The Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction is an annual prize created by the Women’s Prize Trust, a registered charity. It celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in Non-Fiction written by women. The Prize highlights ambitious, inspiring, and thought-provoking novels written by women in English and is awarded for books published in the previous year. The longlist was announced on February 11, and the shortlist will be announced on March 25. The winner will be announced on June 11, 2026.
The 2025 Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalists, announced in February 2026 for books published in 2025, highlight outstanding works across 13 categories. Winners will be announced Friday, April 17 at USC’s Bovard Auditorium.
Here are the books longlisted for 2025 that are in the TBP collection.
The Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction
HUNCHBACK by Saou Ichikawa and translated by Polly Barton (DB 129296)
DOMINION by Addie E. Citchens (DB 131990)
Achievement in Audiobook Production, Presented by Audible
HOW TO LOSE YOUR MOTHER: A DAUGHTER’S MEMOIR written and narrated by Molly Jong-Fast (DB 130271)
BLACK INTO BLUES: HOW A COLOR TELLS THE STORY OF MY PEOPLE written and narrated by Imani Perry (DB 130763, LB 0001271)
PEOPLE LIKE US written by Jason Mott and narrated by JD Jackson, Ronald Peet, and the author (DB 131558)
CORRESPONDENT written by Virginia Evans and narrated by Maggi-Meg Reed, Jane Oppenheimer, Carly Robins, Jeff Ebner, David Pittu, Chris Andrew Ciulla, Mark Bramhall, Petrea Burchard, Robert Petkoff, Kimberly Farr, Cerris Morgan-Meyer, Peter Ganim, Jade Wheeler, Jim Seibert, and Steve West (DB 129105, BR IN PROCESS, en español DB 132482 en proceso)
EMPEROR OF GLADNESS written by Ocean Vuong and narrated by James Aaron Oh (DB 129518, BR 26312 IN PROCESS)
Biography
CHILDREN OF RADIUM: A BURIED INHERITANCE by Joe Dunthorne (DB 129412)
PAPER GIRL: A MEMOIR OF HOME AND FAMILY IN A FRACTURED AMERICA by Beth Macy (DB 133313)
STRANGERS: FIVE EXTRAORDINARY BLACK MEN AND THE WORLDS THAT MADE THEM by Ekow Eshun (DB 133242)
PRIDE AND PLEASURE: THE SCHUYLER SISTERS IN AN AGE OF REVOLUTION by Amanda Vaill (DB 133023)
Current Interest
GREEK TRAGEDY: ONE DAY, A DEADLY SHIPWRECK, AND THE HUMAN COST OF THE REFUGEE CRISIS by Jeanne Carstensen (DB 129257)
NO MORE TEARS: THE DARK STORY OF JOHNSON AND JOHNSON by Gardiner Harris (DB 128599)
UNABRIDGED: THE THRILL OF (AND THE THREAT TO) THE MODERN DICTIONARY by Stefan Fatsis (IN PROCESS)
WHEN IT ALL BURNS: FIGHTING FIRE IN A TRANSFORMED WORLD by Jordan Thomas (DB 130110)
THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US: WORKING AND HOMELESS IN AMERICA by Brian Goldstone (DB 128877)
Fiction
BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by Stephen Graham Jones (DB 128581, BR 26200 IN PROCESS)
PALAVER by Bryan Washington (DB 133197)
THESE HEATHENS by Mia McKenzie (IN PROCESS)
History
BLACK-OWNED: THE REVOLUTIONARY LIFE OF THE BLACK BOOKSTORE by Char Adams (DB 133707 IN PROCESS)
BEFORE GENDER: LOST STORIES FROM TRANS HISTORY, 1850-1950 by Eli Erlick (DB 130787)
Mystery/Thriller
EL DORADO DRIVE by Megan Abbott (DB 130344)
PROVING GROUND: A LINCOLN LAWYER NOVEL by Michael Connelly (DB 133660, BR 26608 IN PROCESS, LB 0008300)
KING OF ASHES by S. A. Cosby (DB 130044)
Science Fiction, Fantasy & Speculative Fiction
BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by Stephen Graham Jones (DB 128581, BR 26200 IN PROCESS)
ESPERANCE by Adam Oyebanji (DB 130707)
LUMINOUS by Silvia Park (DB 128486)
DEATH OF THE AUTHOR by Nnedi Okorafor (DB 127592, BR 26389 IN PROCESS)
Science & Technology
THEY POISONED THE WORLD: LIFE AND DEATH IN THE AGE OF FOREVER CHEMICALS by Mariah Blake (DB 129168)
STRATA: STORIES FROM DEEP TIME by Laura Poppick (DB 131355)
STORY OF CO2 IS THE STORY OF EVERYTHING: HOW CARBON DIOXIDE MADE OUR WORLD by Peter Brannen (DB 132559)
WHEN IT ALL BURNS: FIGHTING FIRE IN A TRANSFORMED WORLD by Jordan Thomas (DB 130110)
EMPIRE OF AI: DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES IN SAM ALTMAN’S OPENAI by Karen Hao (DB 129721)
Young Adult Literature
CORRUPTION OF HOLLIS BROWN by K. Ancrum (DB 129735)
KING OF THE NEURO VERSE by Idris Goodwin (DB 134166)
TRUTH IS: A NOVEL IN VERSE by Hannah V. Sawyerr (IN PROCESS)
MY MOTHER, THE MERMAID CHASER by Jamie Jo Hoang (DB 132978)
The Horror Writers Association (HWA) has announced the finalists for the 2025 Bram Stoker Awards for Superior Achievement. The HWA is the premier writers’ organization in the horror and dark fiction genre, and they have presented the Bram Stoker Awards in various categories since 1987. The 2025 Bram Stoker Awards® will be announced during StokerCon 2026, to be held June 4-7, 2026 in Pittsburgh PA.
