ALA announced the six books shortlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction November 14. The awards recognize the previous year’s best fiction and nonfiction books written for adult readers and published in the US. The two medal winners will be announced at 9:45 a.m. Eastern on January 20, 2024, during the Reference and User Services Association’s Book and Media Awards virtual event, held during ALA’s LibLearnX conference in Baltimore.