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__NOTOC__ The Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction were established in 2012 to recognize the best fiction and nonfiction books for adult readers published in the U.S. in the previous year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction & Nonfiction (official website) )〕 They are named in honor of nineteenth-century American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in recognition of his deep belief in the power of books and learning to change the world. The award is supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and administered by the American Library Association (ALA).〔 ''Booklist'' and the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) cosponsor the awards.〔 The shortlist and winners are selected by a seven-member selection committee of library experts who work with adult readers.〔 The annually appointed selection committee includes a chair, three ''Booklist'' editors or contributors, and three former members of RUSA CODES Notable Books Council.〔 The winners, one each for fiction and nonfiction, are announced at an event in June at the American Library Association Annual Conference; winning authors receive a $5,000 cash award, and two finalists in each category receive $1,500.〔 ==Finalists and winners== Blue Ribbon () = winner. ===2012=== Fiction *Russell Banks, ''Lost Memory of Skin'' * Anne Enright, ''The Forgotten Waltz'' *Karen Russell, ''Swamplandia!'' Nonfiction〔〔 *James Gleick, ''The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood'' *Manning Marable, ''Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention'' * Robert Massie, ''Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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