Awards

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2025

The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2025 has been awarded to László Krasznahorkai “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art.” Krasznahorkai is a great epic writer in the Central European tradition that extends through Kafka to Thomas Bernhard, and is characterized by absurdism and grotesque excess. But there are more strings to his bow, and he also looks to the East in adopting a more contemplative, finely calibrated tone.

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The 2025 Kirkus Prize

The winners of the 2025 Kirkus Prize in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction and Young Readers’ Literature were announced on October 8th in an in-person ceremony at the Tribeca Rooftop in New York that also was livestreamed on Kirkus's YouTube channel.

Tom Beer, the editor-in-chief of Kirkus, said, “This year’s Kirkus Prize winners bring us vital messages for our time --- messages about the joys of community, the power of self-transformation, and the mutability of historical events --- all conveyed through exhilarating prose and pictures.”

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The National Book Awards 2025

The finalists for this year’s National Book Awards have been announced in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature.

The winners will be revealed on November 19th at the 76th National Book Awards Ceremony, which will be livestreamed for all to see. You can sign up to watch it for free by clicking here.

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Macavity Awards 2025

The winners of this year’s Macavity Awards have been announced. The Macavity Award is named for the “mystery cat” of T.S. Eliot (OLD POSSUM'S BOOK OF PRACTICAL CATS). Each year the members of Mystery Readers International nominate and vote for their favorite mysteries in five categories.

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The Booker Prize 2025

The shortlist for the Booker Prize 2025 has been announced, featuring a previous winner (Kiran Desai) and three aiuthors shortlisted for the first time (Susan Choi, Katie Kitamura and Ben Markovits). The announcement of the winning book  will take place on November 10th at a ceremony in London.

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2025 Thriller Awards

On June 21st, during ThrillerFest XX, the International Thriller Writers (ITW) announced the winners of the 2025 Thriller Awards at the the New York Hilton Midtown in New York City.

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The 2025 International Booker Prize

The winner of the 2025 International Booker Prize is Banu Mushtaq's HEART LAMP. Translated from Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi, it is the first collection of short stories to win the prize.

Written between 1990 and 2023, the book's 12 stories chronicle the lives of women and girls in patriarchal communities in southern India. Mushtaq, a lawyer and major voice within progressive Kannada literature, is a prominent champion of women’s rights and a protester against caste and religious oppression in India, and was inspired to write the stories by the experiences of women who came to her seeking help. She becomes the second Indian author to win the International Booker Prize after Geetanjali Shree in 2022.

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Edgar Allan Poe Awards 2025

The Mystery Writers of America has announced the winners for the 2025 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction and television published or produced in 2024.

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Los Angeles Times Book Prizes 2024

The 45th annual Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were awarded on April 25th. The best books of 2024 were recognized in 13 categories, along with the winners of the Robert Kirsch and Innovator’s awards.

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The National Book Critics Circle Awards 2024

The winners of the 2024 National Book Critics Circle Awards were announced on March 20th during a ceremony at the New School in New York City.

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