The American Library Association (ALA) announced its notable fiction titles for 2025. Let’s look at them and see if they can help us read the tea leaves to predict what might win the Pulitzer Prize. Expand for more information. 👇
Links 💻
The ALA Notable List: https://rusaupdate.org/2025/01/2025-notable-books-list-announced-years-best-in-fiction-nonfiction-and-poetry/
The Carnegie Medal Announcement: https://www.ala.org/news/2025/01/james-walk-park-true-story-spectacular-misadventure-grand-canyon-receive-2025-andrew
Further Viewing 🎥
Last Year’s List: https://youtu.be/lmnk2boRoJs
My Honorable Mentions for 2024: https://youtu.be/LFKC87zWo-Q
My Favorite Reads of 2024: https://youtu.be/Vt2uzdSwlpk
Is the Pulitzer Prize in Trouble? https://youtu.be/hA_H6x9soCU
Titles Mentioned 📚
Anita de Monte Laughs Last, Xochitl Gonzalez (hardcover): https://bookshop.org/a/99775/9781250786210
Anita de Monte Laughs Last, Xochitl Gonzalez (paperback pre-order): https://bookshop.org/a/99775/9781250786241
Fire Exit, Morgan Talty: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/9781959030553
Ghostroots, Pemi Aguda: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/9781324065852
James, Percival Everett: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/9780385550369
Martyr!, Kaveh Akbar: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593685778
Sipsworth, Simon Van Booy: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/9781567927948
The History of Sound, Ben Shattuck: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593490389
Two-Step Devil, Jamie Quatro: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/9780802163134
Wandering Stars, Tommy Orange (hardcover): https://bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593318256
Wandering Stars, Tommy Orange (paperback pre-order): https://bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593311448
Whale Fall, Elizabeth O’Connor: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593700914
Wolf at the Table, Adam Rapp: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/9780316434164
Ebook Links 📱
Anita de Monte Laughs Last, Xochitl Gonzalez: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/9781250786227
Fire Exit, Morgan Talty: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/9781959030638
Ghostroots, Pemi Aguda: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/9781324065869
James, Percival Everett: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/9780385550376
Martyr!, Kaveh Akbar: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593537626
Sipsworth, Simon Van Booy: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/9781567927955
The History of Sound, Ben Shattuck: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593490396
Two-Step Devil, Jamie Quatro: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/9780802163141
Wandering Stars, Tommy Orange: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593318263
Whale Fall, Elizabeth O’Connor: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593700921
Wolf at the Table, Adam Rapp: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/9780316434294
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