Literary Awards

American Bookseller Association
March 27, 2007

Book Sense Awards
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Adult Nonfiction
I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron | Knopf | Health

Adult Fiction
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen | Algonquin Books | Historical

Caldecott
January 23, 2007

ALA Children's Best
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Flotsam by David Wiesner | Coastal Carolina Press | Childrens

Hugo
August 27, 2006

Science Fiction Awards from WorldCon
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Related Book
Storyteller by Kate Wilhelm | Small Beer Press | Non-Fiction

Novel
Spin by Robert Charles Wilson | Tor | Science Fiction | Thriller

ITW "The Thriller"
July 14, 2007

International Thriller Writers award
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ThrillerMaster Award
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BEST NOVEL
Killer Instinct by Joseph Finder | St. Martin's Press | Thriller

BEST FIRST NOVEL
Mr. Clarinet by Nick Stone | Harper Collins | Thriller

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
An Unquiet Grave by P. J. Parrish | Pinnacle | Thriller

BEST SCREENPLAY
The Good Shepherd: The Shooting Script by Eric Roth | Newmarket | Thriller

Mystery Writers of America
May 1, 2008

Edgar Awards
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Best Novel
Down River by John Hart | Thomas Dunne Books | Mystery | Thriller

Best First Novel
In the Woods by Tana French | Viking Adult | Fiction

Newbery
January 23, 2007

ALA Best in Children's
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The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron | Simon and Schuster | Childrens

Romance Writers of America RITA
July 14, 2007

Romance Writers of America’s RITA® is the highest award of excellence in the genre of romance fiction. The golden statuette, named after RWA’s first president, Rita Clay Estrada, is a symbol for the very best that romance fiction has to offer each year.
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Best Paranormal Romance
A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole | Pocket Star | Paranormal

Best Short Contemporary Romance
From the First by Jessica Bird | Silhouette | Series

Best Long Contemporary Romance
The Mommy Quest by Lori Handeland | Harlequin | Series

Best Inspirational Romance
Revealed by Tamera Alexander | Bethany House | Romance | Historical

Best Novella

'Tis the Silly Season' in A NASCAR Holiday by Roxanne St. Claire A NASCAR Holiday by Kimberly Raye, Debra Webb, Roxanne St. Claire | Hqn | Contemporary | Series

Best First Book
The Husband Trap by Tracy Anne Warren | Ivy | Historical

Best Short Historical Romance
The Book of True Desires by Betina Krahn | Jove | Historical

Best Long Historical Romance
On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn | Avon | Historical | Romance

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements
A Lady Raised High: A Novel of Anne Boleyn by Laurien Gardner | Jove | Historical

Best Romantic Suspense
Blackout by Annie Solomon | Warner | Suspense

Best Contemporary Single Title
Adios to My Old Life by Caridad Ferrer | Mtv | Young Adult

Best Traditional Romance
Best Traditional Romance
Claiming His Family by Barbara Hannay | Harlequin | Series | Contemporary