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Jonathan Littell Wins 2009 Bad Sex in Fiction Award -- Read All the Shortlisted Passages Here
Is it a coincidence that the winner of annual Bad Sex in Fiction Award is typically named in England at about the time Americans are thinking of turkeys? If so, the judges aren’t saying, but the… more →
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Gift Ideas for Kids -- The Winners of 2009 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards for Excellence in Children's Literature
1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 1 week ago: We won’t know the next winners of American Library Association’s Newbery and Caldecott medals until … more →
Book Awards--Truth and Myth
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expertbookpublishing wrote 1 week ago: We’re in the thick of the book award season. Many authors ask us about the importance of book … more →
Brain Teaser - Booker Prizewinners
virtualnotes wrote 1 week ago: The Booker Prize (now called the Man Booker Prize) is awarded in Britain every year to what is judge … more →
ALA Youth Awards
megan wrote 1 week ago: Every January at their Midwinter Conference the American Library Association announces the winners o … more →
ALA Youth Awards
megan wrote 1 week ago: Every January at their Midwinter Conference the American Library Association announces the winners o … more →
First Rate Business Books from Greenleaf Win National Awards
David P. Leach wrote 1 week ago: Publishing high-quality books is never a sure thing. More art than science–though we publishe … more →
The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin
silverrod wrote 2 weeks ago: Dial Books, 2006. ISBN: 0803730012 $16.99 Written as a letter to his youngest sister, Emmy, … more →
Ash by Malinda Lo named as finalist for book award
silverrod wrote 2 weeks ago: Ash by Malinda Lo has been named by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) as one of f … more →
YALSA names 2010 William C. Morris Award shortlist
silverrod wrote 2 weeks ago: CHICAGO – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) selected five books as finalists for … more →
"Mommy, Mama and Me," and "Daddy, Papa and Me" by Leslea Newman
silverrod wrote 3 weeks ago: Tricycle Press, 2009 ISBNS: 9781582462639 and 9781582462622 Written by the well-known author of … more →
GregHorrorShow Book Awards 2009
greghorrorshow wrote 1 month ago: Being completely honest I don’t read as many books as I should, I would guess about 10 this ye … more →
A Short Note about a Short List
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karencopyedits wrote 1 month ago: The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA) released its book awards short list. And it loo … more →
Does Sarah Palin Deserve a Delete Key Award for Bad Writing for ‘Going Rogue’?
1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 1 month ago: The Delete Key Awards have shown through finalists James McGreevey and Newt Gingrich that neither De … more →
The Magic of Storytelling
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Christi Craig wrote 1 month ago: Arundhati Roy wrote a beautiful and heart-wrenching story, The God of Small Things, which won her th … more →
60th National Book Award Winners and why they don't matter...
volumes2choose wrote 1 month ago: Wednesday evening the National Book Award winners were announced. As usual I did not read any of the … more →
Shelfari Book Awards 2009
Annette Julia Dunlea wrote 1 month ago: Award Winners of 2009 Enjoy the upcoming holiday season with critically-acclaimed books. From cookbo … more →
Philips Roth Makes 2009 Bad Sex Award Shortlist for 'The Humbling' – Jonathan Lethem's 'Chronic City' Is Spared
1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 1 month ago: An aging actor converts a lesbian to heterosexuality in a finalist by the author of Portnoy’s … more →
'Even the National Book Awards Can Generate a Judging Scandal'
1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 1 month ago: Interesting reactions to my post yesterday on an apparent conflict of interest on the judging panel … more →
If it Quacks, is it a Duck or a Recording?
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expertbookpublishing wrote 1 month ago: Lately at Expert Publishing, we’ve had a plethora of offerings announcing all sorts of ways t … more →
