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Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence 2014

The 2014 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence went to The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (Fiction) and The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism by Doris Kearns Goodwin (Nonfiction). 6 books were finalists and 44 books made the longlist across 2 categories.

Winners

Fiction

  1. The Goldfinch by Donna Tarttsource (opens in a new tab)

Nonfiction

  1. The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism by Doris Kearns Goodwinsource (opens in a new tab)

Finalists

Fiction

  1. Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichiesource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Claire of the Sea Light by Edwidge Danticatsource (opens in a new tab)

Nonfiction

  1. Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital by Sheri Finksource (opens in a new tab)
  2. On Paper: The Everything of Its Two-Thousand-Year History by Nicholas A. Basbanessource (opens in a new tab)

Longlist

Fiction

  1. A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marrasource (opens in a new tab)
  2. A Guide for the Perplexed by Dara Hornsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozekisource (opens in a new tab)
  4. All the Land to Hold Us by Rick Basssource (opens in a new tab)
  5. And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseinisource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Archangel by Andrea Barrettsource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Enon by Paul Hardingsource (opens in a new tab)
  8. Fools by Joan Silbersource (opens in a new tab)
  9. Life after Life by Kate Atkinsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  10. The Circle by Dave Eggerssource (opens in a new tab)
  11. The Dinner by Herman Kochsource (opens in a new tab)
  12. The Good Lord Bird by James McBridesource (opens in a new tab)
  13. The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahirisource (opens in a new tab)
  14. The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbertsource (opens in a new tab)
  15. The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards by Kristopher Jansmasource (opens in a new tab)
  16. The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messudsource (opens in a new tab)
  17. The Woman Who Lost Her Soul by Bob Shacochissource (opens in a new tab)
  18. Too Bright to Hear, Too Loud to See by Juliann Gareysource (opens in a new tab)

Nonfiction

  1. Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of our Fellow Creatures by Virginia Morellsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Bolivar: American Liberator by Marie Aranasource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin by Jill Leporesource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety by Eric Schlossersource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Darling: A Spiritual Autobiography by Richard Rodriguezsource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief by Lawrence Wrightsource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roachsource (opens in a new tab)
  8. Jack London: An American Life by Earle Laborsource (opens in a new tab)
  9. Johnny Cash: The Life by Robert Hilburnsource (opens in a new tab)
  10. Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly, and the Making of the Modern Middle East by Scott Andersonsource (opens in a new tab)
  11. On the Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks by Simon Garfieldsource (opens in a new tab)
  12. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brownsource (opens in a new tab)
  13. The Faraway Nearby by Rebecca Solnitsource (opens in a new tab)
  14. The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code by Margalit Foxsource (opens in a new tab)
  15. The Skies Belong to Us: Love and Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking by Brendan I. Koernersource (opens in a new tab)
  16. The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America by George Packersource (opens in a new tab)
  17. To the End of June: The Intimate Life of American Foster Care by Cris Beamsource (opens in a new tab)
  18. Wilson by A. Scott Bergsource (opens in a new tab)
  19. Year Zero: A History of 1945 by Ian Burumasource (opens in a new tab)
  20. Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslansource (opens in a new tab)

About the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence

Winners, finalists (the shortlist) and longlists from ALA's per-year Carnegie Medals pages. The medals began in 2012. Winners also appear on their year's shortlist; each book is stored once per year at its highest level. No nonfiction medal was awarded in 2018 after Sherman Alexie declined it, so that year has three nonfiction finalists and no winner.

Organization: American Library Association. Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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