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In order of publication date, most recent first.
Award/Category noted in the review section for each book.
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ISBN: 9780316056670
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Published: Jimmy Patterson - August 15th, 2023
2023 Newbery Medal Winner
Also... 2023 Coretta Scott King Author Book Award Winner
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ISBN: 9780593202364
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Published: Razorbill - March 7th, 2023
2023 Michael L. Printz Award Winner
Excellence in literature written for young adults.
$19.99
ISBN: 9780062977373
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Published: Ecco - February 28th, 2023
2022 National Book Award Winner: Non-Fiction
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ISBN: 9780316492928
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Published: Little, Brown and Company - December 27th, 2022
The 2021 National Book Critics Circle Award: NonFiction
$8.99
ISBN: 9781338647228
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Published: Scholastic Inc. - November 1st, 2022
2022 Edgar Award Winner: Best Juvenile
$17.99
ISBN: 9781982152406
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Published: S&S/Simon Element - November 1st, 2022
2022 Washington State Book Award winner: Adult Category: Biography/Memoir
$18.95
ISBN: 9781324064824
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - November 1st, 2022
2022: The Booker Prize Winner
The Sri Lankan writer received the award, one of the most prestigious literary prizes in the world, for his second novel, which examines the trauma of his country’s decades-long civil war.
$21.99
ISBN: 9781250259622
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Published: First Second - October 18th, 2022
2023 Pura Belpré Award Winner: Writer
Honoring Latinx writers and illustrators whose children's and young adult books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience.
$12.99
ISBN: 9781250259639
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Published: First Second - October 18th, 2022
2023 Pura Belpré Award Winner: Writer
Honoring Latinx writers and illustrators whose children's and young adult books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience.
$18.99
ISBN: 9780593525821
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Published: Philomel Books - September 13th, 2022
2023 William C. Morris Award Winner
A debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens.
$15.95
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ISBN: 9781789098679
Published: Hard Case Crime - September 13th, 2022
2022 Edgar Award Winner: Best Novel
$18.99
ISBN: 9780316561709
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Published: Back Bay Books - August 23rd, 2022
The 2021 National Book Critics Circle Award: Biography
$28.00
ISBN: 9781982158217
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Published: Atria Books - August 2nd, 2022
2023 PNBA Book Award Winner
"The Many Daughters of Afong Moy: A Novel" by Jamie Ford
Great Falls, MT
A beautiful and ultimately hopeful story about family, legacy, hurt and healing. Ford does an incredible job of weaving together the stories and trauma of seven generations of women, connecting their hope and heartbreak.
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593534663
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Published: Knopf - August 2nd, 2022
2022 National Book Award Winner: Fiction
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ISBN: 9781324092162
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Published: Liveright - July 26th, 2022
2022 Pulitzer Prize Winner for: HISTORY
Ms. Eustace’s book, also a finalist for the National Book Award, explores how the 1722 killing of an Indigenous hunter profoundly influenced the American justice system.
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ISBN: 9781501154560
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Published: Scribner - June 28th, 2022
2022 Pulitzer Prize Winner for: HISTORY
Spanning more than 500 years, Ms. Ferrer’s account traces Cuba’s colonial history, revolutions and cultural shifts, with a focus on its relationship with the United States.
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ISBN: 9781641293693
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Published: Soho Crime - June 28th, 2022
2022 Edgar Award Winner: The Simon & Shuster Mary Higgins Clark Award
The Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award: The winner will be selected by a Special MWA Committee for the book most closely written in the Mary Higgins Clark tradition according to guidelines set forth by Mary Higgins Clark:
- The protagonist is a nice young woman whose life is suddenly invaded.
- She’s self-made and independent, with primarily good family relationships.
- She has an interesting job.
- She is not looking for trouble–she is doing exactly what she should be doing and something cuts across her bow.
- She solves her problem by her own courage and intelligence.
- The story has no on-scene violence
- The story has no strong four-letter words or explicit sex scenes.
We were lucky to have author Naomi Hirhara as part of an author event in February! In conversation with Kim Fay about her new book, "Love and Saffron." A link to the event is here -- it was a lovely conversation between authors!
