Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction

The longlist for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction was released: 

The Angel of History by Rabih Alameddine

Dodgers by Bill Beverly

Perfume River by Robert Olen Butler

Moonglow by Michael Chabon

Heroes of the Frontier by Dave Eggers

Sudden Death by Álvaro Enrigue

LaRose by Louise Erdrich

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett

To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey

How I Became a North Korean by Krys Lee

Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue

The Sport of Kings by C. E. Morgan

Christodora by Tim Murphy

Commonwealth by Ann Patchett

Mister Monkey by Francine Prose

The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith

Swing Time by Zadie Smith

My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout  (See my review:  http://schatjesshelves.blogspot.ca/2016/01/todays-new-release-review-of-my-name-is.html.)

The Good Lieutenant by Whitney Terrell

Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien

As Good as Gone by Larry Watson

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead  (See my review:  http://schatjesshelves.blogspot.ca/2016/09/review-of-underground-railroad-by.html.)

Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson

The Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction was established in 2012 to recognize the best fiction books for adult readers published in the U.S. the previous year. The winner will receive a $5,000 cash award.

Finalists are announced October 26.  The winner will be announced January 22.

There is also an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction.  Go to http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/carnegieadult/longlists for further information.