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The [British] Library Association, Youth Libraries Group Award
The Library Association, Youth Libraries Group Award was established 1937, and is presented annually to an outstanding book published in the United Kingdom. The award was initially limited to English writers published in England, but since 1969 any book written in English and published first, or concurrently, in the United Kingdom has been eligible. The award is presented during the summer of the year following publication.
For a list of winning titles, click Here.
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Balewaīs īShaihu Umarī
"Shaihu Umar" was written by the late Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, once the Federal Prime Minister of Nigeria. You can find a brief review of it at the publisherīs site MarkusWeiner and you can purchase the hard cover edition there. If you would prefer a softcover edition, get it at Amazon
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Ruth Schwartz Childrenīs Book Award
The Ruth Schwartz Childrenīs Book Award was established 1976, and is presented annually for a Canadian book published during the previous year. The books are judged by children, from a list compiled by booksellers.
For a list of winning titles, click Here.
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Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award
The Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award was established in 1980 by the Canadian Library Association, Young Adult Special Interest Group. It is presented annually for creative literature: novel, play, or poetry, written by a Canadian and published in Canada.
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Australian Childrenīs Book of the Year Award for Older Readers
Australian Childrenīs Book of the Year Award for Older Readers was established in 1946 and is presented annually in August for a childrenīs book written by an Australian, or a resident of Australia.
For a list of winning titles, click Here.
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The National Book Awards
On March 16, 1950, a consortium of book publishing groups sponsored the first annual National Book Awards Ceremony and Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. Their goal was to enhance the public´s awareness of exceptional books written by fellow Americans, and to increase the popularity of reading in general. The National Book Awards have become the nation´s preeminent literary prizes, and The National Book Awards Ceremony and Dinner the most important event on the literary calendar. The Awards are given to recognize achievements in four genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People´s Literature. The Winners, selected by five-member, independent judging panels for each genre, receive a cash award and a crystal sculpture.
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Phoenix Award for Childrenīs Literature
Established in 1985, the Phoenix is awarded annually to an outstanding book, originally published in English twenty years previously, which did not receive a major award at the time of its publication.
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Newbery Medalists (Childrenīs books)
Presented annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children published in the United States in the preceding year. The recipient must be a citizen or resident of the United States. The winner is announced at the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting (January/February), and presented at the ALA summer conference.
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Best Selling Children's Books
While there are lists galore floating around which examine every category of book imaginable, two of the best resources are the archives of either the New York Times or Publishers Weekly.
According to the latter, the best-selling children's hardcover books in 2003 were:
1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J. K. Rowling
2. The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events #10), Lemony Snicket; illustrated by Brett Helquist
3. Eragon, Christopher Paolini
4. The English Roses, Madonna; illustrated by Jeffrey Fulvimari
5. Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code, Eoin Colfer
6. Good Night, Sweet Butterflies, Dawn Bentley; illustrated by Heather Cahoon
7. Mr. Peabody's Apples, Madonna; illustrated by Loren Long
8. The Cat in the Hat Movie: Storybook, Justine and Ron Fontes
9. The Second Summer of the Sisterhood, Ann Brashares
10. Storybook Treasury of Dick and Jane and Friends, Grosset & Dunlap
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Nero Awards - 1979-1989 (Mystery)
The "Nero" is an annual award presented by the Nero Wolfe Society to an author for literary excellence in the mystery genre. The award is presented at the Black Orchid Banquet, which is traditionally held on the first Saturday in December in New York City.
1979: The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling - Lawrence Block
1980: Burn This - Helen McCloy
1981: Death in a Tenured Position - Amanda Cross
1982: Past, Present and Murder - Hugh Pentecost
1983: The Anodyne Necklace - Martha Grimes
1984: Emily Dickinson is Dead - Jane Langton
1985: Sleeping Dog - Dick Lochte
1986: Murder in E Minor - Robert Goldsborough
1987: The Corpse in Oozak's Pone - Charlotte MacLeod
1988: No award given
1989: No award given
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Nero Awards - 1990-1999 (Mystery)
The "Nero" is an annual award presented by the Nero Wolfe Society to an author for literary excellence in the mystery genre. The award is presented at the Black Orchid Banquet, which is traditionally held on the first Saturday in December in New York City.
