Boston Globe-horn Book Awards
The Blood Years is my first work of historical fiction. And it’s more than that: It’s also what I’ve made of the stories my Nana shared with me about being a Jewish teenager in Czernowitz, Romania, during WWII and the Holocaust. Though she told me many things, and I knew...
I am deeply honored to receive this award. I feel profoundly grateful to the committee for recognizing this book. It has been an arduous journey that I would have thought impossible were it not for my editor, Neal Porter. At times like these, it feels appropriate to look closely at...
My sincere thanks to the Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards committee for this honor. When the award was announced in June, the news of this recognition spread to Korea, and my picture was in the newspaper my parents read. So my father, who hadn’t really read a single picture book in...
Ode to the BGHB Committee: Oh BGHB Committee, You pored through piles, far and wide, then saw our Ode and peeked inside— bloody knees, a missing treat, boring chores, and cheet-cheet-cheet. Your thoughtful readers, skilled and sage, related to its every page. We thank you for this fine award; it’s...
Where do I come from? I come from Columbus, Ohio. I grew up in the Mount Vernon/Long Street area, a historically Black neighborhood. I’m from Elijah Pierce. Queen Brooks. Aminah Robinson. From Nigerian parents, my family, my friends, from a vibrant village of aunties and uncles. From composition notebooks, church...
Before anything else, I would like to thank the Horn Book and the committee for this honor. I am deeply grateful to my agent, Steve Malk; my editor, Donna Bray; Oge Mora; my amazing wife, Narin Ramani; my family, who inspires me every day; and the entire HarperCollins team for...
The 2024 Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards were presented on Monday, November 25, 2024, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM (EST) at Boston Public Library (700 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02116) in Rabb Hall. Judges Cathryn M. Mercier (chair), Rodney Fierce, and Katrina Hedeen Eftekhari and Horn Book Editor in Chief...
One of the best parts of this year's ALA Annual conference in San Diego was handing out Boston Globe–Horn Book Award stickers with 2023–2024 committee member Rodney Fierce -- and texting about it afterward with Katrina Hedeen Eftekhari and chair Cathie Mercier. See the slide show below; and read more about this year's...
On Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 12 pm EDT, Horn Book Editor in Chief Elissa Gershowitz announced the 2024 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners. If you want to relive the excitement, you can watch the archived video here: 2024 BOSTON GLOBE–HORN BOOK AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED Prestigious Program Honors...
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