1/25/07

It's book award season

Book awards seem to have news in bunches and this is one of the weeks that happens.

  • The Mystery Writers of America announced the 2007 nominees for the Edgar Awards on January 19th (the birthday of Edgar Allan Poe.)
  • The National Book Critics Circle presents awards each year for the finest books and reviews published in English. On January 22 they announced their 2006 finalists. They also began a 30 books in 30 days project on their Critical Mass blog where they will feature one of the finalists each day until the award ceremony.
  • Also on January 22nd, the American Library Association announced the winners of its Newbery, Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Geisel, and Printz awards for the best children’s and young adult literature.

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