The New York Public Library has announced the finalists of its 39th annual Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism. The award recognizes nonfiction books written by working journalists that bring attention and transparency to current events or societal issues of global or national significance.
All books nominated were published in 2025 and were selected by an 11-person Library Review Committee, which read over 100 books submitted by publishers. The winner will be announced in May.
The International Thriller Writers (ITW) is an honorary society of authors, both fiction and nonfiction, who write books broadly classified as “thrillers.” This would include (but isn’t limited to) such subjects as murder mystery, detective, suspense, horror, supernatural, action, espionage, true crime, war, adventure, and myriad similar subject areas. The winners will be announced on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
In celebration of Friday the 13th, the Horror Writers Association (HWA), in partnership with Booklist, Book Riot, iREAD, and NoveList®, a division of EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO), announced the eighth annual Summer Scares reading list, which includes titles selected by a panel of authors and library workers and is designed to promote Horror as a great reading option for all ages, during any time of the year.
Every year, three titles are selected in each of three categories: Adult, Young Adult, and Middle Grade. For 2026 those selected titles in the NLS collection are:
Join the Talking Book Program for an author talk on Tuesday, April 21 at7:00 p.m. (Central) with thriller and true crime author, Kathryn Casey.
Reader’s Advisory Librarian, Laura Jean, will discuss Ms. Casey’s career and her Sarah Armstrong Series, starting with the first book, SINGULARITY (DBC 18075). Following the talk, there will be a Q&A session.
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SINGULARITY: SARAH ARMSTRONG SERIES, BOOK 1 by Kathryn Casey (DBC 18075)
NLS Annotation: As a single mother and one of the few female Rangers in Texas history, Sarah Armstrong has had to work twice as hard to rank among the best cops in the Lone Star State. But when megawealthy businessman Edward Lucas III is found murdered along with his mistress, Sarah quickly senses that this will be the deadliest case of her career. While others focus the investigation on Lucas’s estranged wife, Sarah disagrees and hunts a suspect only she believes in. Yet nothing in her career could have prepared her for the horror of a young man who is convinced he has been sent from heaven to massacre innocent people. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2008.
We look forward to having you join us on Tuesday, April 21!
Celebrating the best in digital reading, the Libby Awards recognize outstanding ebooks and audiobooks across a variety of genres, highlighting the most compelling, thought-provoking, and widely loved titles of the year. The finalists were announced by OverDrive on February 4. Winners will be announced at the first ever live Libby Book Awards ceremony on March 3.
