Black Caucus Selections: Excellence in adult fiction and nonfiction by African American authors
Notable Books (Fiction): Significant contribution to the expansion of knowledge or pleasure for adult readers
Notable Books (Nonfiction): Significant contribution to the expansion of knowledge or pleasure for adult readers
Stonewall Book Award (Fiction): Exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered experience
Stonewall Book Award (Nonfiction): Exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered experience
Audie Award: Audio Publishers Association's best titles in audio publishing
Booker Prize: The best novel of the year written by a citizen of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland.
Bram Stoker Award: Horror Writers Association's best achievement in horror writing
Christy Award: Catherine Marshall Christian Fiction Award of Excellence
Edgar Award: Mystery Writers of America's award for distinguished work
Hugo Award: World Science Fiction Society's Science Fiction Achievement Award
James Beard KitchenAid Book Awards: Best original cookbook published in English
National Book Award (Fiction): National Book Foundation award for American fiction books of exceptional merit
National Book Award (Nonfiction): National Book Foundation award for American nonfiction books of exceptional merit
National Book Award (Poetry): National Book Foundation award for exceptional volumes of poetry by a single American author
Nebula Award: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America award for the best American science fiction and fantasy writing
PEN/Faulkner Awards: Best work of fiction by an American author as judged by peers
Pulitzer Prize (Biography): Most distinguished biography or autobiography by an American author
Pulitzer Prize (Fiction): Most distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life
Pulitzer Prize (History): Most distinguished book on the history of the United States
Pulitzer Prize (Nonfiction): Most distinguished book of non-fiction by an American author
Pulitzer Prize (Poetry): Most distinguished volume of original verse by an American author
RITA Awards: Presented annually by the Romance Writers of America to the best novels in romantic fiction.
Spur Awards: Western Writers of America award for distinguished writing about the American West
Alex Award: Written for adults but read by teenagers
Margaret A. Edwards Award: Lifetime achievement in young adult literature
Michael L. Printz Award: Excellence in young adult literature
Pura Belpré Award: Best portrayal of Latino culture by a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator
Top Ten Young Adult Books: Titles that exemplify the quality and range of literature published for young adults
Chicago Tribune Young Adult Book Prize: Best book for young adults
Illinois High School Students’ Choice: Abe Lincoln Award winners and nominees
Notable Graphic Novels: Well-reviewed graphic novels
Michael L. Printz Award: Most distinguished contribution to American literature for children
Mildred L. Batchelder Award: Most outstanding book originally published in a foreign language in a foreign country, translated into English and published in the United States
Américas Book Award: U.S. works portraying Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States
Jefferson Cup: Distinguished biography, historical fiction or American history book for young people
National Book Award for Young People's Literature: National Book Foundation award for books of exceptional merit written by Americans
Coretta Scott King Award: Inspirational and educational contribution by an African American author and illustrator
John Newbery Medal: Most distinguished contribution to American literature for children
Randolph Caldecott Medal: Most distinguished American picture book for children
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award: Author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished book for beginning readers
Schneider Family Book Award: Artistic expression of the disability experience for children and adolescents
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award: Most distinguished informational book for children
Boston Globe Horn Book Awards: Winners in the "Fiction and Poetry" category
Cooperative Children's Book Center: Recent "Books of the Week" selections
E. B. White Read Aloud Award: Honors books that reflect the universal read aloud standards created by the work of the author E.B White
Monarch Award: Illinois' K-3 Children's Choice Award
National Book Award for Young People's Literature: National Book Foundation award for American books of exceptional merit
National Council of Teachers of English Award for Poetry for Children: Lifetime American poetry achievement
National Council of Teachers of English Orbis Pictus Award: Excellence in nonfiction writing for children
Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Award: Illinois' Children's Choice Award, grades 4–8
Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction: Books based in the New World for children or young adults
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