1990: No award given
1991: Coyote Waits - Tony Hillerman
1992: A Scandal in Belgravia - Robert Barnard
1993: Book to Die - John Dunning
1994: Old Scores - Aaron Elkins
1995: She Walks These Hills - Sharyn McCrumb
1996: A Monstrous Regiment of Women - Laurie B. King
1997: The Poet - Michael Connelly
1998: Sacred - Dennis Lehane
199: The Bone Collector - Jeffery Deaver
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Nero Awards - 2000-2009 (Mystery)
The "Nero" is an annual award presented by the Nero Wolfe Society to an author for literary excellence in the mystery genre. The award is presented at the Black Orchid Banquet, which is traditionally held on the first Saturday in December in New York City.
2000: Coyote Revenge - Fred Harris
2001: Sugar House - Laura Lippman
2002: The Deadhouse - Linda Fairstein
2003: Winter and Night - S.J. Rozan
2004: Fear Itself - Walter Mosley
2005: The Enemy - Lee Child
2006: Vanish - Tess Gerritsen
2007: All Mortal Flesh - Julia Spencer-Fleming
2008: Anatomy of Fear - Jonathan Santlofer
2009: not yet available
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Agatha Award Winners, 1988 (Mystery)
The Agatha Award is given yearly by Malice Domestic to honor the traditional mystery as typified by the works of Agatha Christie.
Best Short Story: "More Final Than Divorce" by Robert Barnard, published in "Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine"
Best First Novel: "A Great Deliverance" by Elizabeth George
Best Novel: "Something Wicked" by Carolyn Hart
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Agatha Award Winners, 1989 (Mystery)
The Agatha Award is given yearly by Malice Domestic to honor the traditional mystery as typified by the works of Agatha Christie.
Best Short Story: "A Wee Doch and Doris" by Sharyn McCrumb, published in "Mistletoe Mysteries"
Best First Novel: "Grime and Punishment" by Jill Churchill
Best Novel: "Naked Once More" by Elizabeth Peters
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Agatha Award Winners, 1990 (Mystery)
The Agatha Award is given yearly by Malice Domestic to honor the traditional mystery as typified by the works of Agatha Christie.
Best Short Story: "Too Much To Bare" by Joan Hess, published in "Sisters in Crime 2"
Best First Novel: "The Body In The Belfry" by Katherine Hall Page
Best Novel: "Bum Steer" by Nancy Pickard
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Agatha Award Winners, 1991 (Mystery)
The Agatha Award is given yearly by Malice Domestic to honor the traditional mystery as typified by the works of Agatha Christie.
Best Short Story: "Deborah's Judgment" by Margaret Maron, published in "A Woman's Eye"
Best First Novel: "Zero at the Bone" by Mary Willis Walker
Best Novel: "I.O.U." by Nancy Pickard
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Agatha Award Winners, 1992 (Mystery)
The Agatha Award is given yearly by Malice Domestic to honor the traditional mystery as typified by the works of Agatha Christie.
Best Short Story: "Nice Gorilla" by Aaron and Charlotte Elkins, published in "Malice Domestic 1"
Best First Novel: "Blanche On The Lam" by Barbara Neely
Best Novel: "Bootlegger's Daughter" by Margaret Maron
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Agatha Award Winners, 1993 (Mystery)
The Agatha Award is given yearly by Malice Domestic to honor the traditional mystery as typified by the works of Agatha Christie.
Best Nonfiction: "The Doctor, The Murder, The Mystery," by Barbara D'Amato
Best Short Story: "Kim's Game" by M.D. Lake, published in Malice Domestic 2
Best First Novel: "Track of the Cat" by Nevada Barr
Best Novel: "Dead Man's Island" by Carolyn Hart
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Agatha Award Winners, 1994 (Mystery)
The Agatha Award is given yearly by Malice Domestic to honor the traditional mystery as typified by the works of Agatha Christie.
