• Authors
    • Diverse Voices
    • Meet Our Editors
    • Author and Event Requests
    • Submissions Guidelines
  • Books
    • What We Publish >
      • Children's Books >
        • Children's Books
        • Dawn Publications
        • Little Pickle Press
        • Baby University
        • Baby Medical School
        • Regional Books
      • Young Adult
      • Fiction
      • Mystery
      • Romance
      • Nonfiction >
        • Nonfiction
        • Reference
        • Fiske Guide to Colleges
        • College Reference
    • Catalogs
    • Bestsellers
    • Bookmarked for Book Clubs
    • Newsletter Sign-Up
  • Booksellers
    • Indie Booksellers
    • Sales Partners and Reps >
      • Gift Sales >
        • 2023 Sell Sheets
        • Regional Sell Sheets
        • Personalized at Retail Sell Sheets
      • Gift Stores and Catalogs
      • Corporate and Bulk Sales
      • International Customers
      • Foreign Rights
  • Librarians and Educators
  • Shop
  • About Us
    • COVID Resources >
      • Virtual Events
      • Sourcebooks Open License Online Story Time and Classroom Read-Aloud Videos and Live Events
      • Activities for Kids At Home
    • Books & Buzz Blog
Sourcebooks
  • Authors
    • Diverse Voices
    • Meet Our Editors
    • Author and Event Requests
    • Submissions Guidelines
  • Books
    • What We Publish >
      • Children's Books >
        • Children's Books
        • Dawn Publications
        • Little Pickle Press
        • Baby University
        • Baby Medical School
        • Regional Books
      • Young Adult
      • Fiction
      • Mystery
      • Romance
      • Nonfiction >
        • Nonfiction
        • Reference
        • Fiske Guide to Colleges
        • College Reference
    • Catalogs
    • Bestsellers
    • Bookmarked for Book Clubs
    • Newsletter Sign-Up
  • Booksellers
    • Indie Booksellers
    • Sales Partners and Reps >
      • Gift Sales >
        • 2023 Sell Sheets
        • Regional Sell Sheets
        • Personalized at Retail Sell Sheets
      • Gift Stores and Catalogs
      • Corporate and Bulk Sales
      • International Customers
      • Foreign Rights
  • Librarians and Educators
  • Shop
  • About Us
    • COVID Resources >
      • Virtual Events
      • Sourcebooks Open License Online Story Time and Classroom Read-Aloud Videos and Live Events
      • Activities for Kids At Home
    • Books & Buzz Blog

 books and  buzz Blog

Congratulations to all of our American Library Association Award Winners

2/6/2019

 
We are thrilled to share the full list of Sourcebooks authors and titles that have won American Library Association (ALA) awards, which were announced at the ALA Midwinter conference in Seattle last week. Click "Read More" below for more on each award winning book and and authors. 
Picture

Illegal by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin, illus. by Giovanni Rigano is a 2019 Notable Children’s Book​

Picture
​The Notable Children’s Book list is compiled by a committee of the Association of Library Service to Children (ALSC) and highlights the best of the best of children’s books. The committee looks for books that are of high quality, exhibit “venturesome creativity,” and reflect and encourage children’s interests. Illegal appears on the list in the “Older Readers” category. 
view the full list

Illegal by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin, illus. by Giovanni Rigano, is ​a 2019 Great Graphic Novels for Teens Top Ten Pick

Picture
​The 2019 Great Graphic Novels for Teens list is presented annually through the Young Adult Services Library Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). The final list is 138 titles, drawn from 205 official nominations, and Illegal has been chosen as one of the top ten! The books on the list are recommended for ages 12—18, and meet high literary and production quality standards. Some of their criteria include the clarity of visual flow, outstanding quality of artwork, and a narrative enhanced by the artwork.
view the full list

Five Sourcebooks Fire titles are on the 2019 Rainbow Book List

We are thrilled to share that five Sourcebooks Fire titles are on the 2019 Rainbow List: 
  • ​Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp
  • The Dark Beneath the Ice by Amelinda Berube
  • The Last Summer of the Garrett Girls by Jessica Spotswood
  • Love is Love by Dr. Michael Genhart, illus. by Ken Min
  • Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller

The full list of titles is shown above. The Rainbow Book List is put together to highlight books with significant gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning content for children and young adult audiences. It is aimed to aid those working with the LGBTQ youth community and well as youth themselves. This year the committee evaluated over 400 books and selected 107 titles for the final list. The list is sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT).
​
view the full list

