December 12, 2016
Ahead of the announcements of the winners of the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, the American Library Association is launching its #ShareTheStory campaign highlighting the six 2017 shortlist titles and how they remind us of the…
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December 2, 2016
On Sunday, Jan. 22, 5-7pm, RUSA will host their annual Book and Media Awards ceremony to announce the many awards and best of lists in adult reading and reference. The free event, sponsored by NoveList, is open to all…
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November 21, 2016
Making your ‘To Be Read’ list? Checking it twice? #TreatYourShelf (or others) this holiday season with titles from RUSA’s award lists selected and reviewed by our expert librarians. The Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction recognize…
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September 1, 2016
[DEADLINE EXTENDED!] On September 1, 2016, RUSA will open the nomination period for its annual series of achievement awards and grants. Nominations and supporting materials for most awards must be submitted by December 19, 2016**. RUSA encourages members to nominate…
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September 15, 2016
Nonfiction “The Firebrand and the First Lady: Portrait of a Friendship: Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the Struggle for Social Justice,” by Patricia Bell-Scott, published by Alfred A. Knopf, Penguin Random House LLC. Bell-Scott meticulously chronicles the boundary…
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November 3, 2016
RUSA’s Notable Books Council has created a book group discussion guide for each of the 2015 Andrew Carnegie medal winners. Print them out here for your next book club meeting! 2015 discussion guides: All the Light We Cannot See…
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September 21, 2016
Forty-seven books (24 fiction, 23 nonfiction) have been selected for the longlist for the 2017 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. The list is now available on the awards’ website. The six-title shortlist—three each…
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November 3, 2016
Check out some of our shortlist read alikes: 2016 shortlist read alikes 2015 shortlist read alikes 2014 shortlist read alikes…
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