Wisconsin Library Association Award Winning Books
Episode description
In this episode of Long Overdue librarians Sam and Briony discuss their work on the Wisconsin Library Association (WLA) Literary Award and Children's Book Award committees. They discuss the overall winners and some of their favorites. For more information about the awards and links to all of the winners visit: https://www.wisconsinlibraries.org/wla-literary-awards
The books we talked about were:
Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar (Literary Award Winner)
All Adults Here by Emma Straub
Real Life by Brandon Taylor
The Coyotes of Carthage by Steven Wright
Ten Ways to Hear Snow by Cathy Camper (Children's Book Award Winner)
Alone in the Woods by Rebecca Behrens
The Disaster Days by Rebecca Behrens
Everything's Not Fine by Sarah Carlson
Full List of Literary Award Honorees:
Ayad Akhtar, Homeland Elegies (Winner)
Amy Quan Barry, We Ride Upon Sticks
Melissa Faliveno, Tomboyland
Mark Rader, The Wanting Life
Kate Elizabeth Russell, My Dark Vanessa
Emma Straub, All Adults Here: A Novel
Brandon Taylor, Real Life
Steven Wright, The Coyotes of Carthage
Full list of Children's Book Award Honorees:
Cathy Camper, Ten Ways to Hear Snow (Winner)
Rebecca Behrens, Alone in the Woods
Kathleen Krull, American Immigration: Our History, Our Stories
Chad Sell, Doodleville
Sarah Carlson, Everything’s Not Fine
Kashmira Sheth, Feast of Peas
Karla Manternach, Never Fear, Meena’s Here!
Kashira Sheth, Nina Soni, Sister Fixer
Deborah Underwood, Outside In
David Wiesner, Robobaby
Amy Timberlake, Skunk and Badger