Thursday, June 6, 2024

The 2023 Libby Book Awards - Nonfiction Categories

Libby is the digital platform Forsyth County Public Library uses to provide patrons with free access to thousands of eBooks and eAudiobooks.

In March, the Libby Book Award winners were officially announced at the first-annual Libby Book Awards. The ceremony was presented on YouTube by podcast duo, the Professional Book Nerds. Books in 17 categories were chosen by voters from over 1,700 librarians and library workers across the country.

Here are a few of the winners of the 2023 Libby Book Awards in nonfiction categories. Some of these titles are not owned by FCPL in the eBook or eAudiobook format, but all are in the physical collection.

 

Winner for Best Nonfiction

by David Grann

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth.





Winner for Best Comic/Graphic Novel

by Darrin Bell

This graphic memoir by a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning offers a deeply personal meditation on the "the talk" parents must have with Black children about racism and the brutality that often accompanies it, a ritual attempt to keep kids safe and prepare them for a world thatto paraphrase Toni Morrisondoes not love them.


Winner for Best Autobiography

by Elliot Page

Full of intimate stories, from chasing down secret love affairs to battling body image and struggling with familial strife, Pageboy is a love letter to the power of being seen.
by Sohla El-Waylly

A practical, information-packed, and transformative guide to becoming a better cook and conquering the kitchen, Start Here is a must-have master class in leveling up your cooking.




With this year’s awards in the books, who will be a finalist in the next Libby Book Awards? 

Which books do you think should be nominated for the 2024 Libby Book Awards and which of the 2023 titles are currently on your reading list? 

See the full announcement and watch the video recap here

Ask your librarian for details on how to access eBooks and eAudiobooks for free in Libby! 

Jessica Dillard
Information Specialist - MLIS







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