Adult Fiction
The APALA Adult Literature Fiction committee selected “The Atlas of Reds and Blues” by Devi Laskar, published by Counterpoint Press as the APALA Adult Fiction winner. The honor title is “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” by Ocean Vuong, published by Penguin Press.
Adult Non-Fiction
The Adult Non-Fiction winner is “Ghosts of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad” by Gordon H Chang, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. The Adult Non-Fiction honor title is “Chop Suey Nation”, by Ann Hui, published by Douglas & McIntyre.
Youth Literature
The Asian/Pacific American Award for Youth Literature winner is “They Called Us Enemy” by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, illustrated by Harmony Becker, published by Top Shelf Productions, an imprint of IDW Publishing. The committee selected one Young Adult Literature Honor title “Frankly in Love” by David Yoon published by G. P. Putnam’s Sons, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
Children’s Literature
“Stargazing” by Jen Wang, published by First Second (Roaring Books Press) is the 2020 Asian/Pacific American Award for Children’s Literature winner. The committee selected one Children’s Literature Honor title, “I’m Ok” by Patti Kim, published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Picture Book
The Picture Book winner is “Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom”, written by Teresa Robeson and illustrated by Rebecca Huang, published by Sterling Children’s Books. The committee selected one Picture Book Honor title “Bilal Cooks Daal”, written by Aisha Saeed and illustrated by Anoosha Syed, published by Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.