Book Lists

• Stories for Kids to Enjoy
  BCPL web page focusing on children's book awards, children's book lists, Storyline and online stories.
   

• Teen Book Lists
  A list compiled by the Maryland Library community of Great Teen books.
   

• Last Year's Bestselling Children's Titles ★

• American Library Association: 
  The history and printable lists of award winners in children's literature since 1922 (Newbery for Children's books) and 1938 (Caldecott for outstanding picture books).
   

  • Caldecott Award:
    About the Caldecott Award
    Caldecott Medal Winner List ★
     

  • Newbery Award
    About the Newbery Medal
    Newbery Medal Winner List ★

• Black-Eyed Susan Book Award
  Honors outstanding books, chosen annually by Maryland students. The purpose of this award is to promote literacy and lifelong reading habits by encouraging students to read quality, contemporary literature. Find 2008 Winners, past award winners and a list of all nominated titles  [XLS].

• Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards ★
  First presented in 1967 and customarily announced in June, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards are among the most prestigious honors in the field of children’s and young adult literature. Winners are selected in three categories: Picture Book, Fiction and Poetry, and Nonfiction.

• Golden Kite Award
  The Golden Kite Awards is given annually by the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators to recognize excellence in children’s literature.

  • Golden Kite Award Fiction ★

  • Golden Kite Award Non-Fiction ★

  • Golden Kite Award Picture Book Text ★

  • Golden Kite Award Picture Book Illustration ★

• Mildred L. Batchelder Award ★
  This Award is given for an outstanding translation of a children's book into English. It is awarded annually by the Association of Library Service to Children, to encourage American publishers to seek out superior children's books abroad and to promote communication among the peoples of the world.

• National Book Award for Young People's Literature ★
  Awarded by a consortium of book publishing groups with the goal of enhancing the public's awareness of exceptional books written by fellow Americans and to increase the popularity of reading in general.

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Awards: Literary

• The American Library Association
  The object of the American Library Association shall be to promote library service and librarianship. The stated mission is to provide leadership for the development, promotion and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all.

  • ALA Notable Books - Fiction List  ★
    Since 1944, the goal of the Notable Books Council has been to make available to the nation’s readers a list of 25 very good, very readable, and at times very important fiction, nonfiction, and poetry books for the adult reader.

  • ALA Notable Books - Nonfiction List ★

• Booklist Center  
  Over 346 book lists in 84 categories

• Great Books Foundation  ★
  Promotes reading, thinking, and the sharing of ideas for people of all ages.

• International Literary Prizes and Awards
  Current and past lists of various awards for adult's and children's books from all over the world.

• Man Booker  
  The Booker prize for Fiction, first awarded in 1969, promotes the finest in fiction by rewarding the very best book of the year. The Man Booker International Prize, awarded every two years, recognizes one writer for their achievement in fiction. This prize was first awarded in 2005

  • Man Booker Prize List ★

• National Book Awards 
  Given to recognize achievements in American literature. Awards in four genres include: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young people's literature. Lists all award winners from 1950 to present.

• PEN/Faulkner Awards
  Named for William Faulkner, who used his Nobel Prize funds to create an award for young writers, and affiliated with PEN (Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists), the international writers' organization, the PEN/Faulkner Award was founded by writers in 1980 to honor their peers, and is now the largest juried award for fiction in the United States.

• Pulitzer Prize
  Honoring excellence in journalism and the arts since 1918.

  • Pulitzer Award List for Biography   ★

  • Pulitzer Award List for Drama

  • Pulitzer Award List for Fiction   ★

  • Pulitzer Award List for History  ★

  • Pulitzer Award List for Non-Fiction ★

  • Pulitzer Award List for Poetry  ★

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    BCPL Librarian Created Booklists

• Booklist Center
  Over 346 book lists in 84 categories

• New York Times
  The New York Times best-seller lists published a week in advance of the printed Sunday Book Review.
  • Hardcover Fiction List ★
  • Hardcover Non-Fiction List ★
  • Paperback Fiction List ★
  • Paperback Non-Fiction List ★

• Oprah Book Club Selections ★

• Publishers Weekly Bestsellers Page
  Hardcover fiction bestseller list. Scroll to bottom for other lists including Paperback, Non-Fiction, Children's, Religion, Computer, and Audio

• USA TODAY Best Selling Books List
  Based on a computer analysis of retail book sales nationwide in the last week

• Washington Post
  Washington area bestsellers for the week

• Who Reads What: Celebrity Reading List
  Famous and influential people share their favorite book titles. Maintained by Gardiner Public Library.

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New York Times

The New York Times best-seller lists published a week in advance of the printed Sunday Book Review.

• Hardcover Fiction List ★
• Hardcover Non-Fiction List ★
• Paperback Fiction List ★
• Paperback Non-Fiction List ★

Cultural Lists and Awards

| African American | Asian | Christian | Disabled | Gay & Lesbian | Latino | Local (Maryland) | Jewish | Native American | Women | Young Adult |

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African American

 

• ALA Black Caucus Award
  First presented at the Second National Conference of African American Librarians in 1994, the BCALA Literary Awards acknowledge outstanding works of fiction and nonfiction for adult audiences by African American authors.

