1. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean (illus.)2. Masterpiece by Elise Broach3. Hate That Cat: A Novel, by Sharon Creech4. Impossible by Nancy Werlin 5. Sucks to Be Me: The All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton, Teen Vampire (Maybe) by Kimberly Pauley 6. Bats at the Library by Brian Lies 7. Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival by Kirby Larson, Mary Nethery, Jean Cassels (illus.)8. Madam President by Lane Smith 9. The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan 10. My One Hundred Adventures by Polly Horvath Click for comments and age-specific […]
Awards
Censorship Cry Against Muslim Writers Award
Max Malik was one of five writers shortlisted for the Muslim Writers Award (and last year’s winner) but he claims in the Telegraph that the book The Butterfly Hunter “was never given to the judges to read” to appease parts of the Muslim community. He said: “My creative effort is being treated as if it is somehow unclean and unworthy. Clearly, the Muslim Writers Awards has decided that the novel is so unpalatable for them that it needs to be buried.” Imran Akram, chief executive of the 2008 awards, countered: “Dr Malik’s submission was certainly one of the best we […]
Awards Notes
Michael Chabon, Connie Willis and Ted Chiang are among the winners of this year’s Hugo Awards handed out Saturday night at the World Science Fiction convention in Denver. The Bookseller, taking a cue from the Booker Prize, has opened up voting on the “Diagram of Diagrams” for the oddest book title of the last 30 years.Hugo AwardsThe Bookseller
Another African Memoir Is Next Starbucks Pick
Helene Cooper’s THE HOUSE AT SUGAR BEACH, a memoir about growing up in Liberia during the country’s civil war, will be Starbucks’ next book selection when Simon & Schuster releases the book on September 3. “First told in a Wall Street Journal cover story that generated far-reaching critical acclaim and reader interest, the story of Helene Cooper’s extraordinary life, now fully explored in memoir form, is a compelling personal tale rent from the broader pages of Liberia’s recent turbulent history.” Cooper is the diplomatic correspondent for the NYT. Starbucks director of content development Nikkole Denson says “our customers enjoy engaging, […]
September Indie Next
Here are the ABA’s latest monthly picks: In Hovering Flight: A Novel, by Joyce HinnefeldMy Father’s Paradise: A Son’s Search for His Jewish Past in Kurdish Iraq, by Ariel SabarAmerica Eats! On the Road with the WPA — the Fish Fries, Box Supper Socials, and Chitlin Feasts That Define Real American Food, by Pat WillardThe Good Thief: A Novel, by Hannah TintiAnathem: A Novel, by Neal StephensonFine Just the Way It Is: Wyoming Stories 3, by Annie ProulxFeather Man, by Rhyll McMasterJust Breathe, by Susan WiggsHurry Down Sunshine: A Memoir, by Michael GreenbergAmerican Wife: A Novel, by Curtis SittenfeldCity of […]
Chicago Keeps "One Book" Going
Chicago has selected Tom Wolfe’s THE RIGHT STUFF as their 15th citywide reading selection. The pick coincides with the 50th anniversary of both NASA and Chicago’s Air and Water Show.Sun-Times