Last year, a new organization emerged to award outstanding books and generate excitement about reading. The organization was called The Quills Literary Foundation and they began giving out annual awards. It was founded by Reed Business Information (the company that owns Publishers Weekly) and NBC.
The awards were chosen through reader polls--with the news being spread by such organizations as Parade Magazine, Borders, Barnes & Noble, and the American Booksellers Association.
For the first year, awards were given to:
Book of the Year
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Debut Author of the Year
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Audiobook
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America by Jon Stewart
Children's Illustrated Book
Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook by Shel Silverstein
Children's Chapter Book/Middle Grade
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Young Adult/Teen
Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares
General Fiction
The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
Graphic Novel
Marvel 1602 Volume 1 by Neil Gaiman
Mystery/Suspense Thriller
Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich
Poetry
Let America be America Again by Langston Hughes
Romance
44 Cranberry Point by Debbie Macomber
Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror
The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Story of Christmas Terror by Christopher Moore
Religion/Spirituality
Peace is the Way: Bringing War and Violence to an End by Deepak Chopra
Biography/Memoir
Chronicles: Volume 1 by Bob Dylan
Business
Freakonomics by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner
Cooking
Rachel Ray's 30-minute Get Real Meals: Eat Healthy Without Going to Extremes by Rachel Ray
Health/Self-Improvement
He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo
History/Current Events/Politics
1776 by David McCullough
Humor
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America by Jon Stewart
Sports
Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season by Stewart O'Nan and Stephen King
Now year two of the Quill Awards is coming up. Would you like to have your say in what books were best this year? If so, go ahead and cast your vote right here.
Many of the nominees are books that we've talked about either here in this blog or have posted profiles and reviews of at Book Help Web. Many of you might remember us discussing such nominees as:
- John Grogan's Marley and Me
- Carl Hiassen's Flush
- Cornelia Funke's Inkspell (actually, we haven't posted that review yet, but it's in the queue and will be up any day now)
- Janet Evanovich's Twelve Sharp
- George R.R. Martin's A Feast For Crows
- Anderson Cooper's Dispatches from the Edge
- Bill Buford's Heat
- Julia Child's My Life in France
- Tim Russert's Wisdom of Our Fathers
- Al Gore
- Maya Angelou
- Elizabeth Peters
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Stephen King
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