ATMOSPHERE: A LOVE STORY by Taylor Jenkins Reid and narrated by Julia Whelan and Kristen DiMercurio (DB 129909, BR 26357 IN PROCESS, en español DB 132477 EN PROCESO)
BUCKEYE by Patrick Ryan (DB 132250, LB 0007624)
Book of the Year – Adult Nonfiction
FLOWER TRAVELED IN MY BLOOD: THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF THE GRANDMOTHERS WHO FOUGHT TO FIND A STOLEN GENERATION OF CHILDREN by Haley Cohen Gilliland (DB 132040)
MARRIAGE AT SEA: A TRUE STORY OF LOVE, OBSESSION, AND SHIPWRECK by Sophie Elmhirst (DB 131217)
Book of the Year – YA Fiction
SISTERS IN THE WIND by Angeline Boulley (DB 132294, BR 26561 IN PROCESS)
SUNRISE ON THE REAPING by Suzanne Collins and narrated by Jefferson White (DB 127954, BR 26205)
Audiobook of the Year
KATABASIS by R. F. Kuang (DB 132323, BR 26579 IN PROCESS)
MY FRIENDS by Fredrik Backman (DB 129483, BR 26313)
Debut Author of the Year
ALCHEMISED by SenLinYu (DB 133250)
CORRESPONDENT by Virginia Evans (DB 129105, en español DB 132482EN PROCESO)
Best Book Club Book
BOG QUEEN by Anna North (DB 133593 IN PROCESS)
WRECK by Catherine Newman (DB 133592 IN PROCESS)
Best Fantasy
ALCHEMISED by SenLinYu (DB 133250)
BURY OUR BONES IN THE MIDNIGHT SOIL by V. E. Schwab (DB 130243, BR 26386 IN PROCESS, LB 0005773)
Best Historical Fiction
ANTIDOTE by Karen Russell (DB 128240, BR 26309 IN PROCESS)
ISOLA by Allegra Goodman (DB 127226, BR 26597 IN PROCESS, LB 0002549)
Best Horror
BEWITCHING by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (DB 131290, LB 0005631)
BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by Stephen Graham Jones (DB 128581, BR 26200 IN PROCESS)
Best Memoir & Autobiography
ONE DAY EVERYONE WILL HAVE BEEN AGAINST THIS by Omar El-Akkad (DB 127850, LB 0001346)
RAISING HARE by Chloe Dalton (DB 128243)
Best Middle Grade Book
ALL THE BLUES IN THE SKY by Renée Watson (DB 129740)
Best Mystery
LIBRARIANS by Sherry Thomas (DB 132690)
MURDER TAKES A VACATION by Laura Lippman (DB 131701)
Best Personal Improvement
SHIFT: MANAGING YOUR EMOTIONS – SO THEY DON’T MANAGE YOU by Ethan Kross (DB 131630, LB 0001314)
WE CAN DO HARD THINGS: ANSWERS TO LIFE’S 20 QUESTIONS by Glennon Doyle (IN PROCESS)
Best Picture Book
DON’T TRUST FISH by Neil Sharpson (DB 130282)
Best Romance
THESE SUMMER STORMS by Sarah MacLean (DB 131056, BR 26501 IN PROCESS)
IT HAD TO BE HIM by Adib Khorram (DB 133198)
Best Romantasy
KNIGHT AND THE MOTH by Rachel Gillig (DB 130050, BR 26391 IN PROCESS)
ONYX STORM by Rebecca Yarros (DB 127035, BR 25749 IN PROCESS, en español DB 127448)
Best Science Fiction
DEATH OF THE AUTHOR by Nnedi Okorafor (DB 127592, BR 26389 IN PROCESS)
WHAT WE CAN KNOW by Ian McEwan (DB 133247 IN PROCESS, LB 0005874)
Best Thriller
JULIE CHAN IS DEAD by Liann Zhang (DB 129576, LB 0008599)
GHOSTWRITER by Julie Clark (DB 133889 IN PROCESS)
Readers’ Choice
ONYX STORM by Rebecca Yarros (DB 127035, BR 25749 IN PROCESS, en español DB 127448)
GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL LIFE by Emily Henry (DB 129103, BR 26246, LB 0003604, en español DB 132355)
The Locus Magazine Recommended Reading List is an annual, extensive list of the year’s best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror books, novellas, novels, and short stories, compiled by Locus editors and reviewers, published last year. Announced each February, this list serves as a guide for readers and a basis for Locus Awards nominations. This year they looked at over 1,000 titles between short and long fiction.
Here are the items from the 2025 list that are in the TBP collection.
