2010 Award Books
A lot of awarding went on in 2010. The following is a by-no-means-comprehensive list of prize winners.
Anthony Awards (Mystery)
Novel: The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny
First Novel: A Bad Day for Sorry by Sophie Littlefield
Paperback Original: Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley
Caldecott Medal (Illustration in Children’s Books)
The Lion and the Mouse illustrated and written by Jerry Pinkney
Coretta Scott King Awards (Children’s)
Author: A Bad Day for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshall by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
Illustrator: My People illustrated by Charles R. Smith, Jr., written by Langston Hughes
Hugo Awards (Science Fiction)
Novel: The City & The City by China Mieville, and (tie)
The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
Novella: Palimpsest by Charles Stross
There are a lot more categories. Check them out.
Lambda Literary Awards (LGBT)
Children’s/Young Adult: Sprout by Dale Peck
Nonfiction: The Greeks and Greek Love by James Davidson
Many, many more categories. Please check web site.
The Mann Booker Prize (Fiction)
The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson
Michael L. Printz Award (Young Adult Literature)
Going Bovine by Libba Bray
Fiction: Lord of Misrule by Jaimy Gordon
Nonfiction: Just Kids by Patti Smith (editorial comment: YAY!)
Poetry: Lighthead by Terrance Hayes
Young People’s Literature: Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
Nature and the Environment: Adventures Among Ants: A Global Safari With a Cast of Trillions by Mark W. Moffett
Natural History Literature: An Entirely Synthetic Fish: How Rainbow Trout Beguiled America and Overran the World by Anders Halverson
& The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey
Children’s: Camping With the President by Ginger Wadsworth; illustrated by Karen Dugan
They have more categories. Click the link above to see.
Newbery Medal (Children’s Literature)
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
PEN/Faulkner Awards (Fiction)
War Dances by Sherman Alexie
Fiction: Tinkers by Paul Harding
History: Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World by Liaquat Ahamed
Biography: The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt by T.J. Stiles
Poetry: Versed by Rae Armantrout
Pura Belpre Awards (Latina/Latino author/illustrator)
Author: Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez
Illustrator: Fiesta!: Celebrate Children’s Day/Book Day; Celebremos El día de los niños/El día de los libros , illustrated by Rafael López, written by Pat Mora
RITA Awards (Romance)
Young Adult Romance: Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
Inspirational Romance: The Inheritance by Tamera Alexander
Novel with Strong Romantic Elements: The Lost Recipe for Happiness by Barbara O’Neal
Historical Romance: Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas
First Book: One Scream Away by Kate Brady
There are even more categories. Check out the website, linked above.
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal
Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream by Tanya Lee Stone
The Carnivore by Mark Sinnett
Novel: The City & The City by China Mieville
Happy reading!
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