Carriger, Currie, Grossman Win 2010 Alex Awards

The Alex Awards, given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, have been announced. Three genre titles made this year’s list:

• Everything Matters!, Ron Currie, Jr. (Viking Penguin)

• The Magicians, Lev Grossman (Viking Penguin)

• Soulless, Gail Carriger (Orbit)

This year’s awards were announced at the 2010 Youth Media Awards at the American Library Association’s midwinter conference, held in Boston, January 18, 2010.