SCIENCE FICTION NOVELS
SUNWARD by William Alexander (IN PROCESS)
FOLDED SKY by Elizabeth Bear (DB 131985)
OUTLAW PLANET by M. R. Carey (DB 133439 IN PROCESS)
MODERATION by Elaine Castillo (DB 131689)
BOOK OF GUILT by Catherine Chidgey (DB 133144 IN PROCESS)
DREAM HOTEL by Laila Lalami (DB 127950)
METALLIC REALMS by Lincoln Michel (DB 130471)
WHERE THE AXE IS BURIED by Ray Nayler (DB 129470)
SLOW GODS by Claire North (DB 133944 IN PROCESS)
DEATH OF THE AUTHOR by Nnedi Okorafor (DB 127592, BR 26389 IN PROCESS)
ONE WAY WITCH by Nnedi Okorafor (DB 129970)
ESPERANCE by Adam Oyebanji (DB 130707)
SHROUD by Adrain Tchaikovsky (DB 133509 IN PROCESS)
BOOK OF RECORDS by Madeleine Thien (DB 130513)
FANTASY NOVELS
DEVILS by Joe Abercrombie (DB 129814, BR 26297 IN PROCESS, en español DB 131391 EN PROCESO)
TOMB OF DRAGONS by Katherine Addison (DB 128864)
DROP OF CORRUPTION by Robert Jackson Bennett (DB 130146)
ONCE WAS WILLEM by M. R. Carey (DB 128765)
EVERLASTING by Alix E. Harrow (DB 133195 IN PROCESS)
RAVEN SCHOLAR by Antonia Hodgson (DB 129533)
HONEYEATER by Kathleen Jennings (DB 133964 IN PROCESS)
WRITTEN ON THE DARK by Guy Gavriel Kay (DB 129930, BR 26303 IN PROCESS)
HEMLOCK AND SILVER by T. Kingfisher (DB 132568)
KATABASIS by R. F. Kuang (DB 132323, BR 26579 IN PROCESS)
ADVENTURES OF MARY DARLING by Pat Murphy (DB 132409)
HARMATTAN SEASON by Tochi Onyebuchi (DB 130585)
ROSE FIELD by Philip Pullman (DB 133524 IN PROCESS)
SHADOW TICKET by Thomas Pynchon (DB 133273 IN PROCESS, LB 0007823)
ISLE IN THE SILVER SEA by Tasha Suri (DB 133437 IN PROCESS)
INCANDESCENT by Emily Tesh (DB 130051)
QUEEN DEMON by Martha Wells (DB 133426 IN PROCESS)
HORROR NOVELS
WE LOVE YOU, BUNNY by Mona Awad (DB 133174 IN PROCESS)
POSSESSION OF ALBA DIAZ by Isabel Cañas (DB 132041, BR 26485 IN PROCESS)
SPREAD ME by Sarah Gailey (DB 133263 IN PROCESS)
KING SORROW by Joe Hill (DB 133680 IN PROCESS)
BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by Stephen Graham Jones (DB 128581, BR 26200 IN PROCESS)
LIBRARY AT HELLEBORE by Cassandra Khaw (DB 131155)
NEVER FLINCH by Stephen King (DB 130236, BR 26240 IN PROCESS, LB 0005618)
BEWITCHING by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (DB 131290, LB 0005631)
IT WAS HER HOUSE FIRST by Cherie Priest (DB 131291)
STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS by Chuck Wendig (DB 128922)
YOUNG ADULT NOVELS
SINGULAR LIFE OF ARIA PATEL by Samira Ahmed (DB 129799)
MAKE ME A MONSTER by Kalynn Bayron (DB 133990 IN PROCESS)
COSTUMES FOR TIME TRAVELERS by A. R. Capetta (DB 130109)
EXECUTIONERS THREE by Susan Dennard (DB 132374)
NEEDY LITTLE THINGS by Channelle Desamours (DB 127322)
UNDERWOOD TAPES by Amanda DeWitt (DB 127608)
AMONG GHOSTS by Rachel Hartman (DB 130616)
SKY ON FIRE by E. K. Johnston (DB 131193)
TRANSITION by Logan-Ashley Kisner (DB 133675 IN PROCESS)
STARSTRIKE by Yoon Ha Lee (DB 131928 IN PROCESS)
I AM NOT JESSICA CHEN by Ann Liang (DB 127426)
LEAVING ROOM by Amber McBride (DB 133678 IN PROCESS)
NIGHT SWIMMING by Aaron Starmer (DB 129430)
THEY BLOOM AT NIGHT by Trang Thanh Tran (DB 128117)
FIRST NOVELS
RED RABBIT GHOST by Jen Julian (DB 131683)
WHEN DEVILS SING by Xan Kaur (DB 130122)
DWELLING by Emily Hunt Kivel (DBC 32396)
AWAKE IN THE FLOATING CITY by Susanna Kwan (DB 131718)
LUMINOUS by Silvia Park (DB 128486)
NORTH SUN, OR, THE VOYAGE OF THE WHALESHIP ESTHER by Ethan Rutherford (DB 133051 IN PROCESS)
TRANSLATED NOVELS
ON THE CALCULATION OF VOLUME, III by Solvej Balle (DB 133345 IN PROCESS)
UNWORTHY by Agustina Maria Bazterrica and translated by Sarah Moses (DB 128442)
