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2008 Book Sense Award |
Book Sense independent booksellers from across the country nominate the books that they most enjoyed handselling to their customers throughout the year for inclusion in the monthly Book Sense Picks. The books on each list represent a combined national and local staff pick selection of booksellers' favorites from more than 1,200 independent bookstores with Book Sense. |
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by Khaled Hosseini |
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F Hosseini |
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2008 Booker Prize |
An annual prize that is sponsored by Booker PLC, awarded to the best novel written in English by a UK, Commonwealth or South African author.
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Aravind Adiga |
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F Adiga |
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2008 National Book Awards
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Given by a consortium of book publishing groups to recognize exceptional books written by fellow Americans and to increase the popularity of reading in general.
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by Peter Matthiessen |
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F Matthiessen |
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2008 National Book Critics Circle |
A panel of critics and authors give this award annually in each of five categories: fiction, general nonfiction, biography/autobiography, poetry and criticism Established 1974 |
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by Roberto Bolano |
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F Bolano |
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2009 Christy Awards |
The Christy Award:
- Nurtures and encourages creativity and quality in the writing and publishing of fiction for Christian readers.
- Brings a new awareness of the breadth and depth of fiction choices in local Christian bookstores and beyond, helping to broaden the readership.
- Provides opportunity to recognize novelists whose work may not have reached bestseller status.
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| Contemporary |
by Marlo Schalesky |
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F Schalesky |
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| Historical |
by Lynn Austin |
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F Austin |
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| Historical Romance |
by Tamera Alexander |
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F Alexander
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| Suspense |
by Steven James |
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F James |
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| First Novel |
Blue Hole Back Home
by Joy Jordan-Lake |
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2009 Pulitzer Prize for Literature |
Awarded annually since 1917 and named for newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer, this prize recognizes distinguished works by American newspaper journalism, literature, and musical composition |
more information on this award |
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Elizabeth Strout |
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F Strout |
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2008 Nobel Prize |
A series of annual awards provided for by the will of Alfred Nobel, which recognizes outstanding contributions for the benefit of mankind in six areas. For literature, the prize is for the author's entire body of work |
more information on this award |
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AUTHOR:
Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio
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2008 Scott O' Dell
Historical Fiction Award |
Established in 1981 by Scott O' Dell, this award recognizes outstanding works of historical fiction. |
more information on this award |
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Laurie Halse Anderson |
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BCD JF Anderson
(Note: currently only available in book on CD) |
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2008 PEN Literary Awards |
An array of literary prizes recognizing excellence among American authors of fiction, nonfiction, drama and poetry, honors the art of literary translation, and highlights the distinctive contributions of literary editors and publishers. |
more information on this award |
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PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award for Poetry: Jeffrey Yang for "An Aquarium" |
2007 Utah Book Awards |
| Utah Book Award was established to honor outstanding achievements by Utah writers and to recognize books written with a Utah theme or setting. |
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by Christine Allen-Yazzie |
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F Allen-Yazzie |
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Willa Awards
Awarded annually for outstanding literature featuring women's stories set in the West, the WILLA Literary Awards are chosen by a distinguished panel of twenty-one professional librarians.
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| Contemporary Fiction Winner |
by Janet Peery |
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| Historical Fiction Winner |
by Rilla Askew |
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F Askew |
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| Original Softcover Fiction Award Winner |
by Jane Kirkpatrick |
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F Kirkpatrick
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