See the Winners of the 2024 Kirkus Prize (Exclusive)

The winners of the Kirkus Award for 2024 have arrived! The 2024 Kirkus Award winners were announced on October 16 at the 11th annual Kirkus Awards at the Tribeca Rooftop in New York City. It awards a prestigious literary award Kirkus reviewsthe leading pre-publication journal of book reviews in the US, given to one author of fiction, nonfiction, and children’s literature.”Our fiction finalists reimagine the art of storytelling while addressing vital issues of our time. new light on misunderstood historical events and an offering that affects the personal stories of our young readers present powerful stories for children and young people through a combination of prose, verse and art,” Kirkus editor-in-chief Tom Beer previously said in a statement. According to a press release shared with PEOPLE, this year’s winners were chosen from among thousands of peer-reviewed titles published between November 1, 2023 and October 31, 2024. Each winner will receive a trophy created by the design team at Vezzini & Chen and a cash prize of US$50,000.

‘James’ by Percival Everett.

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James Percival Everett received the Kirkus Award for Fiction, chosen by a panel of judges that included Loyalty Bookstore co-owner and program director Christine Bollow, Kirkus fiction editor Laurie Muchnick and Kirkus reviewer Jeffrey Burke.

Percival Everett, Rufi Thorpe and Louise Erdrich among the nominees for the 2024 Kirkus Award — see the full list!

Award finalists included Say hello to my little friend by Jennine Capó Crucet, Powerful red by Louise Erdrich, Playground by Richard Powers, Margo has money problems by Rufi Thorpe and MP’s song by Paul Lynch.Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster at the Edge of Space Adam Higginbotham won the Kirkus Award for Nonfiction. The book was selected by a panel of judges that included Beer, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Mary Ann Gwinn, and journalist, author and illustrator Hannah Bae.

‘Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster at the Edge of Space’ by Adam Higginbotham.

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Among the finalists of the nonfiction award were: Achilles’ Trap: Saddam Hussein, the CIA, and the Origins of the US Invasion of Iraq written by Steve Coll, Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir by Tessa Hulls, Garden against time: In search of a shared paradise by Olivia Laing, Undue Burden: Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America by Shefali Luther and Another word for love by Carvell Wallace.

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A novel for young people get together Kenneth M. Cadow won the Kirkus Award for Young Readers’ Literature. The book was chosen by a jury Kirkus editors for young readers Mahnaz Dar and Laura Simeon, Christopher A. Biss-Brown, curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collection at the Free Library of Philadelphia, and Beverly Cleary Endowed Professor in Children and Youth Services in Information School at the University of Washington Michelle H. Martin.

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‘Gather’ by Kenneth M. Cadow.

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Award finalists included We Who Produce Pearls: An Asian American Anthem Joanna Ho, illustrated by Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya, It was a party for Langston by Jason Reynolds and illustrated by Jerome Pumphrey and Jarrett Pumphrey, Safia’s War by Hiba Noor KhanShark teeth by Sherri Winston and Bright red fruit by Safia Elhillo.

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“This year’s award-winning books — each written with elegance and lucidity — shine a light on tragedies, personal and historical, helping us better understand our world and the spirit of human resilience,” Beer said in a statement shared with PEOPLE.

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