Best Nonfiction: "By A Woman's Hand" by Jean Swanson and Dean James
Best Short Story: "The Family Jewels" by Dorothy Cannell, published in Malice Domestic 3
Best First Novel: "Do Unto Others" by Jeff Abbott
Best Novel: "She Walks These Hills" by Sharyn McCrumb
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Agatha Award Winners, 1995 (Mystery)
The Agatha Award is given yearly by Malice Domestic to honor the traditional mystery as typified by the works of Agatha Christie.
Best Nonfiction: "Mystery Readers Walking Guide - Chicago" by Alzina Stone Dale
Best Short Story: "The Dog Who Remembered Too Much" by Elizabeth Daniels Squire, published in Malice Domestic 4
Best First Novel: "The Body in the Transept" by Jeanne M. Dams
Best Novel: "If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him" by Sharyn McCrumb
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Agatha Award Winners, 1996 (Mystery)
The Agatha Award is given yearly by Malice Domestic to honor the traditional mystery as typified by the works of Agatha Christie.
Best Nonfiction: "Detecting Women 2" by Willetta L. Heising
Best Short Story: "Accidents Will Happen" by Carolyn Wheat, published in Malice Domestic 5
Best First Novel: "Murder On A Girl's Night Out" by Anne George
Best Novel: "Up Jumps The Devil" by Margaret Maron
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Agatha Award Winners, 1997 (Mystery)
The Agatha Award is given yearly by Malice Domestic to honor the traditional mystery as typified by the works of Agatha Christie.
Best Nonfiction: "Detecting Men" (Pocket Guide) by Willeta L. Heising
Best Short Story: "Tea for Two" by M.D. Lake, published in "Funnybones"
Best First Novel: "The Salaryman's Wife" by Sujata Massey
Best Novel: "The Devil In Music" by Kate Moss
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Agatha Award Winners, 1998 (Mystery)
The Agatha Award is given yearly by Malice Domestic to honor the traditional mystery as typified by the works of Agatha Christie.
Best Nonfiction: "Mystery Reader's Walking Guide to Washington D.C." by Alzina Stone Dale
Best Short Story: "Of Course You Know That Chocolate Is A Vegetable" by Barbara D'Amato, published in "Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine"
Best First Novel: "The Doctor Digs A Grave" by Robin Hathaway
Best Novel: "Butchers Hill" by Laura Lippman
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Agatha Award Winners, 1999 (Mystery)
The Agatha Award is given yearly by Malice Domestic to honor the traditional mystery as typified by the works of Agatha Christie.
Best Nonfiction: "Teller of Tales: The Life of Arthur Conan Doyle" by Daniel Stashower
Best Short Story: "Out of Africa" by Nancy Pickard, published in "Mom, Apple Pie, and Murder"
Best First Novel: "Murder with Peacocks" by Donna Andrews
Best Novel: "Mariner's Compass" by Earlene Fowler
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Agatha Award Winners, 2000 (Mystery)
The Agatha Award is given yearly by Malice Domestic to honor the traditional mystery as typified by the works of Agatha Christie.
Best Nonfiction: "100 Favorite Mysteries of the Century" edited by Jim Huang
Best Short Story: "The Man in the Civil Suit" by Jan Burke, published in Malice Domestic 9
Best First Novel: "Death on a Silver Tray" by Rosemary Stevens
Best Novel: "Storm Track" by Margaret Maron
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Agatha Award Winners, 2001 (Mystery)
The Agatha Award is given yearly by Malice Domestic to honor the traditional mystery as typified by the works of Agatha Christie.
