In this episode of Long Overdue librarians Sam and Briony discuss their work on the Wisconsin Library Association (WLA) Literary Award and Children's Book Award committees. They discuss the overall winners and some of their favorites. For more information about the awards and links to all of the winners visit: https://www.wisconsinlibraries.org/wla-literary-awards

The books we talked about were:

Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar (Literary Award Winner)

All Adults Here by Emma Straub

Real Life by Brandon Taylor

The Coyotes of Carthage by Steven Wright

Ten Ways to Hear Snow by Cathy Camper (Children's Book Award Winner)

Alone in the Woods by Rebecca Behrens

The Disaster Days by Rebecca Behrens

Everything's Not Fine by Sarah Carlson

Full List of Literary Award Honorees:

Ayad Akhtar, Homeland Elegies (Winner)

Amy Quan Barry, We Ride Upon Sticks
Melissa Faliveno, Tomboyland
Mark Rader, The Wanting Life
Kate Elizabeth Russell, My Dark Vanessa
Emma Straub, All Adults Here: A Novel
Brandon Taylor, Real Life
Steven Wright, The Coyotes of Carthage

Full list of Children's Book Award Honorees:

Cathy Camper, Ten Ways to Hear Snow (Winner)

Rebecca Behrens, Alone in the Woods

Kathleen Krull, American Immigration: Our History, Our Stories

Chad Sell, Doodleville

Sarah Carlson, Everything’s Not Fine

Kashmira Sheth, Feast of Peas

Karla Manternach, Never Fear, Meena’s Here!

Kashira Sheth, Nina Soni, Sister Fixer

Deborah Underwood, Outside In

David Wiesner, Robobaby

Amy Timberlake, Skunk and Badger

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