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A record-breaking number of independent booksellers nationwide cast their ballots in March, and today the American Booksellers Association announces the winners of the 2012 Indies Choice Book Awards and the E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards.
“After a month of voting by the owners and staff at independent bookstores across the country, we have an outstanding list of winners that reflects the types of books independent bookstores champion best,” said ABA CEO Oren Teicher. “We look forward to saluting the winners and honor recipients at the Celebration of Bookselling Author Awards Luncheon on June 5 at BEA.”
The 2012 Indies Choice Book Award winners, reflecting the spirit of independent bookstores nationwide, are:
Adult Fiction Book of the Year
Adult Nonfiction Book of the Year
Adult Debut Book of the Year
Young Adult Book of the Year
The winners of the E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards, which reflect the playful, well-paced language, the engaging themes, and the universal appeal to a wide range of ages embodied by E.B. White’s collection of beloved books, are:
E.B. White Read-Aloud Award – Middle Reader
(Balloting ended in a tie between the works of sister and brother Maile Meloy and Colin Meloy.)
E.B. White Read-Aloud Award – Picture Book
ABA members also chose bestselling author and fellow indie bookseller Ann Patchett as the Most Engaging Author for 2012. Patchett was recognized for her exceptional involvement and responsiveness during in-store appearances and for having a strong sense of the importance of indie booksellers to their local communities.
In addition, booksellers inducted three of their all-time favorites into the Indies Choice Book Awards Picture Book Hall of Fame:
The 2012 Honor Award recipients, named in each category with the exception of Picture Book Hall of Fame, are:
Adult Fiction Honor Awards
Adult Nonfiction Honor Awards
Adult Debut Honor Awards
Young Adult Honor Awards
E.B. White Read-Aloud Award – Middle Reader Honor Awards
E.B. White Read-Aloud Award – Picture Book Honor Awards
Most Engaging Author Honor Awards
The winners and finalists in all categories with the exception of Most Engaging Author and Picture Book Hall of Fame were chosen from titles appearing on the Indie Next Lists in 2011, with additional titles for the E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards nominated by bookseller members of the ABC Group at ABA.
All of the Indies Choice and E.B. White winners and honor recipients are being invited to the Celebration of Bookselling Author Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, June 5, at BookExpo America [1]. The event is free and open exclusively to two booksellers from each ABA member store. Booksellers who would like to attend should reserve a spot now via this online reservation form [2]. Questions regarding the lunch should be addressed to Mark Nichols, ABA development officer [3].
Links:
[1] http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/
[2] http://www.bookweb.org/events/bea/bealunch.html
[3] mailto:mark@bookweb.org
[4] http://www.bookweb.org/events/bea.html