The Innovations in Reading Prize was an annual award given to organizations and individuals who "developed innovative means of creating and sustaining a lifelong love of reading.
"[1] The prize was awarded by the National Book Foundation, presenter of the National Book Awards.
The Innovations in Reading prize was founded in 2009, and from 2009 to 2014, the National Book Foundation recognized up to five winners, who each received $2,500.
Beginning in 2015, the Foundation began recognizing a single $10,000 prize winner each year, as well as four honorable mentions.
In 2018, the Foundation began recognizing each honorable mention organization with a $1,000 prize.