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ISBN: 9780399563669
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Published: Penguin Books - June 14th, 2022
2022 Winner Women’s Prize for Fiction
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ISBN: 9780063049895
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Published: Ecco - June 7th, 2022
The 2021 National Book Critics Circle Award: The John Leonard Prize: for a first book in any genre.
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ISBN: 9781324022121
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - June 7th, 2022
2022 Edgar Award Winner: Best Critical/Biographical
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ISBN: 9781250833020
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Published: Celadon Books - June 7th, 2022
2022 Edgar Award Winner: Best Fact Crime
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ISBN: 9780316458757
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Published: Back Bay Books - May 31st, 2022
The 2021 National Book Critics Circle Award: Autobiography
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ISBN: 9780593308431
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Published: Knopf Books for Young Readers - May 24th, 2022
2023 Caldecott Medal Winner
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ISBN: 9781635579314
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Published: Bloomsbury Publishing - May 24th, 2022
The 2021 National Book Critics Circle Award: Criticism
$20.00
ISBN: 9780812986952
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Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - May 17th, 2022
2022 Pulitzer Prize Winner for: GENERAL NONFICTION
Ms. Elliott’s intimately reported book expands on her acclaimed 2013 series for The Times about Dasani Coates, a homeless New York schoolgirl, and her family. In addition to a portrait of the family, it’s about a city and country that have repeatedly failed to address the issues of poverty and addiction.
$28.00
ISBN: 9780374279264
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Published: MCD - May 17th, 2022
2023 PNBA Book Award Winner
"Ma And Me: A Memoir" by Putsata Reang
Seattle, WA
An excellently interwoven story of the refugee experience, Americanization of immigrant children, tension and trauma between mothers and daughters, and the lingering effects of war. With a journalist's eye and a creative writer's heart, Reang has crafted a memorable memoir with poignant lines I'll bookmark for life.
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ISBN: 9780062942951
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Published: Harper Perennial - May 10th, 2022
The 2021 National Book Critics Circle Award: Fiction
$18.00
ISBN: 9781250829474
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Published: Picador - April 12th, 2022
2022 Washington State Book Award winner: Adult Category: Creative Nonfiction
$16.95
ISBN: 9781949467789
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Published: Blair - April 1st, 2022
2023 PNBA Book Award Winner
"The Necessity of Wildfire: Poems" by Caitlin Scarano
Bellingham, WA
The poems in Caitlin Scarano’s "The Necessity of Wildfire" burn slowly but searing, her words lulling readers into a sense of comfort in the exploration of the minutiae of everyday life only to be suddenly startled into a higher clarity. The collection is complex and compelling, revealing a connection to both the personal and universal experience. These poems make an impact upon first reading and will affect you each and every time you return.
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ISBN: 9781640094147
Published: Counterpoint - March 8th, 2022
2023 PNBA Book Award Winner
"Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk" by Sasha LaPointe
Tacoma, WA
Filled with her own experiences as a person of Coast Salish heritage alongside those of her ancestors, Sasha Lapointe’s "Red Paint" takes us from her rough childhood and early punk rock days in Washington to graduate school in New Mexico and back. Her journey of self-discovery, including a commitment to live up to her namesake great-grandmother’s legacy as a tribal elder, results in a powerful book and ongoing life story as LaPointe channels legacy into her work as an artist and activist.
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ISBN: 9780393541212
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - March 8th, 2022
2023 PNBA Book Award Winner
"The Wok: Recipes & Techniques" by J. Kenji López-Alt
Seattle, WA
The Wok is an beautiful introduction to and exploration of the pan that is certain to become the most versatile in your kitchen. Filled with tricks and technique, featuring thoughtful and scientific sidebars, and loaded to the rim with recipes and photos—whether a novice considering your first wok or a seasoned cook looking to up your game, you cannot go wrong with a teacher like Kenji!
$19.99
ISBN: 9780593202340
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Published: Razorbill - March 1st, 2022
2023 Michael L. Printz Award Winner
Excellence in literature written for young adults.
