1. See who won the 2015 Goodreads Choice Awards
The Goodreads Choice Awards are the only major book awards decided by readers. Many of this year’s winners come as no surprise, with Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchmen voted Fiction book of the year and The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins winning the title Best Mystery & Thriller. Other winners include Neil Gaiman, Connor Franta, Pierce Brown, Aziz Ansari, Mindy Kaling and Jennifer Niven.
2. What critics agree are the best books of 2015
From Quartz: “A large number of “Best Books of 2015” lists have now been published—with some comprehensive selections for works in the English language from the New York Times, the Guardian, the Seattle Times, the Boston Globe and more. Quartz sorted through them to find the most acclaimed of the best—the books that had appeared most frequently on critics’ lists.”
3. See the 2016 PEN Literary Awards Longlists
From PEN America: “PEN is thrilled to announce the longlists for the 2016 PEN Literary Awards. This year’s awards will confer over $200,000 to some of the best writers and translators published this year. Spanning fiction, nonfiction, poetry, biography, essays, translation, and more, these longlisted books are bound to help you fulfill your gift giving needs in time for the holidays.
The finalists for all book awards will be announced on February 2. The winners for all 2016 awards will be announced on March 1, except those for the awards for Debut Fiction, Art of the Essay, Open Book, Literary Science Writing, and the PEN/Fusion Prize, which will be named live at the 2016 PEN Literary Awards Ceremony on April 11 at The New School in NYC.”
4. The Case of the Disappearing Black Detective Novel
From New Republic: “Recognizing the problem and addressing it accordingly takes work, and time. Yet it is frustrating, even shameful, how few writers of color get through the mystery corridors with a fictional representation of their own experiences. The door opened, briefly, for Hughes Allison. Before editorial neglect slammed it shut, Allison showed, years before Mosley, Himes, or any black detective fiction writer, what it was to live in his character’s skin.”
5. Read an excerpt and see the cover of Joe Hill’s blazing thriller The Fireman
From Entertainment Weekly: “Joe Hill, author of Heart-Shaped Box and Horns, guest editor of the first Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy anthology, and offspring of a little-known writer named Stephen King, will release his new thriller, The Fireman, next May.
The Fireman sees the world suffering a global pandemic — but this isn’t your typical Contagion flu or World War Z zombie disease.”
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