VANISHING WORLD by Sayaka Murata and translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori (DB 130304)
COLLECTIONS
SINKHOLE, AND OTHER INEXPLICABLE VOIDS: STORIES by Leyna Krow (DB 131784)
ANTHOLOGIES
NIGHT AND DAY: DREADFUL DARK: TALES OF NIGHTTIME HORROR/MERCILESS SUN: TALES OF DAYLIGHT HORROR edited by Ellen Datlow (DB 132678)
THESE BODIES AIN’T BROKEN edited by Madeline Dyer (IN PROCESS)
END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING’S THE STAND edited by Christopher Golden and Brian Keene; introduction by Stephen King (DB 132544, BR 26600 IN PROCESS)
NON-FICTION
ENSHITTIFICATION: WHY EVERYTHING SUDDENLY GOT WORSE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT by Cory Doctorow (DB 133269)
ILLUSTRATED AND ART BOOKS
INVISIBLE PARADE by Leigh Bardugo (DB 132020)
NOVELLAS
RIVER HAS ROOTS by Amal El-Mohtar (DB 128099)
WHAT STALKS THE DEEP by T. Kingfisher (DB 133159)
CINDER HOUSE by Freya Marske (DB 133193)
AUTOMATIC NOODLE by Annalee Newitz (DB 131818)
MOUTHFUL OF DUST by Nghi Vo (IN PROCESS)
DON’T SLEEP WITH THE DEAD by Nghi Vo (DB 129212)
MURDER BY MEMORY by Olivia Waite (DB 128766, LB 0005762)
BRIGHTER THAN SCALE, SWIFTER THAN FLAME by Neon Yang (DB 130327)
SHORT STORIES
“Secret Night“ by Nathan Ballingrud (Night & Day DB 132678)
“Fear of the Dark“ by Benjamin Percy (Night & Day DB 132678)
The Audio Publishers Association (APA) announced the finalists for the 2026 Audie Awards on Thursday January 29, “recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment.” Winners will be announced at the Audie Awards Gala at The Avalon in Los Angeles on Monday March 2, 2026.
Here are the finalists for 2026 that are in the TBP collection.
Audiobook of the Year
DEVIL REACHED TOWARD THE SKY: AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE MAKING AND UNLEASHING OF THE ATOMIC BOMB by Garrett M. Graff and narrated by Edoardo Ballerini and the author (DB 132078)
KING OF ASHES by S. A. Cosby and narrated by Adam Lazarre-White (DB 130044)
SHIELD OF SPARROWS by Devney Perry and narrated by Samantha Brentmoor and Jason Clarke (DB 131076, LB 0005766)
SUNRISE ON THE REAPING by Suzanne Collins and narrated by Jefferson White (DB 127954, BR 26205)
WILD DARK SHORE by Charlotte McConaghy and narrated by Katherine Littrell, Saskia Maarleveld, and Steve West (DB 127669, BR 26326 IN PROCESS)
Autobiography/Memoir
CHER: PART 1 by Cher and narrated by Cher and Stephanie J. Block (DB 125936, BR 26311 IN PROCESS, LB 0001238)
CODE NAME: PALE HORSE: HOW I WENT UNDERCOVER TO EXPOSE AMERICA’S NAZIS by Scott Payne with Michelle Shephard and narrated by Scott Payne (DB 131185)
MATRIARCH by Tina Knowles and narrated by Tina Knowles, Beyoncé, Solange, Kelly Rowland, and Angie Beyincé (DB 130053, LB 0003863)
NOBODY’S GIRL: A MEMOIR OF SURVIVING ABUSE AND FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE by Virginia Roberts Giuffre and narrated by Thérèse Plummer and Gabra Zackman (DB 133461 IN PROCESS, LB 0008608)
Best Fiction Narrator
Marin Ireland for FOR MY FRIENDS by Fredrik Backman (DB 122178)
Best Nonfiction Narrator
Dion Graham for REMEMBER US: AMERICAN SACRIFICE, DUTCH FREEDOM, AND A FOREVER PROMISE FORGED IN WORLD WAR II by Robert M. Edsel (DB 130169)
Blair Underwood for TRULY by Lionel Richie (DB 133699 IN PROCESS, LB 0005632)
Helen Stern for WOMEN’S ORCHESTRA OF AUSCHWITZ: A STORY OF SURVIVAL by Anne Sebba (DB 132439)
Dion Graham for ZORG: A TALE OF GREED AND MURDER THAT INSPIRED THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY by Siddharth Kara (DB 133314)
Business/Personal Development
