The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were announced on April 19.
Awards
Publishing Triangle Winners
PEN’s Top Literary Prize Potentially Un-Awardable Due to Author Withdrawal
Nine of the ten authors longlisted for the $75,000 PEN/Jean Stein Award have withdrawn their books from consideration, as part of a continued boycott of PEN America over the organization’s response to the war in Gaza. Camille Dungy’s SOIL is currently the book that remains. In a statement provided by her publisher, Dungy said, “Right now in America, book bans are increasing at an alarming rate. In states like the one where I live—Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Iowa—such bans are putting young people at risk, particularly Black, Brown, queer, and trans youths who can’t access books that represent and affirm who […]
NYPL Young Lions Finalists
The NYPL named finalists for its Young Lions prize, with the winner to be named on June 13.
Gotham Book Prize
The Gotham Book Prize announced finalists, with the winner to be named on June 5.
Whiting Awards
The Whiting Awards named winners on Wednesday night.