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

American Library Association (ALA)
January 26, 2009

Awards for Young Adults and Children
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John Newberry Award
The Newbery Medal named for 18th-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, division of ALA, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman | HarperCollins | Young Adult | Paranormal

Caldecott Medal
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. Awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the ALA, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book
The House In The Night by Susan Marie Swanson, Beth Krommes | Houghton Mifflin | Childrens

Coretta Scott King Book Award
Given to African American authors and illustrators for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions, promoting understanding and appreciation of the American dream.
We Are the Ship by Kadir Nelson | Jump At the Sun | Childrens

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
James Patterson |

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, Roxanne St. Claire, Debra Webb | 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

Romantic Times
December 1, 2009

Reviewers Awards from RT Bookseller magazine
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Best Small Press Erotic Novel Nomination
Cowgirl Up and Ride by Lorelei James | Samhain Publishing | Contemporary | Western

Shamus
October 19, 2009

The Private Eye Writers of America (PWA) was founded in 1981 by Robert J. Randisi to recognize the private eye genre and its writers, and is probably best known for its annual Shamus Awards. Membership is open to fans, writers, and publishing professional
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The Eye
annual prize celebrating a memorable private eye character or a series. Named after Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, of course.
All the Flowers Are Dying by Lawrence Block | HarperTorch | Police Procedural

Best Hardcover
Empty Ever After by Reed Farrel Coleman | Bleak House | Suspense

Best First P.I. Novel
In The Heat by Ian Vasquez | St. Martin's Minotaur | Private Eye

Best Paperback Original PI
Snow Blind by Lori G. Armstrong | Medallion Press | Mystery