The booklists just keep on coming!  This time, the list features those books that are under consideration for the 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction.  The Andrew Carnegie Medals “were established by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and ALA (American Library Association) in 2012 to recognize the best fiction and nonfiction books written for adult readers.”  ALA also says in their press release that the nominations’ selection by committee reflects “the expert judgement and insight of library professionals who work closely with adult readers.”

The 43 books will be narrowed down to 6 by late April – that’s when the three finalists for Fiction and the three finalists for Nonfiction will be announced.  The 2 winners will be announced at the ALA 2015 Annual Conference in San Francisco on Saturday, June 27 (the conference runs June 25-30).  See the full list of books for consideration here.

Our Events/Initiatives calendar features the ALA conference as well as other library events!

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