L.A. Times Book Prize finalists include Michelle Obama and Susan Orlean; Terry Tempest Williams receives lifetime achievement award

By Michael Schaub

The finalists for the 2018 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were announced Wednesday, with Michelle Obama, Susan Orlean, Michael Ondaatje and Terrance Hayes among the nominees for the annual literary awards.

Winners will be announced at a ceremony at USC’s Bovard Auditorium on April 12, the day before the start of the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Check out the full list at The L.A. Times.

We’re so excited to see so many of our Book Club faves on this list. Visit our Books in the Bag page for more information on the selections.