Tag: Kirkus Prize

  • Raven Leilani, Mychal Denzel Smith, Gordon C. James and Derrick Barnes are Kirkus Prize 2020 winners.

    Raven Leilani, Mychal Denzel Smith, Gordon C. James and Derrick Barnes are Kirkus Prize 2020 winners.

    Raven Leilani, Mychal Denzel Smith, Gordon C. James, and Derrick Barnes were revealed to be the Kirkus Prize 2020 winners on November 5, 2020. Kirkus Reviews is a US book review magazine that publishes previews of books prior to their publication founded by Virginia Kirkus in 1933. The Kirkus Prize was created to celebrate the…

  • Tola Rotimi Abraham’s “Black Sunday” is Kirkus Prize 2020 finalist.

    Tola Rotimi Abraham’s “Black Sunday” is Kirkus Prize 2020 finalist.

    Tola Rotimi Abraham’s Black Sunday is a finalist at the Kirkus Prize 2020 announced on September 9, 2020. Kirkus Reviews is a US book review magazine, founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus, that publishes previews of books prior to their publication. The Kirkus Prize was created to celebrate the years of criticism that Kirkus Reviews…

  • Colson Whitehead’s “The Nickel Boys” wins Kirkus Prize 2019.

    Colson Whitehead’s “The Nickel Boys” wins Kirkus Prize 2019.

    Colson Whitehead’s novel The Nickel Boys was announced the winner in the fiction category of the Kirkus Prize 2019 on October 24, 2019. Kirkus Reviews is a US book review magazine, founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus, that publishes previews of books prior to their publication. The Kirkus Prize was created to celebrate the years…

  • Laila Lalami makes US Kirkus Prize 2019 shortlist.

    Laila Lalami makes US Kirkus Prize 2019 shortlist.

    Laila Lalami’s novel The Other Americans is on the shortlist in the Fiction category of the Kirkus Prize 2019 announced on September 17, 2018. Kirkus Reviews is a US book review magazine, founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus, that publishes previews of books prior to their publication. The Kirkus Prize was created to celebrate the…

  • Tomi Adeyemi makes Kirkus Prize 2018 shortlist.

    Tomi Adeyemi makes Kirkus Prize 2018 shortlist.

    Tomi Adeyemi is on the Kirkus Prize 2018 shortlist in the Young Adult category for her novel Children of Blood and Bone. The announcement was made on September 25, 2018. Kirkus Reviews is a US book review magazine founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus. The magazine, headquartered in New York City, publishes on the first…