ALA Midwinter Adult Media Award Links

Here are the Adult Media Award winner lists for 2019 with links; at least those that are most relevant to RA Service. For each award I am linking to the news article of the winners [announced last night], and then, I am linking to the archive page where winners from the last few years are super easy to access. The webmaster hasn't updated those pages with the new winners yet. It's a busy weekend, but they will get to it.

Again, I am linking you to the backlist because...well if you don't know by now, you aren't paying attention to me at all.

Seriously though, award lists are a great resources, but the backlist is gold. Here is my original post where I discuss Using Awards Lists As a RA tool in general.

Now to the awards and the backlist links.

• Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
• 2019 Winners
• Archive of past winners
• CODES Reading List-- Adult Genre Fiction Awards
• 2019 Winners
• Archive of past winners [sorted by year and genre-- with readalikes] 
• Eds note: Because I know people care what I think-- the horror award is a literary title that is excellent but basically just creepy. I know the committee has no horror experts, but seriously, there are very scary books out there that are still okay for libraries and it is your job to identify them. Horror is suppose to shake you to your core with terror, not just give you chills. 
• Listen List-- Best Audio for Adults
• 2019 Winners
• Archive of past winners
• Notable Books
• 2019 Winners
• Archive of past winners
• Sophie Brody Medal- Jewish Literature
• 2019 Winner
• Archive of past winners

You can access all of the RUSA Books and Media award winners- including the reference winners- here. This is a website that you can use for suggestions to readers all year long. Remember, backlist winners are still just as good as current ones. They just aren't as shiny.