After the Fire by Will Hill is a 2019 Best Fiction for Young Adults title

Picture
The Best Fiction for Young Adults list is curated by a committee of librarians and educators, and aims to highlight exemplary young adult fiction titles recommended for ages 12 to 18, and provide librarians and library workers a resource to curate their own collections. To learn more about the list, click here.
​
view the full list

Alone by Cyn Balog and Illegal by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin, illustrated by Giovanni Rigano are 2019 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers

Picture
Picture
The Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers list is compiled by a team of librarians and educators to select fiction and nonfiction that encourage reading among teens who dislike to read, as well as have an attractive and enticing physical appearance, clear writing style and acceptable literary quality. To learn more about the list and criteria, click here.
​
view the full list

Now a Major Motion Picture by Cori McCarthy and Someone I Used to Know by Patty Blount are on the 2019 Amelia Bloomer List

Picture
Picture
The Amelia Bloomer Project is a program that looks for books for their reading list that offer significant feminist content for young readers, as well as those are well-written and well-illustrated. ​To learn more about the Amelia Bloomer List, click here.
view the full list


Comments are closed.
    Welcome to the Sourcebooks Books and Buzz Blog!
    ​

    Click a category below, search for a specific author, book, or topic.

    Categories for each of our imprints are as follows:
    • Casablanca:  Adult Romance
    • Jabberwocky:  Children's
    • Landmark: Adult Fiction
    • Fire: Young Adult
    • Nonfiction:  Adult Nonfiction

    Categories

    All
    Amazon
    America's Test Kitchen
    Awards
    Barnes & Noble
    Bestsellers
    BookExpo
    Bookstores
    Casablanca
    Corporate
    Data
    EBooks
    Employees
    Events
    Fire
    Ignite Reads
    Indie Next
    Interviews
    Jabberwocky
    Kids
    Landmark
    Libraries
    Media And News
    News
    Non Fiction
    Poisoned Pen Press
    Publishing
    Put Me In The Story
    Reviews
    Selections And Picks
    Sesame Street
    Simple Truths
    Sourcebooks News
    Sourcebooks Young Readers
    Starred Reviews
    TLA
    Trade Reviews
    Trade Shows

    Archives

    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    December 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    February 2015
    November 2014
    October 2014
    December 2013
    October 2013
    August 2013
    May 2013
    January 2013
    October 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011
    February 2011
    January 2011
    December 2010
    November 2010
    July 2010
    June 2010
    May 2010
    July 2009
    June 2009
    April 2009
    February 2009
    January 2009

    RSS Feed

About

About Us
Our Story
​Careers
Blog
Newsletters
Outreach

Authors

Author & Book Buzz
Our Authors
​Submissions
Author Toolkit
​Editorial Contacts

Resources

Catalogs
For Book Clubs 
​All Books
Privacy Policy
CA Privacy
Rights & Permissions

Support

Contact Us
​Customer Support
Technical Support
Desk Copy Request
CPSIA
Accessibility

Sourcebooks LinkedIn
Sourcebooks Twitter
Sourcebooks Facebook
Sourcebooks Kids Pinterest
Sourcebooks Instagram
© COPYRIGHT 2023. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • Authors
    • Diverse Voices
    • Meet Our Editors
    • Author and Event Requests
    • Submissions Guidelines
  • Books
    • What We Publish >
      • Children's Books >
        • Children's Books
        • Dawn Publications
        • Little Pickle Press
        • Baby University
        • Baby Medical School
        • Regional Books
      • Young Adult
      • Fiction
      • Mystery
      • Romance
      • Nonfiction >
        • Nonfiction
        • Reference
        • Fiske Guide to Colleges
        • College Reference
    • Catalogs
    • Bestsellers
    • Bookmarked for Book Clubs
    • Newsletter Sign-Up
  • Booksellers
    • Indie Booksellers
    • Sales Partners and Reps >
      • Gift Sales >
        • 2023 Sell Sheets
        • Regional Sell Sheets
        • Personalized at Retail Sell Sheets
      • Gift Stores and Catalogs
      • Corporate and Bulk Sales
      • International Customers
      • Foreign Rights
  • Librarians and Educators
  • Shop
  • About Us
    • COVID Resources >
      • Virtual Events
      • Sourcebooks Open License Online Story Time and Classroom Read-Aloud Videos and Live Events
      • Activities for Kids At Home
    • Books & Buzz Blog