by Bryan Stevenson received the medal for nonfiction. SAN FRANCISCO -The American Library Association (ALA) is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, funded, in part, by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York. ![]() ALA Upcoming Annual Conferences & LibLearnX.Related Groups, Organizations, Affiliates & Chapters.Dealing with censorship challenges at your library or need to get prepared for them? Visit our Fight Censorship page for easy-to-access resources. ![]()
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