On the longlist for the Andrew Carnegie Medals for excellence in Fiction and nonfiction are Civitellians Rachel Kushner (CRF 2016) for “The Mars Room” (Scribner), Gary Shteyngart (CRF 2009) for “Lake Success” (Random), Alexander Chee (CRF 2011) for “How to Write an Autobiographical Novel” (HMH/Mariner), and Advisor Michael Ondaatje for “Warlight” (Knopf).
The six-title shortlist—three each for the fiction and nonfiction medals—will be announced on October 24, 2018.
The two medal winners will be announced at the Reference and User Services Association’s Book and Media Awards (BMAs) event at American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting in Seattle on Sunday, January 27, 2019, 5-7 p.m.