The American Library Association has chosen College of Staten Island Professor of Creative Nonfiction Ava Chin’s latest release Mott Street: A Chinese American Family’s Story of Exclusion and Homecoming (Penguin Press, 2023) as a 2024 Notable Book in Nonfiction, one of 12 nonfiction works on their esteemed list.
Perhaps best known for its awards in children’s literature like the Newbery and Caldecott Medals, the American Library Association (ALA) has highlighted the best books of the year for the nation’s readers since 1944. This year’s Notable Books list consists of what the ALA’s Notable Books Council considers the best 26 fiction, nonfiction, and poetry books. Read more...
