In a celebratory National Book Awards on Wall Street last night, Stephen Greenblatt took the nonfiction award for Swerve, while, in a surprise turn in fiction, Jesmyn Ward won for Salvage the Bones.

This year, the author and illustrator awards went toward the same book: “Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre,” written by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Floyd Cooper.

Ned Blackhawk received the nonfiction award, with “The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History.” By Elizabeth A. Harris and Alexandra Alter The National Book ...

"Last Stop on Market Street," a picture book, was the surprise winner of the 2016 Newbery Medal, the top U.S. prize in children's literature. The award, announced Monday by the American Library ...

Jacksonville had two winners in the 10th annual Florida Book Awards for works published in 2015: Gracie L. Chandler won a silver medal in the General Fiction category for "Free to Be," a story of ...

Kim Spencer took home three prizes at the 2023 Canadian Children's Book Awards for her debut novel, Weird Rules to Follow. The seven awards, which include prizes for picture books, nonfiction ...