  • ALA Black Caucus Award Winners ★

 

• The Coretta Scott King Award
  This award is presented annually by the Coretta Scott King Committee of the American Library Association's Ethnic Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT). The award (or awards) is given to an African American author and an African American illustrator for an outstandingly inspirational and educational contribution. The books promote understanding and appreciation of the culture of all peoples and their contribution to the realization of the American dream. The Award is further designed to commemorate the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to honor Mrs. Coretta Scott King for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace and world. brotherhood.
  • Coretta Scott King Award List ★

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Asian

 

• Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature
  The prizes promote Asian/Pacific American culture and heritage and are awarded based on literary and artistic merit.

 

• Man Asian Literary Prize
  The Man Asian is an annual award for an "Asian novel unpublished in English". The Prize was launched in 2007 and is now in its third year.

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Christian

 

• The Christian Book Awards
  Among the most prestigious awards in the religious publishing industry, as well as the oldest.

 

• Christian Booksellers Association
  The CBA Best-Seller and category top-seller lists are compiled from sales throughout Christian stores.

 

• Christy Awards ★
  Established in 1999 this Christian fiction award was created to recognize novelists and novels of excellence in half a dozen genres of Christian fiction. The Christy Award, named in honor of Catherine Marshall’s novel and of her contribution to growth of the Christian fiction.

 

• Popular Religion Books
  A selection of popular religious books in hardcover ★ and in paperback ★

 

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Disabled

 

• Schneider Family Book Award ★
  The Schneider Family Book Award, given annually by the American Library Association, honors an author or illustrator for the artistic expression of the disability experience for children and teens.

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Gay & Lesbian

 

Gay and Lesbian 

• Lambda Awards
  The Lambda Literary Awards (also known as the "Lammies") are awarded yearly by the US-based Lambda Literary Foundation to published works which celebrate or explore LGBT themes. Categories include Humor, Romance and Biography. To qualify, a book must have been published in the United States in the year current to the award.

 

• Stonewall Book Awards
  The first and most enduring award for GLBT books are sponsored by the American Library Association's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Round Table.
  • Stonewall Book Fiction Award Winners (Barbara Gittings Literature Award) ★
     
  • Stonewall Book Non-Fiction Award Winners (Israel Fishman Award) ★

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Jewish

 

• Sydney Taylor Book Awards ( for children)
  Awarded annually to the authors of the most distinguished contributions to Jewish children's literature.

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Latino

 

• Américas Book Award ( for children) ★
  The Américas Award is given in recognition of U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction (from picture books to works for young adults) published in the previous year in English or Spanish that authentically and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States.

 

• Pura Belpré Award ( for children)
  Awarded to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children.
   

  • Pura Belpré Award Winners ★

 

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Local (Maryland)

• Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Awards
  The Maryland Library Association awards for beginning and transitional readers in fiction and non-fiction.

 

• Black-Eyed Susan Book Award
  Honors outstanding books, chosen annually by Maryland students. The purpose of this award is to promote literacy and lifelong reading habits by encouraging students to read quality, contemporary literature. Find 2008 Winners, past award winners and a list of all nominated titles  [XLS].

 

• Books Set in MD, DC and VA
  From the Children's Book Guild of Washington, DC, a list of books with local settings.

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Native American

 

• Native Languages.org
  This page is a collection of links to recommended books by Native American authors.

 

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Women

 

• Willa Awards
  Annual award for outstanding literature featuring women's stories set in the west

 

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Young Adult

 

• American Library Association/YALSA
  Current and past award winners from the American Library Association Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA).

 

• Margaret A. Edwards Award Winners ★
  Administered by the ALA/YALSA and the School Library Journal and honors an author for significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature which helps adolescents become aware of themselves and in addressing questions about their role and importance in relationships, society, and in the world.
   

• The Michael L. Printz Award is awarded to books that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.

  • Printz Award Winners ★

 

 

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Celebrate Maryland's 2010 Lambda Award nominated authors:  Josh Aterovis and James Magruder.

The Lambda Literary Awards (also known as the "Lammies") are awarded yearly by the US-based Lambda Literary Foundation to published works which celebrate or explore LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) themes.

Genre & Fan Sites

|  Historical Fiction | Horror |  Mysteries | Non-Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Westerns |

Audiobooks

• The Audies
  This the only awards program in the U.S. entirely devoted to recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment
   

  • Audie Awards List ★

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• Historical Fiction

  Sachem Public Library lists historical fiction titles arranged by time period.
   

• Historical Fiction Network
  Discover historical fiction reading lists, book reviews, resources for writing historical fiction, and author information. Also, participate in discussions in the forums and on message boards.
   

• Jefferson Cup Awards ( for children) ★
  The Virginia Library Association's Children's and Young Adult Round Table has presented the Jefferson Cup which honors a distinguished biography, historical fiction or American history book for young people.

