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Thursday, July 28, 2022

Using Awards Lists As A RA Tool: Eisner Awards and Booker Prize Editions

This is part of my ongoing series on using Awards Lists as a RA tool. Click here for all posts in the series in reverse chronological order. Click here for the first post which outlines the details how to use awards lists as a RA tool. 

Just checking in quickly today to remind you all that the Eisner Awards-- the top awards in graphic novels and comics-- were given out last week and you can access the current winners here. The is super easy drop down menu access to all past winners here.

Also the Booker Prize announced its long list here. And, they have excellent backlist access here. I personally love the Booker because while it is first and foremost a "literary" award, they always include genre titles of merit. This year for example, The Trees by Percival Everett is THE BEST book I have read this year. It came out at the end of 2021 and I am so glad it is still being considered for awards. Read my review here, but this title is a mystery, alternative history, and horror all wrapped into one. And it is stunning!

Of course, use the links at the top of this post to see all the best ways to use awards lists as a RA tool but please note, these 2 awards are NOT genre based. These awards contain many genres-- especially the GNs. Books from past and current Eisner and Booker nominees can be incorporated into many different displays. 

Especially with Graphic Novels, you should be going out of your way to include a few in every display you make. Don't make the mistake of thinking a format is a genre. 

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