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Carnegie Read-Alikes Adult Nonfiction Adult Fiction Graphic Novels CARNEGIE MEDALS FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION Youth Nonfiction Youth Fiction AND NONFICTION SHORTLIST Audio Reference The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the six books SHARE THIS shortlisted for the prestigious Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in NEWSLETTER Fiction and Nonfiction, awarded for the previous year's best fiction and nonfiction books written for adult readers and published in the U.S. As part of an announcement and medal presentation event at the 2014 ALA Annual Conference in Las Vegas in June, each winning author will receive $5,000 and the four finalists will each receive $1,500. 2014 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction Shortlist The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism. By Doris Kearns Goodwin. Published by Simon & Schuster. Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital. By Sheri Fink. Published by Crown Publishers, an imprint of Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc. On Paper: The Everything of Its Two-Thousand-Year History. By Nicholas A. Basbanes. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc. 2014 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction Shortlist Americanah. By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc. Claire of the Sea Light. By Edwidge Danticat. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc. The Goldfinch. By Donna Tartt. Published by Little, Brown & Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. The awards, established in 2012, recognize the best fiction and nonfiction books for adult readers published in the U.S. in the previous year and serve as a guide to help adults select high-quality reading material. They are the first single-book awards for adult books given by the American Library Association and reflect the expert judgment and insight of library professionals who work closely with adult readers. Nancy Pearl, librarian, literature expert, NPR commentator, and best-selling author of Book Lust, serves as chair of the awards' selection committee. The awards are made possible by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York in recognition of Andrew Carnegie's deep belief in the power of books and learning to change the world, and are cosponsored by ALA's Booklist and the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA). Annotations and more information on the finalists and the awards can be found at http://www.ala.org/carnegieadult. CARNEGIE MEDAL READ-ALIKES, 2014 The Nonfiction Shortlist by Brad Hooper With the announcement of the six shortlisted titles for the 2014 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Fiction and Nonfiction, librarians and library patrons will be scrambling to read all the finalists before the winners are announced on Saturday, June 28, during ALA's Annual Conference in Las Vegas. But for those who have already read the full shortlist, why not try some read-alikes? Below you'll find similar titles for the three nonfiction finalists. >>read more The Fiction Shortlist by Donna Seaman The finalists for this year's Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction tell richly imagined, acutely observed, and profoundly involving stories of loss and dreams, immigration and alienation, in Nigeria, New York, Las Vegas, Europe, and a small Haitian fishing village. There's a lot to work with there for those after read-alikes, and the following list should keep literary-fiction devotees going long after the Carnegie winners have been announced. >>read more Subscribe to Booklist Online Today! Take a No-Obligation Trial BOOKLIST ONLINE EXCLUSIVE REVIEWS Adult - Nonfiction Arts The Complete Artist's Manual: The Definitive Guide to Painting and Drawing. Jennings, Simon (author). 400p. illus. Chronicle, paperback, $29.95 (9781452127163). 751. "With 1,300 full-color photographs, illustrations, and examples of artists' work, plus a glossary, index, and listing of suppliers, this practical text is accessible to artists of all skill levels, which should generate mainstream demand." Poetry Guilty Knowledge, Guilty Pleasure: The Dirty Art of Poetry. Logan, William (author). 352p. illus. Columbia Univ., hardcover, $35 (9780231166867); Columbia Univ., e- book, $34.99 (9780231537230). 811. Arts - Movies & Television The HBO Effect. DeFino, Dean J. (author). 256p. illus. Bloomsbury, paperback, $19.95 (9780826421302). 302.23. Arts - Movies & Television James Gandolfini: The Real Life of the Man Who Made Tony Soprano. Bischoff, Dan (author). 