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Alex Awards 2023
The 2023 Alex Awards went to A Lady’s Guide to Fortune-Hunting by Sophie Irwin, Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R. F. Kuang, Chef’s Kiss by Jarrett Melendez, Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan, I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy, Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora, The High Desert: Black. Punk. Nowhere. by James Spooner, The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi, True Biz by Sara Nović and Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser.
Winners
- A Lady’s Guide to Fortune-Huntingsource (opens in a new tab)
- Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolutionsource (opens in a new tab)
- Chef’s Kisssource (opens in a new tab)
- Daughter of the Moon Goddesssource (opens in a new tab)
- I’m Glad My Mom Diedsource (opens in a new tab)
- Solito: A Memoirsource (opens in a new tab)
- The High Desert: Black. Punk. Nowhere.source (opens in a new tab)
- The Kaiju Preservation Societysource (opens in a new tab)
- True Bizsource (opens in a new tab)
- Wash Day Diariessource (opens in a new tab)
About the Alex Awards
The ten adult books with special appeal to teens, from YALSA's yearly Alex Awards pages (2006-2023) and ALA press releases (2024-2025). Year is the award year, which honors books published the previous year. The longer vetted nominations list YALSA publishes since 2010 is not included.
Organization: Young Adult Library Services Association. Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)
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