Dec 21 2007
Essence magazine is hosting its first annual literary awards. Storyteller of the Year award is determined by reader vote and the other eight categories are determined by a panel of publishing folks. The awards ceremony will be held in NY on February 7, 2008 and hosted by Hoda Kotb and Dr. Ian Smith. Terry McMillan(…)
Nov 28 2007
Yesterday, Normal Mailer was the winner of the 14th annual Bad Sex writing award, announced by Literary Review magazine. His winning entry was: So Klara turned head to foot, and put her most unmentionable part down on his hard-breathing nose and mouth, and took his old battering ram into her lips. Uncle was now as(…)
Nov 26 2007
New York Times posted its Notable 100 books for 2007. The print version is released on Sunday. I have nothing to say since I’ve not read a one of them, not even JK Rowling’s 7th Harry Potter book. Send to Kindle
Nov 6 2007
Publishers Weekly announced its list of top books of the year 2007 for various categories including fiction, science fiction/fantasy, and romance. To say I am out of step with the critical media is to put it mildly. I sometimes wonder why that is. Weirdly all the genre suspense and thrillers were deemed fiction such as(…)
Oct 30 2007
Harper Lee published just one book but it was a classic. To Kill a Mockingbird is the biggest selling novel of all time according to Guinness Book of World Records and was awarded the Pulitizer Prize in 1961. It is the number one book that every adult should read before they die according to the(…)
Sep 19 2007
The NBCC is pretty much anti blog so I won’t be nominating myself (and I certainly don’t deserve to be nominated either) but the National Book Critics Circle is accepting nominations for the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing (yes, Dorothy, there is a prize for everything). You must be a dues paying member(…)
Jun 12 2007
The Quill Award Nominees were announced last week at BEA. There are 18 categories with 5 nominees each. The nominees are chosen by the selection committee comprised of Publishers Weekly editors (which begs the question as to why they aren’t simply the PW Awards?). In any event, the September 10th to October 10th, consumers can(…)
Mar 27 2007
Book Chronicle, a ezine or blog dedicated to book nerds, has announced its first annual lit blogging awards called the Litty. Dear Author is one of the finalists. How we got on the list or what award we’ll win, if any, remains to be seen. However, any award that rhymes with Man Titty should be(…)
Feb 26 2007
Best Romance of the Year: Lover Awakened: A Novel Of The Black Dagger Brotherhood, JR. Ward Worst Read: On the Way to the Wedding (Avon Historical Romance), Julia Quinn Best New Author: Elizabeth Hoyt Best Buried Treasure: Jacob: The Nightwalkers, Jacquelyn Frank Best European Historical: Devil in Winter (Wallflower Quartet, Bk. 3), Lisa Kleypas Best(…)
Feb 19 2007
The PNR PEARL Awards Paranoramal Excellence Award for Romantic Literature) for 2006. Best ANTHOLOGY: My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding by Jim Butcher, Charlaine Harris, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Lori Handeland, Rachel Caine and more… Best FANTASY/MAGICAL: Master of Swords (Berkley Sensation) by Angela Knight Best FUTURISTIC: Ghost Hunter by Jayne Castle Best SHORT STORY/NOVELLA: Faery Good Advice(…)
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