On June 24, the recipients of the first Andrew Carnegie Medals of Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction were announced at the American Library Association’s annual conference in Anaheim, California.
The nonfiction award was presented to Robert K. Massie for Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman.
The fiction award was given to Anne Enright for
The Forgotten Waltz.
Booklist magazine’s senior editor Donna Seaman sat down with Enright for an in-depth interview about her award-winning novel and her illustrious career.
You can access the interview here.