Winner of the 2023 National Book Critics Circle for Nonfiction and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize
A Washington Post best nonfiction book of 2023 Winner of the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction
"A riveting indictment of the child welfare system . . . A] bracing gut punch of a book." --Robert Kolker, The Washington Post
As 2024 draws to a close, we thought it would be a good time to highlight some of this year's celebrated books. Here is a selection of the winners of literature's most distinguished awards and honors.