Stamped For Kids Hitting Shelves In May 2021
It all started with Stamped from the Beginning, Ibram X. Kendi’s National Book Award-winning nonfiction title about the history and legacy of racism in the United States. He teamed up with Jason Reynolds to write Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, the Young Adult edition, and now readers aged 7-11 are getting a book called Stamped (For Kids)! Kendi shared the cover art on his Instagram page.
This Is Barnes & Noble’s Book Of The Year For 2020
It’s December, so we can expect a ton of best-of lists for the end of the year, but the Barnes & Noble Book of the Year award is special because it’s chosen by BN employees, and the criteria is a book that booksellers are proud to sell. This year’s selection is World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil, and it looks lovely!
The 2020 Center For Fiction First Novel Prize Winner Announced
This year, the winner of the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize is Raven Leilani, for her novel Luster! Luster follows a young Black woman named Edie navigating an unfulfilling career and romantic complications in New York City and the suburbs, and it’s also taken home the Kirkus Prize this year!