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Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence 2018

The 2018 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence went to Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan (Fiction). 6 books were finalists and 46 books made the longlist across 2 categories.

Winner

Fiction

  1. Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egansource (opens in a new tab)

Finalists

Fiction

  1. Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunderssource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Wardsource (opens in a new tab)

Nonfiction

  1. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grannsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner by Daniel Ellsbergsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir by Sherman Alexiesource (opens in a new tab)

Longlist

Fiction

  1. 4 3 2 1 by Paul Austersource (opens in a new tab)
  2. American War by Omar El Akkadsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Augustown by Kei Millersource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Days without End by Sebastian Barrysource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Exit West by Mohsin Hamidsource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Five-Carat Soul by James McBridesource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Fresh Complaint by Jeffrey Eugenidessource (opens in a new tab)
  8. Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrichsource (opens in a new tab)
  9. Here in Berlin by Cristina Garciasource (opens in a new tab)
  10. History of Wolves by Emily Fridlundsource (opens in a new tab)
  11. Human Acts by Han Kangsource (opens in a new tab)
  12. Less by Andrew Sean Greersource (opens in a new tab)
  13. Spoils by Brian Van Reetsource (opens in a new tab)
  14. The Golden House by Salman Rushdiesource (opens in a new tab)
  15. The Golden Legend by Nadeem Aslamsource (opens in a new tab)
  16. The Graybar Hotel by Curtis Dawkinssource (opens in a new tab)
  17. The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boynesource (opens in a new tab)
  18. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roysource (opens in a new tab)
  19. The Night Ocean by Paul La Fargesource (opens in a new tab)
  20. The Ninth Hour by Alice McDermottsource (opens in a new tab)
  21. What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmonssource (opens in a new tab)
  22. White Tears by Hari Kunzrusource (opens in a new tab)

Nonfiction

  1. Black Edge: Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street by Sheelah Kolhatkarsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Bunk: The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies, Post-Facts, and Fake News by Kevin Youngsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Gorbachev: His Life and Times by William Taubmansource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Grant by Ron Chernowsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gaysource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Hué 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam by Mark Bowdensource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Leonardo Da Vinci by Walter Isaacsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  8. Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America by James Forman Jr.source (opens in a new tab)
  9. Richard Nixon by John A. Farrellsource (opens in a new tab)
  10. The Best Land Under Heaven: The Donner Party in the Age of Manifest Destiny by Michael Wallissource (opens in a new tab)
  11. The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea by Jack E. Davissource (opens in a new tab)
  12. The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve by Stephen Greenblattsource (opens in a new tab)
  13. The Vaccine Race: Science, Politics, and the Human Costs of Defeating Disease by Meredith Wadmansource (opens in a new tab)
  14. Theft by Finding: Diaries, 1977-2002 by David Sedarissource (opens in a new tab)
  15. True South: Henry Hampton and Eyes on the Prize, the Landmark Television Series That Reframed the Civil Rights Movement by Jon Elsesource (opens in a new tab)
  16. We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria by Wendy Pearlmansource (opens in a new tab)
  17. We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy by Ta-Nehisi Coatessource (opens in a new tab)
  18. Where the Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir by Amy Tansource (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.

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