LET THEM THEORY: A LIFE-CHANGING TOOL THAT MILLIONS OF PEOPLE CAN’T STOP TALKING ABOUT written and narrated by Mel Robbins (DB 128550, en españolDB 130218 narrado por Leyla Ragnel)
NEXT CONVERSATION: ARGUE LESS, TALK MORE written and narrated by Jefferson Fisher (DB 128074, LB 0003153)
STRONG GROUND: THE LESSONS OF DARING LEADERSHIP, THE TENACITY OF PARADOX, AND THE WISDOM OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT written and narrated by Brené Brown (DB 133337 IN PROCESS, LB 0005812)
Ensemble Performance Finalists (New)
BIRD IN THE AIR MEANS WE CAN STILL BREATHE by Mahogany L. Browne and narrated by Emana Rachelle, Ozzie Jacobs, Elena Rey, Karen Dziekonski, Nile Bullock, Nile, Andrea Emmes, Brandon Miles, Kiebpoli Calnek, Ali Nasser, Tyla Collier, Tyla, Marie-Françoise, Ron Butler, Chantelle Ramdeen, Chantelle, Mahogany L. Browne, Mahogany L., and Amir Royale (DB 128246)
CORRESPONDENT by Virginia Evans and narrated by Maggi-Meg Reed, Jane Oppenheimer, Carly Robins, Jeff Ebner, David Pittu, Chris Andrew Ciulla, Mark Bramhall, Petrea Burchard, Robert Petkoff, Kimberly Farr, Cerris Morgan-Meyer, Peter Ganim, Jade Wheeler, Jim Seibert, and Steve West (DB 129105, en español DB 132482 traducción de Renata Somar Aragón)
HEARTWOOD by Amity Gaige and narrated by Cary Hite, Alma Cuervo, Rebecca Lowman, Ali Andre Ali, Helen Laser, and Justine Lupe (DB 128729)
SOUNDTRACK by Jason Reynolds and narrated by Khaya Fraites, Nile Bullock, Robb Moreira, Rocky Anicette, Jasmin Richardson, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Mekhi Hewling, We Ani, Brandon Miles, Amir Royale, Nadine Simmons, Brandiss Seward, Christopher Grant, and Jade Williams (DB 130348)
Español – Spanish Language
EL HOMBRE por Guillermo Arriaga narrado por Javier Poza, Noé Velázquez, Dan Osorio, Chava Reyes, Pilar Escandón y Ariel Sainz (DB 133880 EN PROCESO)
ESPERANZA: LA AUTOBIOGRAFIA por Papa Francisco narrado por Gerardo Prat (DB 129367, in English DB 127574 narrated by Peter Ganim)
Faith-Based Fiction or Nonfiction
REBEL GIRLS OF ROME by Jordyn Taylor and narrated by Jennifer Jill Araya and Jesse Vilinsky (DB 131115)
Fantasy Finalists
ANIMA RISING by Christopher Moore and narrated by Mary Jane Wells (DB 130461, LB 0004776)
BURY OUR BONES IN THE MIDNIGHT SOIL by V. E. Schwab and narrated by Marisa Calin, Katie Leung, and Julia Whelan (DB 130243, BR 26386 IN PROCESS, LB 0005773)
EVERLASTING by Alix E. Harrow and narrated by Sid Sagar and Moira Quirk (DB 133195)
KNIGHT AND THE MOTH by Rachel Gillig and narrated by Samantha Hydeson (DB 130050, BR 26391 IN PROCESS)
Fiction
ATMOSPHERE: A LOVE STORY by Taylor Jenkins Reid and narrated by Julia Whelan and Kristen DiMercurio (DB 129909, BR 26357 IN PROCESS, en español DB 132477 en proceso y traducción de Bruno Álvarez Herrero)
FAVORITES by Layne Fargo and narrated by Christine Lakin, Christine, Louisa Zhu, Amy Landon, Elena Rey, Valerie Rose Lohman, Suzanne Toren, Graham Halstead, Julia Emelin, Eric Yang, and Johnny Weir (DB 126912, en español DB 130314 narrado por Jane Santos, Lalo Garza, Melissa Ocasio, Noemí Jiménez Furquet, Susana Ballesteros, Carolina Ayala, Victor Mares, Fabiola Stevenson, Julieth Restrepo, Beto Castillo, and Elisa Veiga)
JUNIE by Erin Crosby Eckstine and narrated by Angel Pean (DB 127478)
History/Biography
BALDWIN: A LOVE STORY by Nicholas Boggs and narrated by Ron Butler (DB 131983 IN PROCESS)
FATE OF THE DAY: THE WAR FOR AMERICA, FORT TICONDEROGA TO CHARLESTON, 1777-1780 by Rick Atkinson and narrated by the author and Grover Gardner (DB 129522)
