"Congratulations to the finalists for the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. The two medal winners will be announced by 2025 selection committee chair Allison Escoto at the Reference and User Services Association’s Book and Media Awards live-streaming event, held during ALA LibLearnX on Sunday, January 26. A celebratory event, including presentations by the winners and a featured speaker, will take place in June 2025 at the American Library Association's Annual Conference in Philadelphia."
FICTION FINALISTS
- Cinema Love by Jiaming Tang
- James by Percival Everett ebook
- Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar ebook
NONFICTION FINALISTS
- Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham ebook
- Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV by Emily Nussbaum
- A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon by Kevin Fedarko ebook