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2009 National Book Award Finalists
East Hampton Public Library —
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Fiction Category This years National Book Award Finalists were announced on October 14. The winner will be announced at the 60th National Book Awards Dinner and Ceremony on Wednesday, November 18. For fiction readers, heres a list of the finalists, plot synopsis included. Visit the NBA website to read ...4 days ago -
Is Jonathan Lethem Courting a 2009 Bad Sex Award With These Lines From ‘Chronic City’?
One-Minute Book Reviews —
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Later this month the Literary Review will announce the winner of its annual Bad Sex award, intended to “draw attention to the crude, tasteless, often perfunctory use of redundant passages of sexual description … and to discourage it” in modern literary novels. Last year the judges gave the main prize to Rachel ...4 days ago -
A Passage To India
Wandeca Reads —
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When Adela and her elderly companion Mrs Moore arrive in the Indian town of Chandrapore, they quickly feel trapped by its insular and prejudiced British community. Determined to explore the real India, they seek the guidance of the charming and mercurial Dr Aziz, a cultivated Indian Muslim. But a mysterious incident ...4 days ago -
Please Come To Boston
A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy —
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Come January, Ill be attending American Library Association Midwinter Meeting 2010 in Boston, aka Midwinter . Im on the Schneider Family Book Award Committee; the books will be announced, with the other awards, on Monday January 18 . As we get closer, Ill post more about my schedule at Midwinter. In the ...5 days ago -
Publishers Weekly 10 Best Books of 2009
Jandy's Reading Room Blog —
Authority: 117
No surprise - I havent read any of them. So I checked their top 100 books of 2009 . Nope, I havent read any of those, either. Yeah, yeah, so a lot of my reading is low brow or older stuff. Ill catch some of these eventually. You can also check out their choices for best childrens books of 2009 .5 days ago -
N.C. Book Awards Offer Cecelski, Simpson and Unruly Women Tales
NC Cultural Resources Newsroom —
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RALEIGH – Historian David Cecelski will discuss the search for Abraham Galloway in the State Archives, Bland Simpson will explore North Carolina’s sound country and inner islands, and books about unruly women will take top prizes at the North Carolina Book Awards. The presentations will be part of the Nov. 13-14 ...6 days ago -
Review: An Inside Passage by Kurt Caswel
BookNAround —
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This slim book won the 2008 River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Book Prize, a prize I had never heard of before. But after reading this beautiful collection of essays, I think I will have to search out other winners. The essays are generally chronological and take place in the quiet, amazing places found in nature and ...6 days ago -
2009 National Book Award Finalists
East Hampton Public Library —
Authority: 123
Young Peoples Literature Category This years National Book Award Finalists were announced on October 14. The winner will be announced at the 60 th National Book Awards Dinner and Ceremony on Wednesday, November 18. If you are a teen reader who has enjoyed reading Nutmeg Book nominees and winners, why not ...1 week ago -
Book Awards Matter
Nettie Hartsock —
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Often when I work with authors, one of the first things I will ask them is how many awards they’ve submitted their book to. It’s always surprising how many people have not done one thing in terms of trying to garner an award or two. What’s most surprising is that this is definitely a no-brainer! For the small ...1 week ago -
John Dewan’s Stat of the Week™
Clark-Addison Cubs Fan Blog —
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Who are the Fielding Bible Award winners for 2009? THE 2009 FIELDING BIBLE AWARDS have been officially announced after one of the closest races in the history of the award centered around the keystone sack. Second basemen Aaron Hill, Dustin Pedroia and Chase Utley finished with 76, 76 and 73 points respectively, ...1 week ago -
Deborah Heiligman’s ‘Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith,’ a Finalist for the 2010 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature
One-Minute Book Reviews —
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Deborah Heiligman’s captivating dual biography of the Darwins, Charles and Emma (Holt, 268 pp., $18.95), is one of the best young-adult books I’ve read since launching this site. This finalist for the 2009 National Book Award for young people’s literature lacks the problems of last year’s winner, What I ...1 week ago -
2010 Newbery and Caldecott Medal Winners to Be Announced at 7:45 a.m. EST on Jan. 18 – American Library Association to Give Results on Live Webcast and on Twitter
One-Minute Book Reviews —
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The American Library Association will announce the winners of the 2010 Caldecott and Newbery medals for children’s books on Monday, January 18, at 7:45 a.m. EST , during its Youth Media Awards ceremony in Boston. The ALA will offer a live Webcast of the event at http://alawebcast.unikron.com with limited ...1 week ago -
The Remains of the Day
Wandeca Reads —
Authority: 122
A compelling portrait of the perfect English butler and of his fading, insular world in postwar England. At the end of his three decades of service at Darlington Hall, Stevens embarks on a country drive, during which he looks back over his career to reassure himself that he has served humanity by serving “a great ...1 week ago -
Inky Awards Shortlist
Rhondda's Reflections - wandering around the Web —
Authority: 120
The Inkys short list was decided a few weeks ago. These are all great books. The highlighted ones are those we have at our school and, although a couple of stories I liked have not made the cut, I am quite satisfied with those that have (I should say - Of those I have read, I am happy with their inclusion). ...1 week ago -
The Idiot Age
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Book Awards Challenge III - Completed
At Home With Books —
Authority: 548
The goal of the Book Awards Challenge III was to read, over a five month time period, five books that each had won a different award. Here are the books that I read: The Giver by Lois Lowry - NewberryMedal Winner 1994 Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - RITA Award 1992 Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi ...1 week ago -
Tomas Rivera winners to give readings Thursday
Newstreamz San Marcos —
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Benjamin Alire Sáenz and Carmen Tafolla will be honored with the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award during a series of events beginning Thursday at Texas State. A public reading featuring both authors will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday in the LBJ Student Center ballroom on the campus. The event is ...1 week ago -
Award Winning Seattle Author Richard Farr Emails in Support of The Seattle Public Library – Join Him!
Friends of Seattle Public Library Blog —
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The Friends of The Seattle Public Library had the distinct pleasure of featuring award winning-author Richard Farr at their 68 th annual meeting this past Sunday. Farr’s book, Emperors of the Ice: A True Story of Disaster and Survival in the Antarctic, 1910 – 13 , has been named winner of the 2009 ...1 week ago -
Book Award Update Part 3: The Cybils
The LibrariYAn —
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There are so many books out there, and so many new ones published each year, each with a cover and jacket summary prettier and more intriguing than the next. So how do know what to put at the top of your "to be read" pile? Enter book awards! The panelists/judges for these awards read through scores of books to find ...2 weeks ago -
Book Award Update Part 2: Teens Top Ten
The LibrariYAn —
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There are so many books out there, and so many new ones published each year, each with a cover and jacket summary prettier and more intriguing than the next. So how do know what to put at the top of your "to be read" pile? Enter book awards! The panelists/judges for these awards read through scores of books to find ...2 weeks ago