SPINACH KING: THE RISE AND FALL OF AN AMERICAN DYNASTY by John Seabrook and narrated by Dion Graham (DB 130984)
ZORG: A TALE OF GREED AND MURDER THAT INSPIRED THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY by Siddharth Kara and narrated by Dion Graham (DB 133314)
Horror
BAT EATER AND OTHER NAMES FOR CORA ZENG by Kylie Lee Baker and narrated by Natalie Naudus (DB 129589)
BREATHE IN, BLEED OUT by Brian McAuley and narrated by Jeremy Carlisle Parker (DB 132583)
BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by Stephen Graham Jones and narrated by Shane Ghostkeeper, Shane, Marin Ireland, and Owen Teale (DB 128581, BR 26200 IN PROCESS)
COFFIN MOON by Keith Rosson and narrated by Pete Cross (DB 132618)
THEY BLOOM AT NIGHT by Trang Thanh Tran and narrated by Nhi Do (DB 128117)
Literary Fiction and Classics
33 PLACE BRUGMANN by Alice Austen and narrated by Joshua Riley, Shiromi Arserio, Jilly Bond, Nicholas Boulton, Billie Brown Fulford, Danielle Cohen, Raphael Corkhill, Matthew Lloyd Davies, James Meunier, and Simon Slater
DIRECTOR by Daniel Kehlmann, translated by Ross Benjamin, and narrated by Nicholas Boulton (DB 130035)
EMPEROR OF GLADNESS by Ocean Vuong and narrated by James Aaron Oh (DB 129518, BR 26312 IN PROCESS)
SO FAR GONE by Jess Walter and narrated by Edoardo Ballerini (DB 130251)
Middle Grade Finalists
ALL BLUES IN THE SKY by Renée Watson and narrated by Bahni Turpin (DB 129740)
J VS. K written and narrated by Kwame Alexander and Jerry Craft (DB 131093)
TROUBLE WITH HEROES by Kate Messner and narrated by Mack Gordon (DB 130798, LB 0005921)
WHALE EYES: A MEMOIR ABOUT SEEING AND BEING SEEN written and narrated by James Robinson (IN PROCESS)
Mystery Finalists
GONE BEFORE GOODBYE by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben and narrated by Kiff VandenHeuvel, Peter Ganim, Suehyla El-Attar Young, Reese Witherspoon, Saskia Maarleveld, James Fouhey, Harlan Coben, and Chris Pine (DB 133207, LB 0005813)
QUEENS OF CRIME by Marie Benedict and narrated by Bessie Carter (DB 127315, LB 0003116)
VERA WONG’S GUIDE TO SNOOPING (ON A DEAD MAN) by Jesse Q. Sutanto and narrated by Eunice Wong (DB 128361, LB 0005664)
Narration by Author
EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS: THE HISTORY AND PERSISTENCE OF OUR DEADLIEST INFECTION written and narrated by John Green (DB 128745, LB 0005821)
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: ESSAYS AND RUMINATIONS written and narrated by Alton Brown (DB 129920)
SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND HATE: A SANE PERSON’S GUIDE TO TAKING BACK THE BIBLE FROM FUNDAMENTALISTS, FASCISTS, AND FLOCK-FLEECING FRAUDS by John Fugelsang (DB 133578 IN PROCESS)
New Voice Award: Judges Category Finalists (New)
Lily Newmark for BOG QUEEN written by Anna North (DB 133593 IN PROCESS)
Shane Ghostkeeper for DEVIL IS A SOUTHPAW written by Brandon Hobson (DB 134023 IN PROCESS)
James Aaron Oh for EMPEROR OF GLADNESS written by Ocean Vuong (DB 129518, BR 26312 IN PROCESS)
Gem Carmella for RIVER HAS ROOTS by Amal El-Mohtar (DB 128099)
Nicole Cash for WE DON’T TALK ABOUT CAROL by Kristen L. Berry (DB 129901)
Nonfiction Finalists
DEATH IN THE JUNGLE by Candace Fleming and narrated by Karen Murphy (DB 129360)
EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS: THE HISTORY AND PERSISTENCE OF OUR DEADLIEST INFECTION written and narrated by John Green (DB 128745, LB 0005821)
FINE LINE BETWEEN STUPID AND CLEVER: THE STORY OF SPINAL TAP written and narrated by Rob Reiner with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer with David Kamp (DB 132923)
