Diverse Book Awards (for academic libraries)

(Nautilus Book Awards)

most distinguished English-language monograph in the field of ethnomusicology, published as the author’s second or a later monograph (Society for Ethnomusicology)

book that has made important contributions to our understanding of racism and our appreciation of the rich diversity of human cultures (Cleveland Foundation)

excellence in book editorial and design (Independent Book Publishers Association)

(Human Rights Section - American Political Science Association)

(Migration and Citizenship Section - American Political Science Association)

(Race, Ethnicity & Politics Section - American Political Science Association)

(American Book Fest)

(American Book Fest)

sociology or interdisciplinary social science books that approach their subjects from a humanist perspective (Association for Humanist Sociology)

outstanding publication contributing to or dealing with the history of the field of ethnomusicology (Society for Ethnomusicology)

book that critically addresses an issue of contemporary public importance; brings to the topic a fresh, imaginative perspective; advances social scientific understanding of the topic; displays a theoretically informed view and empirical orientation; evinces quality in style of writing; and explicitly or implicitly contains implications for courses of action (Society for the Study of Social Problems)

book that best serves to further the goals of the DCC by providing an outstanding example of an effort to highlight relevant research, topics, frameworks, theories, etc. (Division on Critical Criminology & Social Justice - American Society of Criminology)

books that have led readers to a better understanding of other cultures, peoples, religions, and political points of view [fiction or nonfiction](Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation)

book which makes an exemplary, original, and substantive contribution to sociological understanding (Midwest Sociological Society)

(Race, Gender, and Class Section - American Sociological Association)

(American Sociological Association)

any aspect of the immigration history of the United States (Immigration and Ethnic History Society)

(Independent Publisher Book Awards)

(Human Rights Section - American Sociological Association)

work that is theoretically rich, ethnographically grounded, and in the spirit of the SCA tradition: interdisciplinary, experimental, and innovative (Society for Cultural Anthropology)

best book dealing with the history of race relations in the United States (Organization of American Historians)

outstanding musicological work in the field of critical race and/or critical ethnic studies (American Musicological Society)

[https://www.politicalgeography.org/awards/]
best book published the field of political geography (Political Geography Specialty Group - American Association of Geographers)

books on any sociological subject (Eastern Sociological Society)

best non-fiction book published in English that focuses on the causes, prevention, response, or consequences of genocide and mass atrocities (Institute for the Study of Genocide)

best book by a historian on the civil rights struggle (Organization of American Historians)

books that honor Lillian Smith, the most liberal and outspoken of white, mid-twentieth century Southern writers on issues of social and racial injustice (Southern Regional Council)

first book published in American studies that highlights intersectional dynamics in the study of race, gender, class, sexuality, and/or nation (American Studies Association)

best book in the sociology of culture (Culture Section - American Sociological Association)

(Nautilus Book Awards)

books covering the history, sociology, or other facts, about a cultural minority group, including any non-Western or nondominant cultures (Forward Indies)

exemplary print or electronic books in the field of school social work (School Social Work Association of America)

anti-racist scholarship (Racial and Ethnic Minorities Section - American Sociological Association)

(Inequality, Poverty and Mobility Section - American Sociological Association)

(Independent Publisher Book Awards)

(Independent Publisher Book Awards)

books by authors of color, published in the United States [fiction or nonfiction] (PEN America)

best first and sole-authored book within the discipline of Sociology (British Sociological Association)

book relating to the history of American Labor - history of workers (free and unfree, organized and unorganized), their institutions, and their workplaces, as well as the broader historical trends that have shaped working-class life, including but not limited to: immigration, slavery, community, the state, race, gender, and ethnicity (ILR School at Cornell and the Labor and Working-Class History Association)

book in Science and Technology Studies which makes an important contribution to public debate or social change and has distinctive societal and political relevance (Society for Social Studies of Science)

best scholarly work in political science that explores the phenomenon of ethnic and cultural pluralism (American Political Science Association)

book that most faithfully and forcefully reflects Robert Kennedy’s purposes – his concern for the poor and the powerless, his struggle for honest and even-handed justice, his conviction that a decent society must assure all young people a fair chance, and his faith that a free democracy can act to remedy disparities of power and opportunity (RFK Human Rights)

most distinguished English-language monograph in the field of ethnomusicology, published as the author’s first monograph (Society for Ethnomusicology)

(Nautilus Book Awards)

celebrates the power of the written word to create change in the name of justice for all people (Goddard Riverside Community Center)

any aspect of the immigration history of the United States (Immigration and Ethnic History Society)

recognition for outstanding literary achievement from the entire spectrum of America’s diverse literary community (Before Columbus Foundation)

book that has made important contributions to our understanding of racism and our appreciation of the rich diversity of human cultures (Cleveland Foundation)

outstanding social work contributions that advance knowledge with direct applications to practice, policy, and the resolution of social problems (Society for Social Work and Research)

books that have led readers to a better understanding of other cultures, peoples, religions, and political points of view [fiction or nonfiction](Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation)

books written by a member of or about a cultural minority group, giving insight into non-Western or nondominant cultural experiences and values (Forward Indies)

(Independent Publisher Book Awards)

fiction that addresses issues of social justice and the impact of culture and politics on human relationships (PEN America)

books by authors of color, published in the United States [fiction or nonfiction] (PEN America)

exemplary work in rhetorical studies--broadly construed (Rhetoric Society of America)

new, critical, and cutting-edge books that make a significant contribution to the anthropology of education (Council on Anthropology and Education - American Anthropological Association)

texts that are of general appeal, interest, and significance to the area of Foundations of Education (American Educational Studies Association)

most outstanding 21st Century Literacies publications that bring to the forefront the importance and impact of this work (Initiative for 21st Century Literacies Research)

honors a published book that reflects one or some of the varied areas of expertise represented in Jackie Kirk’s areas of commitment, primarily gender and education and/or education in conflict (fragile states, post-conflict, peace education) (Comparative & International Education Society)

most outstanding contribution to research in criminology (American Society of Criminology)

best book-length publication in education research and development (American Educational Research Association)

(Moral Development and Education Special Interest Group, American Educational Research Association)

exemplary books that make a significant contribution to the knowledge base of educator preparation or of teaching and learning with implications for educator preparation (American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education)

most outstanding book in the field of journalism and communication (Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication)