Penguin Random House 2021 Pulitzer Finalists
The 2021 Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism, Arts, and Letters were announced at Columbia University on June 11, and four Penguin Random House titles were among the finalists in three categories.
Read moreThe 2021 Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism, Arts, and Letters were announced at Columbia University on June 11, and four Penguin Random House titles were among the finalists in three categories.
Read moreWonderful news from the January 25 session of the ALA Midwinter Meeting, an annual convocation, held virtually this year, dear to the nation’s library community. One of its most anticipated highlights is the bestowal of numerous prizes and recognition for previous year’s children’s and young adult fiction and nonfiction deemed to be of resonant literary and cultural importance. Chief among them is the Newbery Medal, awarded yearly to “the most distinguished American children’s book.” This year’s Newbery Medal went to WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER by Tae Keller.
Read morePenguin Random House author Jacqueline Woodson was named the 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Laureate, the world’s largest award for children’s and young adult literature. The prize amounts to 5 million Swedish krona (approximately $613,000). Woodson is the author of more than thirty books, including novels, poetry and picture books. One of her most lauded titles is
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