RICK STEVES ON THE HIPPIE TRAIL: FROM ISTANBUL TO KATHMANDU written and narrated by Rick Steves (DB 127216)
SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND HATE: A SANE PERSON’S GUIDE TO TAKING BACK THE BIBLE FROM FUNDAMENTALISTS, FASCIASTS, AND FLOCK-FLEECING FRAUDS by John Fugelsang (DB 133578 IN PROCESS)
Production and Sound Design Finalists (New)
KING SORROW by Joe Hill and narrated by Jaime Lamchick, Mike Ortego, Micky Shiloah, Kristen Sieh, Pete Simonelli, Kevin Stillwell, Peter Ganim, Ari Fliakos, Virginia Kull, Dominic Hoffman, Marin Ireland, Kristen Ariza, Ian Shaw, Kate Mulgrew, and Tim Sample (DB 133680 IN PROCESS)
MILLIE FLEUR SAVES THE NIGHT by Christy Mandin and narrated by Elizabeth Knowelden (DB 131098)
RIVER HAS ROOTS by Amal El-Mohtar and narrated by Gem Carmella (DB 128099)
SOUNDTRACK by Jason Reynolds and narrated by Khaya Fraites, Nile Bullock, Robb Moreira, Rocky Anicette, Jasmin Richardson, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Mekhi Hewling, We Ani, Brandon Miles, Amir Royale, Nadine Simmons, Brandiss Seward, Christopher Grant, and Jade Williams (DB 130348)
Romance Finalists
GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL LIFE by Emily Henry and narrated by Julia Whelan (DB 129103, BR 26246, LB 0003604, en español DB 132355 Traducido por Ana Isabel Domínguez Palomo y María del Mar Rodríguez Barrena)
SAY YOU’LL REMEMBER ME by Abby Jimenez and narrated by Christine Lakin and Matt Lanter (DB 128459, BR 26395 IN PROCESS)
Science Fiction
SIMULTANEOUS by Eric Heisserer and narrated by Marin Ireland, Stephanie Sheh, and Ray Porter (DB 133613)
Short Stories/Collections Finalists
END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING’S THE STAND edited by Christopher Golden and Brian Keene and narrated by Sean Patrick Hopkins and Adenrele Ojo (DB 132544, BR 26600 IN PROCESS)
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: ESSAYS AND RUMINATIONS written and narrated by Alton Brown (DB 129920)
NOTES TO JOHN by Joan Didion and narrated by Julianne Moore (DB 129704, LB 0005725)
Thriller/Suspense Finalists
BEAUTIFUL UGLY by Alice Feeney and narrated by Richard Armitage, Tuppence Middleton, and Alice Fenney (DB 126338, LB 0002874)
DON’T LET HIM IN by Lisa Jewell and narrated by Tamaryn Payne, Louise Brealey, Patience Tomlinson, Richard Armitage, Joanne Froggatt, and Gemma Whelan (DB 131308, LB 0005870)
EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU by Jo Piazza and narrated by Vas Eli, Saskia Maarleveld, Sarah Reny, and Rachel F. Hirsch (DB 130936, LB 0005722)
HAVOC by Christopher Bollen and narrated by Maggi-Meg Reed (DB 126616)
TO DIE FOR by David Baldacci and narrated by Zach Villa, Mela Lee, Cassandra Morris, Rena-Marie Villano, Christine Lakin, Christine, Will Collyer, Kiff VandenHeuvel, and Erin Bennett (DB 125480, LB 0001131)
Young Adult Finalists
LADY OR THE TIGER by Heather M. Herrman and narrated by Sophie Amoss (DB 130674)
OTHERWHERE POST by Emily J. Taylor and narrated by (DB 127649 IN PROCESS)
SCAMMER by Tiffany D. Jackson and narrated by January LaVoy (DB 133733 IN PROCESS)
SUNRISE ON THE REAPING by Suzanne Collins and narrated by Jefferson White (DB 127954, BR 26205)
UNDER THE SAME STARS by Libba Bray and narrated by January LaVoy, Jeremy Carlisle Parker, and Major Curda (DB 127015)
Young Listeners Finalists
HOW THE WORD IS PASSED: A RECKONING WITH THE HISTORY OF SLAVERY ACROSS AMERICA written and narrated by Clint Smith (DB 103908, LB 13361)
PRINCE AMONG SLAVES by N.H. Senzai and narrated by Junior Nyong’o and N. H. Senzai (DB 130280)