• Overbooked Historical Fiction Stars
  Like to read books set in an earlier time frame? Browse these title lists of recommendations.

• Scott O'Dell Award  ( for children) ★
  The O'Dell Award goes to a meritorious book published in the previous year for children or young adults and to encourage writers to focus on historical fiction.

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• Horror Stories
  Original horror stories to read, or share your own.
   
• Horror Writers Association
  Formed in the 1980s to bring together writers and others professionally interested in horror and dark fantasy, it fosters a greater appreciation of dark fiction among the general public.  They also have a local Baltimore/Washington Horror Writers chapter.
   
• Bram Stoker Award
  Presented by the Horror Writers Association for superior achievement in horror writing.
   
• Bram Stoker Award Winners ★
   
• The 100 Best Horror Books
  As compiled by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman, editors of Horror: The 100 Best Books (1988).

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• The Edgar Award
  In honor of Edgar Allan Poe, is given by The Mystery Writers of America to the best in mystery fiction and nonfiction produced the previous year. Listed here are the winners in the fiction category. The first Edgar was awarded in1954.

  • Edgar Awards Winners ★
     

• ClueLass Home Page
  A Mystery Lover's Notebook provides reading lists, convention schedules, new releases of mystery, crime and detective fiction and much more.
   

• DorothyL: The Official Web Site
  A discussion and idea list for the lovers of the mystery genre. DorothyL is available via email as either a daily digest or as individual messages.
   

• MysteryNet
  A timeline of mystery characters through the ages.
   

• The Poisoned Pen
  A wealth of the latest mystery information, recommended reading, and reviews.

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Non-Fiction

• Biology
  The Giverny Award ( for children) ★

  The Giverny Award for children's books on biology, is an annual award established in 1998 by Dr. James H. Wandersee and Dr. Elisabeth Schussler for the 15 Degree Laboratory.
   

• Children
  Orbis Pictus Award ( for children) ★
  The Orbis Pictus Award was established in 1990 by the National Council of Teachers of English to promote and recognize excellence in nonfiction writing.
   

• Cooking
  James Beard KitchenAid Book Awards ★
  The James Beard Foundation/KitchenAid Book Awards, the oldest recognition program for books on culinary topics in the United States, were originally established in 1966 as the R.T. French Tastemakers Awards. After R.T. French discontinued its funding for the program, the awards were sponsored by a number of organizations before becoming a permanent part of the James Beard Foundation Awards in 1990.
   

• Photography
  The Kraszna-Krausz Book Award  ★
  The Kraszna-Krausz Book Awards are made to encourage and recognize outstanding achievements in the publishing and writing of books on the art, practice and technology of photography and the moving image.

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Romance

• All About Romance
  The romance readers home for romance novels, romance reviews, romance authors, and more. For and by romance readers - all with an interactive and back-fence atmosphere.
   
• Celebration of Regency Romance
  From Jane Austen to Georgette Heyer to the writers of today, the Regency Era has inspired authors to create some of their finest work. Sponsored by the Beau Monde.
   
• Romance Reader
  The very latest news and views of romance novels.
   
• RITA Awards ★
  Romance Writers of America proudly sponsors the romance-publishing industry's highest award of distinction — the RITA Award. RITA awards are presented annually to the best published romance novels of the year. The award itself is a golden statuette named after RWA's first president, Rita Clay Estrada, and has become the symbol for the best in published romance fiction.

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Science Fiction

• Hugo Awards
  The Hugo Award was named in honor of Hugo Gernsback, "The Father of Magazine Science Fiction," as he was described in a special award given to him in 1960. The Hugo Award, also known as the Science Fiction Achievement Award, is given annually by the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS).

  • Hugo Award Winners  ★
     

• Nebula Award
  Science Fiction and Fantasy book awards given by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA).
   

• Baltimore Science Fiction Society
  An established non-profit organization dedicated to "grass-roots" involvement in the appreciation and production of Science Fiction.
   

• SF Lovers
  Informative site features resources to authors, bibliographies, conventions, and an electronic fanzine.
   

• SF Site
  Provides an extensive directory of SF, fantasy, and horror writers on the web, interviews, reviews of new books, magazines, and SF clubs.
   

• SFF Net
  A site for authors, editors, readers, and publishers to discuss books, stories, the art and craft of popular fiction. Offers service from authors selling their own hard-to-get works. Includes out of print, signed, and special books.
   

• Wands and Worlds
  Search for youth science fiction and fantasy by subject, author or series.

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Westerns

• Spur Award
  The Western Writers of America's award for distinguished writing in the western field, from 1953-present.

  • Spur Award Winners ★
     

• Western Writers of America
  Contact favorite western authors, find information on their annual conference and more.
   

• Willa Awards
  Annual award for outstanding literature featuring women's stories set in the west.
   

• Women Writing the West
  Non-profit association of writers and professionals promoting western writing by and about women. Links to information on their annual conference, the Willa Awards, and publishers of women's western titles and more.

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