Best Children's/Young Adult Novel: "Mystery of the Haunted Caves: A Troop 13 Mystery" by Penny Warner
Best Nonfiction: "Seldom Disappointed: A Memoir" by Tony Hillerman
Best Short Story: "The Would-Be-Widower" by Katherine Hall Page, published in Malice Domestic X
Best First Novel: "Bubbles Unbound" by Sarah Strohmeyer
Best Novel: "Murphy's Law" by Rhys Bowen
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Agatha Award Winners, 2002 (Mystery)
The Agatha Award is given yearly by Malice Domestic to honor the traditional mystery as typified by the works of Agatha Christie.
Best Children's/Young Adult Novel: "Red Card: A Zeke Armstrong Mystery" by Daniel J. Hale and Matthew LaBrot
Best Nonfiction: "They Died in Vain: Overlooked, Underappreciated, and Forgotten Mystery Novels" edited by Jim Huang
Best Short Story: "The Dog That Didn't Bark" by Margaret Maron, published in "Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine," and "Too Many Cooks" by Marcia Talley, published in "Much Ado About Murder"
Best First Novel: "In the Bleak Midwinter" by Julia Spencer-Fleming
Best Novel: "You've Got Murder" by Donna Andrews
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Agatha Award Winners, 2003 (Mystery)
The Agatha Award is given yearly by Malice Domestic to honor the traditional mystery as typified by the works of Agatha Christie.
Best Children's/Young Adult Novel: "The 7th Knot" by Kathleen Karr
Best Nonfiction: "Amelia Peabody's Egypt: A Compendium" edited by Elizabeth Peters and Kristen Whitbread, designed by Dennis Forbes
Best Short Story: "No Man's Land" by Elizabeth Foxwell, published in "Blood On Their Hands"
Best First Novel: "Maisie Dobbs"by Jacqueline Winspear
Best Novel: "Letter From Home" by Carolyn Hart
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Agatha Award Winners, 2004 (Mystery)
The Agatha Award is given yearly by Malice Domestic to honor the traditional mystery as typified by the works of Agatha Christie.
Best Children's/Young Adult Novel: "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
Best Short Story: "Wedding Knife" by Elaine Viets, published in "Chesapeake Crimes"
Best Nonfiction: "Private Eye-Lashes: Radio's Lady Detectives" by Jack French
Best First Novel: "Dating Dead Men" by Harley Jane Kozak
Best Novel: "Birds of a Feather" by Jacqueline Winspear
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Agatha Award Winners, 2005 (Mystery)
The Agatha Award is given yearly by Malice Domestic to honor the traditional mystery as typified by the works of Agatha Christie.
Best Children's/Young Adult Novel: "Down the Rabbit Hole" by Peter Abrahams and "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
Best Short Story: "Driven to Distraction" by Marcia Talley, published in Chesapeake Crimes II
Best Nonfiction: "Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her" by Melanie Rehak
Best Novel: "The Body in the Snowdrift" by Katherine Hall Page
Best First Novel: "Better Off Wed" by Laura Durham
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Agatha Award Winners, 2006 (Mystery)
The Agatha Award is given yearly by Malice Domestic to honor the traditional mystery as typified by the works of Agatha Christie.
Best Children's/Young Adult Novel: "Pea Soup Poisonings" by Nancy Means Wright
Best Short Story: "Sleeping With the Plush" by Toni L.P. Kelner, published in "Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine"
Best Nonfiction: "Don't Murder Your Mystery" by Chris Roerden
Best Novel: "The Virgin of Small Plains" by Nancy Pickard
Best First Novel: "The Heat Of The Moon" by Sandra Parshall
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Agatha Award Winners, 2007 (Mystery)
The Agatha Award is given yearly by Malice Domestic to honor the traditional mystery as typified by the works of Agatha Christie.
Best Children's/Young Adult Novel: "A Light In The Cellar" by Sarah Masters Buckey
Best Short Story: "A Rat's Tale" by Donna Andrews, published in "Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine"
Best Nonfiction: "Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters" by Jon Lellenberg, Daniel Stashower, and Charles Foley
Best First Novel: "Prime Time" by Hank Phillippi Ryan
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