Los Angeles Times Announces Winners of 45th Annual Book Prizes
The Los Angeles Times’ Book Prizes recognize outstanding literary achievements and celebrate the highest quality of writing from authors at all stages of their careers. Winners were announced in 13 categories for works published last year.
Of special note, were AU authors, Danielle Trussoni and Kim Johnson. Trussoni won the prize for Mystery/Thriller, for her novel The Puzzle Box. Johnson won the prize for Young Adult Literature, for her book The Color Of a Lie.
Full list of 2024 Book Prizes Winners
- Achievement in Audiobook Production (presented by Audible): Dominic Hoffman (narrator) and Linda Korn (producer), “James: A Novel,” Random House Audio
- Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction: Jiaming Tang, “Cinema Love: A Novel,” Dutton
- Biography: Laura Beers, “Orwell’s Ghosts: Wisdom and Warnings for the Twenty-First Century,” W.W. Norton & Co.
- Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose: Emily Witt, “Health and Safety: A Breakdown,” Pantheon
- Current Interest: Jesse Katz, “The Rent Collectors: Exploitation, Murder, and Redemption in Immigrant LA,” Astra House
- Fiction: Jennine Capó Crucet, “Say Hello to My Little Friend: A Novel,” Simon & Schuster
- Graphic Novel/Comics: Taiyō Matsumoto, “Tokyo These Days, Vol. 1,” VIZ Media
- History: Andrea Freeman, “Ruin Their Crops on the Ground: The Politics of Food in the United States, From the Trail of Tears to School Lunch,” Metropolitan Books
- Mystery/Thriller: Danielle Trussoni, “The Puzzle Box: A Novel,” Random House
- Poetry: Remica Bingham-Risher, “Room Swept Home,” Wesleyan University Press
- Science Fiction, Fantasy & Speculative Fiction: Kelly Link, “The Book of Love: A Novel,” Random House
- Science & Technology: Rebecca Boyle, “Our Moon: How Earth’s Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are,” Random House
- Young Adult Literature: Kim Johnson, “The Color of a Lie,” Random House Books for Young Readers
Congratulations to every author on this list. What a round up!