2024 Kirkus Prize Finalists

Kirkus has announced finalists for their 2024 prizes. Authors and titles of genre interest follow.

Fiction

  • The Mighty Red, Louise Erdrich (Harper)
  • James, Percival Everett (Doubleday)
  • Prophet Song, Paul Lynch (Atlantic)
  • Playground, Richard Powers (Norton)

Young Adult

  • Bright Red Fruit, Safia Elhillo (Make Me A World)

Other categories include Nonfiction, Picture Book, and Middle-Grade. “Each award comes with a $50,000 cash prize. Books become eligible for the prizes by receiving a starred review from Kirkus, a distinction achieved by only about 10% of the books reviewed in the magazine.”

For more information, see the Kirkus announcement.


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