The Rundown
- Book Deals & Foreign Rights
- Awards/Honors
- Buzz – Starred Reviews
- General Updates
- Podcasts
- January 2024 Releases
Book Deals & Foreign Rights
- Charity Alyse sold LACED IN GOLD to Denene Millner Books with a scheduled publication of spring 2026.
- Tiffany D. Jackson‘s ALLEGEDLY sold to Saudi Arabia.
Awards/Honors
- The HUGO Award Nominations, which are typically announced in January, have been delayed.
- The ALA Youth Media Awards were presented. Mariama J. Lockington received the Schneider Family Book Award in the Young Adult category for her book FOREVER IS NOW. Jade Adia received the Coretta Scott King – John Steptoe New Talent Award for her book, THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD. Ibi Zoboi received the Coretta Scott King Book Award for Author for NIGERIA JONES. Honored for the Michael L. Printz Award were Shannon Gibney for THE GIRL I AM, WAS, AND NEVER WILL BE and Candice Iloh for SALT THE WATER. The The Odyssey Award Young Adult Honor went to PROMISE BOYS by Nick Brooks, which was narrated by a full cast.
- The 2024 Walter Award Winners for Youth Literature were announced. Hannah V. Sawyerr is a 2024 Honoree for her debut, ALL THE FIGHTING PARTS.
- The 2024 NAACP Image Awards Nominations for Outstanding Youth/Teens includes EVERYONE’S THINKING IT by Aleema Omotoni, FATIMA TATE TAKES THE CAKE by Khadijah Vanbrakle, FRIDAY I’M IN LOVE by Camryn Garrett.
Buzz – Starred Reviews
- Kirkus: THE BLACK GIRL SURVIVES THIS ONE Edited by Desiree S. Evans & Saraciea J. Fennell
General Updates
- SO LET THEM BURN by Kamilah Cole is an Indie Bestseller!
- Author, Tiffany D. Jackson welcomed baby Brooklyn into the world. Congratulations!
- Entertainment Weekly shared “The 38 books we’re excited to read in 2024” which includes: THE POISONS WE DRINK by Bethany Baptiste, WHERE SLEEPING GIRLS LIE by Faridah Àbíké–Íyímídémade, & CHILDREN OF ANGUISH AND ANARCHY by Tomi Adeyemi.
- Epic Reads‘ “14 Most Anticipated YA Books to Read in January 2024” includes: GHOST ROAST by Shawneé Gibbs and Shawnelle Gibbs, illustrated by Emily Cannon, SO LET THEM BURN by Kamilah Cole, ESCAPING MR. ROCHESTER by L.L. McKinney, & POEMHOOD: OUR Black REVIVAL by Amber McBride, Taylor Byas, and Erica Martin.
- Fierce Reads‘ “Most Anticipated Books of Winter 2024” includes WHERE SLEEPING GIRLS LIE by Faridah Àbíké–Íyímídémade & SOMETHING KINDRED by Ciera Burch.
- Novl‘s “Upcoming Books To Make Room On Your Shelf For” includes: IMMORTAL DARK by Tigest Girma, IDA, IN LOVE AND IN TROUBLE by Veronica Chambers, REPRESENT: THE UNFINISHED FIGHT FOR THE VOTE by Michael Eric Dyson & Marc Favreau, and I WAS TOLD THERE WOULD BE ROMANCE Marie Arnold.
Podcasts
- Afronauts Podcast
- Kamilah Cole – January 28, 2024
January 2024 Releases
January 2, 2024
Ghost Roast by Shawneé Gibbs, Shawnelle Gibbs, Illustrated by Emily Cannon
January 16, 2024
So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole
Beasts of War by Ayana Gray
Escaping Mr. Rochester by L.L. McKinney
January 23, 2024
Out of Our League: 16 Stories of Girls in Sports Edited by Dahlia Adler and Jennifer Iacopelli
January 30, 2024
Wander in the Dark by Jumata Emill
Poemhood: Our Black Revival: History, Folklore & the Black Experience: A Young Adult Poetry Anthology Edited by Amber McBride, Taylor Byas, & Erica Martin
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