Libby Book Awards Announces Finalists — See the List! (Exclusive)
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“Librarians are unmatched in their ability to connect readers with stories that resonate, and these finalists reflect the books that captivated communities across the country,” Leitman said.
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They’re also a chance for librarians and authors to celebrate books together, since many professional writers first fell in love with reading — and writing — with the help of a librarian or two.
“I have librarians to thank for so many things: for letting me be a bookmobile groupie when I was a weird and lonely kid (I followed them everywhere!); for introducing me to the books and genres that would eventually shape my work and for continuing to foster a love of exploration and reading in a world that often values clickbait over imagination,” author Abbott Kahler told PEOPLE in a statement.“Librarians are my heroes, and I wish I could personally thank every one of them for introducing [my book]Where You Endto their readers.”
Danzy Senna, author ofColored Television, shared that she actually wrote her book in a library.
“Libraries are my favorite spaces to focus, think and write,” she told PEOPLE. “Much love and gratitude to the wonderful, free-thinking librarians across the country who are championing literacy and literature and who have encouraged readers to discoverColored Television.”
See the full list of finalists below:
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Books on Tape
Audiobook of the Year
Book Club Book
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Book of the Year - Adult Fiction
Book of the Year - Adult Nonfiction
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Book of the Year - Young Adult
Book of the Year - Business
Book of the Year - Comic/Graphic Novel
Book of the Year - Cookbook
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Book of the Year - Fantasy
Book of the Year - Historical Fiction
Book of the Year - Horror
Book of the Year - Memoir
Book of the Year - Middle Grade
Book of the Year - Mystery
Book of the Year - Picture Book
Book of the Year - Romance
Book of the Year - Romantasy
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Book of the Year - Science Fiction
Book of the Year - Thriller
source: people.com
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