Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction2012

Given by Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)

Other Names: Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction, Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Nonfiction
40 Works 105,074 Books 5,060 Reviews ½ 3.9
The Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction were established in 2012 to recognize the best fiction and nonfiction books for adult readers published in the U.S. the previous show more year. The shortlisted authors and eventual winners reflect the expert judgment and insight of the seven-member selection committee of library professionals who work closely with adult readers. These are the ALA’s first single-book awards for adult trade fiction and nonfiction. show less
Stages:
All, Winner (26), Finalist (78), Longlist (581)
Categories:
All, Fiction (304), Nonfiction (279)
Years:
All, 2024 (46), 2023 (46), 2022 (44), 2021 (46), 2020 (46), 2019 (45), 2018 (48), 2017 (45), 2016 (40), 2015 (43), 2014 (43), 2013 (51), 2012 (40)
Announced:
January 20: Winner2024 Recent

Winner 2

WorkCategoryYear
The Forgotten Waltz by Anne EnrightFiction2012
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. MassieNonfiction2012

Finalist 6

WorkCategoryYear
The Forgotten Waltz by Anne EnrightFiction2012
Lost Memory of Skin by Russell BanksFiction2012
Swamplandia! by Karen RussellFiction2012
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. MassieNonfiction2012
The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood by James GleickNonfiction2012
Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by Manning MarableNonfiction2012

Longlist 40

WorkCategoryYear
The Forgotten Waltz by Anne EnrightFiction2012
Lost Memory of Skin by Russell BanksFiction2012
Swamplandia! by Karen RussellFiction2012
The Sense of an Ending by Julian BarnesFiction2012
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWittFiction2012
The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey EugenidesFiction2012
Say Her Name by Francisco GoldmanFiction2012
Faith by Jennifer HaighFiction2012
The Art of Fielding by Chad HarbachFiction2012
When She Woke by Hillary JordanFiction2012
Changó's Beads and Two-Tone Shoes by William KennedyFiction2012
Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlanteFiction2012
Light Lifting by Alexander MacLeodFiction2012
1Q84 by Haruki MurakamiFiction2012
The Tiger's Wife by Téa ObrehtFiction2012
The Cat's Table by Michael OndaatjeFiction2012
The Tragedy of Arthur by Arthur PhillipsFiction2012
Luminarium by Alex ShakarFiction2012
We the Animals by Justin TorresFiction2012
American Boy by Larry WatsonFiction2012
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. MassieNonfiction2012
The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood by James GleickNonfiction2012
Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by Manning MarableNonfiction2012
Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time by Mark AdamsNonfiction2012
The Memory Palace by Mira BartókNonfiction2012
Class Warfare: Inside the Fight to Fix America's Schools by Steven BrillNonfiction2012
The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement by David BrooksNonfiction2012
The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water by Charles FishmanNonfiction2012
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen GreenblattNonfiction2012
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura HillenbrandNonfiction2012
Arguably: Essays by Christopher Hitchens by Christopher HitchensNonfiction2012
Apollo's Angels : A History of Ballet by Jennifer HomansNonfiction2012
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanNonfiction2012
Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock by David MargolickNonfiction2012
The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris by David McCulloughNonfiction2012
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine, and the Murder of a President by Candice MillardNonfiction2012
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha MukherjeeNonfiction2012
Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend by Susan OrleanNonfiction2012
The Paper Garden: An Artist Begins Her Life's Work at 72 by Molly PeacockNonfiction2012
Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion by Janet ReitmanNonfiction2012

Descriptions

The Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction were established in 2012 to recognize the best fiction and nonfiction books for adult readers published in the U.S. the previous year. The shortlisted authors and eventual winners reflect the expert judgment and insight of the seven-member selection committee of library professionals who work closely with adult readers. These are the ALA’s first single-book awards for adult trade fiction and nonfiction.

(English, Award granter)
URL: https://rusaupdate.org/awards/carnegie/
The Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction & Nonfiction was named in honor of nineteenth-century American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. The Medals were established in 2012 to recognize the best fiction and nonfiction books for adult readers published in the U.S. the previous year (English, Member-written)

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