Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction 2024
The Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction, organized by the American Library Association, recognizes the best nonfiction for adult readers published in the U.S. in the previous year. These books reflect the expert judgment and insight of library professionals who work closely with adult readers. This list includes the winner, shortlisted and longlisted books for 2024.
24 books
Winner
craig newmark & Pamela Colloff
We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America
Roxanna AsgarianInvestigative reporter Asgarian’s years of work getting to know the birth families of six children killed by their adoptive parents in 2018 uncovered a devastating web of intergenerational poverty, violence, and wrenching separations. She exposes the tragedy of what happened and the ongoing, insupportable failings of the foster system.
craig newmark & Pamela ColloffOut of stock
Shortlist
No Comps & Victor LaValle
The Talk
Darrin BellNo Comps & Victor LaValleHardcover, 2023
$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Longlist
A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
Timothy EganHardcover, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Longlist
The New Guys: The Historic Class of Astronauts That Broke Barriers and Changed the Face of Space Travel
Meredith BagbyHardcover, 2023
$40.00$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Longlist
Poverty, by America
Matthew DesmondHardcover, 2023
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Longlist
Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel
Shahnaz HabibHardcover, 2023
$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book