AWARDS
2024 Coretta Scott King Author Award goes to Ibi Zoboi for “Nigeria Jones”
The Coretta Scott King Book Author Award recognizing an African American author went to Ibi Zoboi for “Nigeria Jones.” The book was published by Balzer + Bray (HarperCollins Publishers). This award is given by the American Library Association each year. In addition to the Author award, there is also an Illustrator award.
In addition, there were three Honor Titles as well:
- “Big” (Vashti Harrison)
- “How Do You Spell Unfair?: Magnolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee” (Carole Boston Weatherford)
- “Kin: Rooted in Hope” (Carole Boston Weatherford)
| Title | Author | Pub Year | Version |
| “Nigeria Jones” | Ibi Zoboi | 2023 | Library Binding | Paperback | Kindle |
| “Big” | Vashti Harrison | 2023 | Hardcover | Kindle |
| “How Do You Spell Unfair?” | Carole Boston Weatherford Frank Morrison* | 2023 | Hardcover | Kindle |
| “Kin: Rooted in Hope | Carole Boston Weatherford Jeffery Boston Weatherford* | 2023 | Hardcover | Audio CD | Kindle |
Award-winning science fiction author, John Scalzi, has captured one more. It was announced today that his recent book, “The Kaiju Preservation Society” has won Japan’s prestigious Seiun Award.
On his website, Scalzi gives special thanks to the book’s translator, Masayuki Uchida. He said, “This must be considered as much Masayuki Uchida’s award as mine.”
This is the third time that Scalzi has won the Seiun Award. He also won for The Android’s Dream and Redshirts.
Scalzi, who now lives in Ohio, grew up in Southern California.
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The Pulitzer Prizes for 2024 were announced today. Of particular note to Golden Libraries were those prizes related to books including those listed below. In addition, the awards ceremony is shown at the bottom of this post.
| Category | Title | Author |
| Fiction | “Night Watch” | Jayne Anne Phillips |
| Drama | “Primary Trust” | Eboni Booth |
| History | “No Right to an Honest Living: The Struggles of Boston’s Black Workers in the Civil War Era” | Jacqueline Jones |
| Biography | “King: A Life” | Jonathan Eig |
| Memoir or Autobiography | “Liliana’s Invincible Summer: A Sister’s Search for Justice” | Cristina Rivera Garza |
| Poetry | “Tripas: Poems” | Brandon Som |
| General Nonfiction | “A Day in the Life of Abed Salaam: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy” | Nathan Thrall |
The California Young Reader Medal winners were announced in each category. In addition, resources have been provided for use with these books. Unlike other awards, students vote on the winners in each category.
| Book Cover | Title | Author | Sellers |
 | Kimberly Jones Gilly Segal | Amazon | Bookshop.org | |
“I’m Not Dying With You Tonight” by Kimberly Jones & Gilly Segal
Category: Young Adult
“Alone” by Megan E. Freeman
Category: Middle School/Junior High
“Across The Desert” by Dusti Bowling
Category: Intermediate
“The Elephants Come Home” by Kim Tomsic.
Category: Picture Books for Older Readers
“Chez Bob” by Bob Shea
Category: Primary
You can purchase all five books at Bookshop.org.
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