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The owners and staff at all ABA 
member bookstores can now cast their ballots for the 2013 Indies Choice Book Awards and the E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards. Voting is open until April 15 via an electronic ballot on BookWeb.org [1].
All of this year’s finalists represent the types of books that indie booksellers champion best. In addition, the E.B. White Read-Aloud finalists 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.
Every bookseller at an ABA member store is encouraged to vote; one ballot per person will be accepted. One winner will be declared in each category, with the exception of the Picture Book Hall of Fame, where booksellers will choose three inductees. The winners will be announced on April 18 and will be invited to take part in ABA’s Celebration of Bookselling Author Awards Luncheon [2]at BookExpo America 2013 [3] in New York City on May 30.
This year’s finalists are:
BOOK OF THE YEAR – ADULT FICTION
BOOK OF THE YEAR – ADULT NONFICTION
BOOK OF THE YEAR – ADULT DEBUT
BOOK OF THE YEAR – YOUNG ADULT
E. B. WHITE READ-ALOUD AWARD – MIDDLE READER
E. B. WHITE READ-ALOUD AWARD – PICTURE BOOK
PICTURE BOOK HALL OF FAME
INDIE CHAMPION AWARD (formerly Most Engaging Author)
The finalists in the Indies Choice Book Awards categories of Adult Fiction, Adult Nonfiction, and Adult Debut were chosen by a jury of six ABA member booksellers from titles appearing on the Indie Next Lists in 2012.
A Children’s jury, composed of six members of the ABC Children’s Group at ABA, chose the finalists for the Indies Choice Book Award in the Young Adult category and for the E. B. White Read-Aloud Middle Reader and Picture Book Awards. Finalists were chosen from titles appearing on the Kids’ Indie Next Lists in 2012, with additional titles for the E. B. White awards nominated by ABC Group members.
To better reflect the intent of the award, beginning this year the category formerly called Most Engaging Author has been changed to the Indie Champion Award. All of the 2013 bookseller jury members agreed that the new name more clearly describes the award that is presented to the author or illustrator who booksellers feel has the best sense of the importance of independent bookstores to their communities at large and the strongest personal commitment to foster and support the mission and passion of independent booksellers. Finalists for the Indie Champion award were chosen by both the Adult and Children’s juries.
There is no restriction on publication date for nominees for induction into the Picture Book Hall of Fame, and once again this year, the award will recognize three outstanding backlist titles.
To help booksellers promote the finalists in newsletters and other marketing materials, ABA has made the Indies Choice Awards logo available for download here [4].
Members of this year’s Indies Choice Book Awards Adult jury are Sarah Bagby, Watermark Books [5], Wichita, Kansas (chair); Andrea Avantaggio, Maria’s Bookshop [6], Durango, Colorado; Bill Cusumano, Nicola’s Books [7], Ann Arbor, Michigan; Stan Hynds, Northshire Bookstore [8], Manchester Center, Vermont; Annie Philbrick, Bank Square Books [9], Mystic, Connecticut; and Robert Sindelar, Third Place Books [10], Lake Forest Park, Washington.
The 2013 Children’s jury members are Valerie Koehler, Blue Willow Bookshop [11], Houston, Texas (chair); Kenny Brechner, Devaney, Doak & Garrett [12], Farmington, Maine; Heather Hebert, Children’s Book World [13], Haverford, Pennsylvania; Rene Kirkpatrick, Eagle Harbor Book Company [14], Bainbridge Island, Washington; Carol Moyer, Quail Ridge Books & Music [15], Raleigh, North Carolina; and Lauren Savage, The Reading Bug [16], San Carlos, California.
Cast your ballot now. [1] Then reserve a seat at the Celebration luncheon. [17]
Links:
[1] http://images.bookweb.org/icba-ebw.php
[2] http://news.bookweb.org/news/reservations-open-2013-celebration-bookselling-luncheon
[3] http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/
[4] http://www.bookweb.org/identitymanager/awards_topic.htm
[5] http://www.watermarkbooks.com/
[6] http://www.mariasbookshop.com/
[7] http://www.nicolasbooks.com/
[8] http://www.northshire.com/
[9] http://www.banksquarebooks.com/
[10] http://www.thirdplacebooks.com/
[11] http://www.bluewillowbookshop.com/
[12] http://ddgbooks.com/
[13] http://www.childrensbookworld.net/
[14] http://www.eagleharborbooks.com/
[15] http://www.quailridgebooks.com/
[16] http://www.thereadingbug.com/
[17] http://bea.bookweb.org/celebration-bookselling-and-authors-awards-lunch