Amy Tan, Ekow Eshun and Michael Connelly among L.A. Times Book Prize honorees and finalists
Amy Tan receives lifetime achievement honor and We Need Diverse Books wins Innovator's Award for advancing diversity in publishing, part of 46th annual literary prizes.
- Today, the Los Angeles Times announced the finalists and honorees for its 46th annual Book Prizes, naming acclaimed author Amy Tan for the Robert Kirsch Award and We Need Diverse Books for the Innovator's Award.
- The Book Prizes recognize 61 titles across 13 categories, celebrating outstanding literary achievement and high-quality writing, with judging panels of writers selecting finalists and winners.
- Amy Tan's long career has produced bestselling novels including `The Joy Luck Club`, `The Kitchen God's Wife` and `The Bonesetter's Daughter`, exploring immigrant experience and family bonds.
- Tickets and VIP packages are on sale now for the USC ceremony on April 17, which includes a Bovard Auditorium prologue before the April 18-19 Festival of Books.
- Terry Tang said WNDB has played an important role in publishing by championing stories that reflect our world and opening doors for writers, expanding from a hashtag into programs.
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Amy Tan, Ekow Eshun and Michael Connelly among L.A. Times Book Prize honorees and finalists
LOS ANGELES — Finalists and honorees for the 46th Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were announced Wednesday. Writer-curator Ekow Eshun is among the biography finalists for "The Strangers: Five Extraordinary Black Men and the Worlds That Made Them," which parses…
Lee Lai, Carol Tyler, Jaime Hernandez + more nominated for the L.A. Times Book Prize
The Los Angeles Times has announced the finalists for this year’s L.A. Times Book Prize, which includes a category for Graphic Novels/Comics. The prize recognizes books published in 2025. The Los Angeles Times has given an award in the graphic novel category since 2009, when Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli won the award. Other winners include The Love Bunglers by Jaime Hernandez, Duncan the Wonder Dog by Adam Hines, Beverly by Nick Drnaso, …
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