Book Award News Page 2

This is page 2 of the book award news archives.

2009 Edgar Award Winners (2009-05-06): The winners of the 2009 Edgar Awards - annual awards given by Mystery Writers of America - have been announced.

Short List for Orange Prize Announced (2009-04-23): The short list for the Orange Prize for Fiction has been announced.

2009's Oddest Book Title of the Year (2009-03-27): The Bookseller has announced the winner of this year's Oddest Book Title of the Year prize.

Man Booker International Prize 2009 Announces List of Contenders (2009-03-18): The Man Booker International Prize has announced the Judges' List of Contenders for this year's prize.

Roberto Bolano, Dexter Filkins Win Book Critics Awards (2009-03-16): The winners for the annual National Book Critics Circle awards are in.

William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalists Named (2008-12-17): The American Library Association has announced the finalists for the William C.

2008 National Book Award Winners Announced (2008-11-21): The winners of the 2008 National Book Awards have been announced.

Booker Prize to Select Best-Ever Winner (2008-02-21): The Man Booker Prize is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a Best of the Booker award prize.

Jiang Rong Wins First Annual Man Asian Literary Prize (2007-11-12): Chinese author Jiang Rong has won the first Man Asian Literary Prize for his book, Wolf Totem.

National Book Foundation Announces Lifetime Achievement Awards (2007-09-12): The National Book Foundation announced that it will present its 2007 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters to bestselling novelist Joan Didion, author of The Year of Magical Thinking.

Nebula Award Winners Announced (2007-05-14): The Nebula Awards were announced this past Saturday night.

2005 Man Booker Prize Shortlist Announced (2005-09-12): The six finalists for the Man Booker Prize, Britain's most famous literary award, have been named.

Quills Award Lets Readers Decide (2005-08-08): Reed Business Information, the publisher of Variety, Library Journal and Publishers Weekly, and NBC television, has founded a new book award: the Quills Awards.

Bob Dylan Vs. William Shakespeare (2005-01-29): In the running for this year's U.

Lily Tuck Wins the National Book Award for Fiction (2004-11-20): Lily Tuck has won the National Book Award for Fiction for her book, The News From Paraguay, the fictionalized tale of Paraguayan leader Francisco Solano Lopez and his Irish mistress, Ella Lynch.

9/11 Commission Report a National Book Finalist (2004-10-14): The 9/11 Commission Report (W.

National Book Critics Circle Names 2003 Winners (2004-03-07): The National Book Critics circle has announced its awards for the best books published in 2003.

DBC Pierre Wins Booker Prize (2003-10-15): Australian Author DBC Pierre, a former con man and drug addict, has won this year's coveted Booker Prize.

2003 Christy Awards Winners Announced (2003-08-18): The 2003 Christy Awards, annual awards for Christian Fiction, were recently announced.