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365 Black Books: Coretta Scott King Book Awards

This week I will feature award winners and honors from the Coretta Scott Book Awards. This year’s winners and honors:

2025 Author Winner: Twenty-four Seconds From Now by Jason Reynolds

2025 Illustrator Award Winner: My Daddy is a Cowboy illustrated by C. G. Esperanza

2025 Author Honor Book: Black Girl You are Atlas by Renee Watson

2025 Illustrator Honor Book: Coretta, The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King illustrated by Ekua Holmes