Over the last five months we posted review exerpts for more than 450 books nominated or submitted for the 2023 CYBILS Awards. All told, we shared reviews from our judges for more than one-third of the books considered for our 2023 awards. Not an all-time high, but pretty durned good. Look for more #CYBILS2023 titles in future booklists. In the …
#CYBILS2023 TBR: If you build it …
… we will read it! There’s only one catch: the book has to get nominated. So how can you be sure your favorites of 2023 get nominated? Tell us about them! For several years now, we’ve been using idea boards as a tool to collect suggested nominations. Category chairs add books they hope to see nominated, readers make recommendations to …
#CYBILS2023 Recommendations from Terry Doherty
Can I let you in on a secret? I don’t read many books during the year. BUT. I do read lots of articles and blog posts. About books. Every day. So when CYBILS Awards nomination time rolls around, I have a handy-dandy list of books that fit my one criterion: each title looks like a book I’d have loved as …
#CYBILS2023 Recommendations from Gary Anderson
“Hey, I know Gary! He’s the YA Fiction chair.” Yes, he was. And during the COVID CYBILS, he was co-chair for both YA Fiction and YA Speculative Fiction! Introducing Gary Anderson, CYBILS Board Member Gary served as a judge for a number of CYBILS Awards categories before becoming YA Fiction Chair. His panels are as diverse as his reading: graphic …
Middle-Grade Fiction & More: #CYBILS2023 Recommendations from Melissa Fox
You might know Melissa as the gal who creates those awesome themed book lists. Well, now she’s donning a new hat as the Category Chair for Middle-Grade Fiction and she is already busy spotting books she thinks would make great choices for her panel to read this fall. INTRODUCING MELISSA FOX, MIDDLE-GRADE FICTION CHAIR Melissa knows books. She went back …
#CYBILS2023 Speculative Fiction Recommendations from Charlotte Taylor
Speculative Fiction by another name is science fiction and fantasy. Introducing Charlotte Taylor, EMG Speculative Fiction Chair Charlotte has been a fan of fantasy and reading all her life. Just ask her sisters – she preferred escaping into a book to playing with them. As Elementary/Middle-Grade Speculative Fiction chair, it is easy for Charlotte to combine her love of those …
#CYBILS2023 Recommendations from Sarah Jamila Stevenson
Sarah may claim that she may be invisible, but we see her. She knows all the magic spells and uses them to create all kinds of amazing things, like our logo, print flyers, and our website. So wherever you go on the website? It’s safe to conclude that “Sarah was here.” All kidding aside, we couldn’t have this wonderful resource …
#CYBILS2023 Picture Book Recommendations from Sam Richardson
Is there any better way to introduce the new Board Book/Fiction Picture Book Chair than with a list of her favorite books? We think not. Meet Sam Richardson, Board Book / Fiction Picture Book Chair Sam may be a new category chair, but she has been emersed in this category for several years. She brings with her the diverse experiences …
#CYBILS2023 Nonfiction Recommendations from Reshama Deshmukh
We’re back with more books that our Category Chairs have their eyes on! All of the books listed in this post can also be found on our 2023 CYBILS Eligible shelf on Goodreads. INTRODUCING RESHAMA DESHMUKH, NONFICTION CHAIR Reshama describes herself not just as a voracious reader, but one who values access to books. She grew up in India, where …
#CYBILS2023 Recommendations from Tanita S. Davis
Uh, huh. THAT Tanita Davis. Author of MARE’S WAR, her NAACP Image Award-nominated and Coretta Scott King Award-winning young adult novel. She’s also a long-time member of the CYBILS Awards board, helping us continue our work in diversity, equity, inclusion, and outreach. Introducing: Tanita S. Davis, Board Secretary Tanita describes herself as being an asocial hermit, who, like most of us …
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