288p. St. Martin's, hardcover, $24.99 (9781250051325); St. Martin's, e-book (9781466853812). 791.43. Cookery Ketchup Is a Vegetable and Other Lies Moms Tell Themselves. O'Bryant, Robin (author). 256p. St. Martin's, paperback, $15.99 (9781250054142). 649.1. Arts - Movies & Television Lady in the Dark: Iris Barry and the Art of Film. Sitton, Robert (author). 512p. Columbia Univ., hardcover, $40 (9780231165785); Columbia Univ., e-book, $39.99 (9780231537148). 791.430. Business Lead Positive: What Highly Effective Leaders See, Say, and Do. Cramer, Kathryn D. (author). 240p. Jossey-Bass, hardcover, $27.99 (9781118658086). 658.4. Gardening Miniature Gardens: Design and Create Miniature Fairy Gardens, Dish Gardens, Terrariums and More—Indoors and Out. Elzer-Peters, Katie (author). 192p. illus. Quayside/Cool Springs, paperback, $22.99 (9781591865759). 635. Social Sciences One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save America's Future. Carson, Ben (author) and Candy Carson (author). 214p. Sentinel, hardcover, $25.95 (9781595231123). Business Peer to Peer Leadership: Why the Network Is the Leader. Baker, Mila N. (author). 200p. Berrett-Koehler, paperback, $24.95 (9781609947477). 658.4. Gardening Plant By Numbers: 50 Houseplant Combinations to Decorate Your Space. Asbell, Steve (author). 176p. illus. Quayside/Cool Springs, paperback, $21.99 (9781591865490). 635.9. Gardening The Plant Recipe Book: 100 Living Arrangements for Any Home in Any Season. Chapman, Baylor (author). 272p. illus. Artisan, hardcover, $24.95 (9781579655518). 635.9. Social Sciences Raising Children in the Military. Lawhorne-Scott, Cheryl (author) and Don Philpott (author) and others. 224p. Rowman & Littlefield, hardcover, $36 (9781442227484); Rowman & Littlefield, e-book, $35.99 (9781442227491). 355.120. Business Relevance: The Power to Change Minds and Behavior and Stay Ahead of the Competition. Coville, Andrea (author) and Paul B. Brown (author). 192p. Bibliomotion, hardcover, $24.95 (9781937134822); Bibliomotion, e-book (9781937134839). 659.2. Health and Medicine Resident on Call: A Doctor's Reflections on His First Years at Mass General. Rivkees, Scott (author). 232p. Lyons, hardcover, $24.95 (9780762794539). 610.92. History - World History Rows of Memory: Journeys of a Migrant Sugar-Beet Worker. Sanchez, Saul (author). 240p. illus. Univ. of Iowa, paperback, $21 (9781609382339). "Tracing his family back to the period just after the Mexican Revolution and ending during the Vietnam War, Sanchez describes the experience of immigrants as one of living in their own universe with its own flavor, images, and colors." Social Sciences Sexual Assault in the Military: A Guide for Victims and Families. Lawhorne-Scott, Cheryl (author) and Don Philpott (author) and others. 232p. Rowman & Littlefield, hardcover, $38 (9781442227507); Rowman & Littlefield, e-book, $37.99 (9781442227514). 362.883. History - U.S. History Winnie Davis: Daughter of the Lost Cause. Lee, Heath Hardage (author). 248p. illus. Potomac, hardcover, $29.95 (9781612346373); Potomac, e-book (9781612346380). 973.913. Adult - Fiction Historical Fiction Be Careful What You Wish For. Archer, Jeffrey (author). 400p. St. Martin's, hardcover, $27.99 (9781250034489); St. Martin's, e-book (9781250034472). Crime Fiction - Thriller/Suspense Binary. Crichton, Michael (author). 237p. Hard Case Crime, paperback, $9.95 (9781783291250). Crime Fiction - Thriller/Suspense Border War. Dobbs, Lou (author) and James O. Born (author). 336p. Forge, hardcover, $24.99 (9780765327710). Romance - Historical Romance Confessions of a Royal Bridegroom. Kelly, Vanessa (author). 480p. Zebra, paperback, $7.99 (9781420131246); Zebra, e-book (9781420131253). Crime Fiction - Mystery The Dark Palace. Morris, R. N. (author). 256p. Crème de la Crime, hardcover, $28.95 (9781780290591). Romance - Contemporary Romance Deceiving Lies. McAdams, Molly (author). 336p. Morrow, paperback, $14.99 (9780062299314). Crime Fiction - Thriller/Suspense Easy Go. Crichton, Michael (author). 288p. Hard Case Crime, paperback, $9.95 (9781783291205). "Crichton published the Lange novels (eight of them in total) between the late 1960s and the early '70s. Leave it to the author's fans to decide whether they're curiosities or legitimate additions to the Crichton canon." Romance - Romantic Suspense Fire Inside. Ashley, Kristen (author). 432p. Forever, paperback, $8 (9781455599271). Romance - Contemporary Romance Frisky Business. Fenske, Tawna (author). 352p. Sourcebooks/Casablanca, hardcover, $6.99 (9781402293153). Romance - Historical Romance The Husband Campaign. Scott, Regina (author). 288p. Love Inspired, paperback, $5.99 (9780373282586). Romance - Historical Romance