Congratulations to Nadia Murad, who along with Dr. Denis Mukwege was awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize for her work to end rape as a weapon of war.
Learn more about her story here:
The
2019 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction Longlist has been announced and includes 20 books published by Penguin Random House imprints. Established by the American Library Association in 2012, the Carnegie Medals for Excellence serve as an ALA guide to help adults select quality reading material.
Our longlisted nonfiction titles:
Our longlisted fiction titles:
View the complete longlist
here.
The 2019 Carnegie Medals for Excellence six-title shortlist—three each for the fiction and nonfiction medals—will be announced on October 24.
The two medal winners will be revealed at the Reference and User Services Association’s Book and Media Awards (BMAs) event at American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting in Seattle on January 27, 2019.
Congratulations to our Penguin Random House authors who have been chosen by the respective five category judges as “longlisted” semi-finalists for the 2018 National Book Awards.
Wednesday, October 10: The “shortlist” of five finalists per category will be announced.
Wednesday, November 15: The five winners will be revealed at the annual National Book Awards dinner.
See below for our semi-finalists in each category.
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry
Translated Literature
Young Adult Fiction and Nonfiction