Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence
What is the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence?
The Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, established in 2012, recognize the best fiction and nonfiction books for adult readers published in the U.S. in the previous year and serve as a guide to help adults select quality reading material. They are the first single-book awards for adult books given by the American Library Association and reflect the expert judgment and insight of library professionals who work closely with adult readers.
The winners are announced each January.
Andrew Carnegie Medal Winners by Year
We Were Once a Family : A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America by 2024 Nonfiction winner
An Immense World : how animal senses reveal the hidden realms around us by Call Number: ebook2023 Nonfiction winner
A Little Devil in America : notes in praise of black performance by Call Number: ebook2022 Nonfiction winner
Midnight in Chernobyl : the untold story of the world's greatest nuclear disaster by Call Number: TK1362.U38 H54 20202020 Nonfiction winner
Andrew Carnegie Medal Winners by Year
Heavy : an American memoir by 2019 Nonfiction winner
- No Nonfiction medal was awarded in 2018
Evicted : poverty and profit in the American city by Call Number: ebook and HD7287.96.U6 D47 20162017 Nonfiction winner
The Sympathizer by 2016 Fiction winner
Hold Still : a memoir with photographs by 2016 Nonfiction winner
Just Mercy : a story of justice and redemption by Call Number: ebook and KF373.S743 A3 20142015 Nonfiction winner
The Bully Pulpit : Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of journalism by Call Number: E757 G66 20132014 Nonfiction winner
Canada by 2013 Fiction winner
The Forgotten Waltz by 2012 Fiction winner
