The Inklings Awards for Literary Excellence

Put that Twinkie down, you slob, and let's talk about GLUTTONY. The fourth circle of hell is where Dante encounters the people who lived their lives scarfing down cannoli and now spend their afterlife getting pelted with slime and chewed up by the three-headed beast Cerberus. It' ...  Show more

We're in hell for real now. Dante enters the circle of the lustful, where the sinister King Minos strips souls naked and condemns them to their proper place. What does that mean? What does it mean to be "evil-born," and what does Dante show us about the nature of lust? Not, it tu ...  Show more

This week Rai, Alex and Derek are talking everything from writers prizes to TikTok Awards and we ask: do these prizes make a difference?We also discuss The Booker Prize Longlist: https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/2024Let us know your thoughts!mostlylit@gm ...  Show more

It’s finally here! The first ever Reading Women Awards! We are thrilled to announce the winners in two categories: nonfiction and fiction. But first! The runners-up. Nonfiction Runner-up: Girls & Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape by Peggy Orenstein Fiction Runner-up: ...  Show more

It’s official. Two years in a row makes it a tradition. The Reading Culture Yearbook is here. It’s the year-end celebratory episode where we look back and highlight some of our favorite moments in the form of awarding superlatives. Or, as we dubbed them last year and seemingly fo ...  Show more

🎄 Join us for Christmas School →

Every year, our Read-Aloud Revival Team watches the American Library Association Youth Media Awards together.

These are the official awa ...