2021 Stonewall Book Awards

Written by bcpl_admin on 06/14/2021. Posted in Adult Book Lists, Book Lists, Teen Book Lists

First presented in 1971, the Stonewall Book Awards have been presented to books exhibiting “exceptional merit” relating to the LGBTQ+ experience. Sponsored by the American Library Association’s Rainbow Round Table, this set of three awards recognizes winners in adult fiction and non-fiction, as well as books for young adults and children.

For a complete list of award winners and finalists visit the ALA Rainbow Round Table.

2021 Stonewall Book Award Winners and Finalists
in the Brown County Public Library Collection

Barbara Gittings Literature Award

• The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar (Juvenile Fiction)

Stonewall Honor Books in Literature

• Memorial by Bryan Washington (Adult Fiction)

Stonewall Honor Books in Literature Shortlist

• The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue (Adult Fiction)
• The Subtweet by Vivek Shraya ( Adult Fiction | eBook)

Stonewall Honor Books in Non-Fiction

• My Autobiography of Carson McCullers by Jenn Shapland (Adult Non-Fiction)
• The Fixed Stars: A Memoir by Molly Wizenberg (Adult Non-Fiction | eBook and eAudiobook)

Stonewall Honor Books in Children’s and Young Adult Literature

• You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson (also eAudiobook)