$16.95
ISBN: 9781951142995
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Published: Tin House Books - February 1st, 2022
2023 PNBA Book Award Winner
"Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century: Stories" by Kim Fu
Seattle, WA
This collection of short stories reflects on family, coming of age, grief. relationships, and both the promise and uncertainty of the future. Each story is dynamic and thought provoking. It's rare to read a collection where every story stirs something inside. I simply couldn't put this down. I hope it finds many readers in the PNW and beyond.
$16.99
ISBN: 9780316056618
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - February 1st, 2022
2023 Newbery Medal Winner
Also... 2023 Coretta Scott King Author Book Award Winner
$16.95
ISBN: 9781645660323
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Published: Erewhon Books - February 1st, 2022
2022 Washington State Book Award winner: Adult Category: Fiction
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ISBN: 9781947627581
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Published: Cinco Puntos Press - January 11th, 2022
2023 Pura Belpré Award Winner: illustration
Honoring Latinx writers and illustrators whose children's and young adult books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience.
$18.99
ISBN: 9780374313722
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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) - January 4th, 2022
2023 Stonewall Book Award Winner
Given annually to English-language children’s and young adult books of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender experience.
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ISBN: 9781250191908
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Published: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) - October 19th, 2021
2022 Washington State Book Award winner: Books for Youth Category: Books for Young Adult Readers
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ISBN: 9781646140916
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Published: Levine Querido - October 12th, 2021
2022 Washington State Book Award winner: Books for Youth Category: Books for Young Readers
$30.00
ISBN: 9781635576597
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Published: Bloomsbury Publishing - September 7th, 2021
2022 Pulitzer Prize Winner for: BIOGRAPHY
This memoir, which was told to a Tufts University philosopher, blends Mr. Rembert’s life story with his artwork. In images and in Mr. Rembert’s own words before he died in March last year, the narrative recounts his life in the Jim Crow-era Deep South, his close escape from an attempted lynching in Georgia, his time in prison working on chain gangs and his late-in-life discovery of his artistic talent.
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ISBN: 9781496226815
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Published: University of Nebraska Press - September 1st, 2021
2022 Edgar Award Winner: Best First Novel by an American Author
$16.00
ISBN: 9781946830104
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Published: Grid Books / Off the Grid Press - July 6th, 2021
2022 Washington State Book Award winner: Adult Category: Poetry
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ISBN: 9781681376073
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Published: New York Review Books - June 22nd, 2021
2022 Pulitzer Prize Winner for: FICTION
Mr. Cohen’s book imagines a college job interview in the 1950s for Benzion Netanyahu, academic and father of the future Israeli prime minister. The novel explores themes of Jewishness and diaspora as Netanyahu’s fatalistic view of Jewish history bumps up against that of the narrator, an assimilated American Jewish professor.
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ISBN: 9781680513264
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Published: Mountaineers Books - May 18th, 2021
2022 Washington State Book Award winner: Adult Category: General Nonfiction
$17.00
ISBN: 9781609456856
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Published: World Noir - April 6th, 2021
2022 Edgar Award Winner: Best Paperback Original
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ISBN: 9781250766564
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Published: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) - March 16th, 2021
2022 Edgar Award Winner: Best Young Adult
Angeline Boulley's debut novel is a groundbreaking YA thriller about a Native teen who must root out the corruption in her community, perfect for readers of Angie Thomas and Tommy Orange.
For ages 14 to 18.
Young Adult Fiction | Thrillers & Suspense | Indigenous | Indians of North America
$14.99
ISBN: 9781250866035
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Published: Square Fish - April 25th, 2023
$16.00
ISBN: 9781644450451
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Published: Graywolf Press - March 2nd, 2021
2022 Pulitzer Prize Winner for: POETRY
Ms. Seuss has described this collection, her fifth, as a memoir composed of sonnets, with poems that touch on death, birth, loss and addiction.The collection also won the National Book Critics Circle Award and the PEN/Voelcker Award.
$17.99
ISBN: 9781481481823
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Published: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books - February 23rd, 2021
2022 Washington State Book Award winner: Books for Youth Category: Picture Books
$17.00
ISBN: 9780525537021
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Published: Riverhead Books - July 7th, 2020
2020 PEN/Hemingway Award for best debut novel, honoring books published in 2019.