2020 Book Awards
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A deeply-researched narrative of one woman and her family who have fought to survive and to build a life straddling the United States-Mexico border for generations. While centered by the intimate, individual story of Aida, the book also explores U.S. immigration history, cycles of violence, and the complex realities of border policies in play on the ground. Farrar, Straus & Giroux Shelftalker |
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Exhalation is a brilliant work by a brilliant writer. Amid all of the disquisitions on free will, artificial intelligence, and time travel, this collection of short stories is centrally concerned with the loves, pains, and joys that populate real life. Alfred A. Knopf / Penguin Random House Shelftalker |
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Is, Is Not is a luminous study of the interior, quiet spaces of life, and a study of moments and transitions—the glass before it is shattered, the step between living and dying. It is a collection of grief, joy, and most of all, deep wisdom. Graywolf Press Shelftalker |
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Have you ever considered your heart and all the amazing things it can do? The newest from Northwest favorite Corinna Luyken reminds us with every breathtaking turn of the page how our wondrous hearts love and hurt and mend, all to make us exactly who we are. Plus, look for a hidden heart in every spread! Dial Books / Penguin Young Readers Shelftalker |
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Exiled royalty. Nuns with secrets. Life and death situations as inspired by the early years of Queen Elizabeth I. Island-raised, convent dwelling Margaret's quite ordinary existence becomes complicated with the arrival of William—a boy her age and her first friend—and the dethroned Queen Eleanor, whose schemes of revenge will put all their lives in jeopardy. Meconis has crafted a gripping historical fantasy full of exquisite details that will have readers of all ages wanting more. Walker Books / Candlewick Shelftalker |
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Mildred Groves is a secretary for the Hanford Project who joins the war effort as a way to escape her overbearing mother. She’s always seen visions of the future and, like the eponymous mythical figure of the title, no one believes her. Shields writes with visceral detail about the Southeastern Washington landscape as well as the interior landscape of the mind. Her story blurs the line between prophecy and complicity, creating an intimate portrait of the costs and lasting effects of war and toxicity. Henry Holt & Co. / Macmillan Shelftalker |
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2020 Press Release