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Awards

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2015

The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2015 has been awarded to the Belarusian author Svetlana Alexievich "for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time." Alexievich is the 14th woman to win the literature prize.

International Thriller Writers Awards 2015

On July 11, 2015, during ThrillerFest X, the International Thriller Writers (ITW) announced the winners of the 2015 Thriller Awards at the Grand Hyatt in New York City.

Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction 2015

Congratulations to Anthony Doerr and Bryan Stevenson, 2015 winners of the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction! Anthony Doerr won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction for his novel ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE, published by Scribner, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. Bryan Stevenson won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction for his book, JUST MERCY: A Story of Justice and Redemption, published by Spiegel & Grau, an imprint of Random House.

The Man Booker International Prize 2015

Innovative Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai is the winner of the sixth Man Booker International Prize at an award ceremony at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Edgar Allan Poe Awards 2015

Mystery Writers of America has announced the winners of the 2015 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction and television published or produced in 2014. The Edgar® Awards were presented to the winners at our 69th Gala Banquet, April 29, 2015 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York City.

Los Angeles Times Book Prizes 2014

The 35th annual Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were awarded on Saturday, April 18, 2015, in a public ceremony at USC’s Bovard Auditorium. The best books of 2014 were recognized in 10 categories, along with the winners of the Innovator’s and Robert Kirsch awards.

Indies Choice and E.B. White Book Awards 2015

The American Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced the winners of the 2015 Indies Choice Book Awards and the E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards, as voted by independent booksellers nationwide.

“This year’s winners and honor award recipients are representative of the outstanding titles hand-sold at ABA member stores nationwide,” said ABA CEO Oren Teicher. “We congratulate their authors and illustrators and look forward to honoring them at this year’s Celebration of Bookselling and Author Awards Lunch at BEA.”

Books for a Better Life Awards 2014

The New York City – Southern New York Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society has announced the winners of the 19th Annual Books for a Better Life Awards during a ceremony at The TimesCenter in Manhattan.

The National Book Critics Circle Awards 2014

The winners of the 2014 National Book Critics Circle Awards were announced on March 12, 2015 at the New School in New York.

Founded in 1974, the National Book Critics Circle Awards are given annually to honor outstanding writing and to foster a national conversation about reading, criticism, and literature. The awards are open to any book published in the United States in English (including translations). The National Book Critics Circle comprises nearly 700 critics and editors from leading newspapers and magazines providing coverage of books.

The Audie Awards 2015

The Audio Publishers Association (APA) has announced the winners of the 2015 Audie Awards®, the premier awards program in the United States recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment.