October 11, 2006
2006 Quill Awards Announced
The 2006 Quill Awards were announced October 10. The two year old Awards were designed to be a "consumer's choice" book award in a variety of categories.
10/23: Updated links for Julie & Julie and It's Not Easy Being Green.
Book of the Year
Tyler Perry. Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings
The first book from the creative force known as Tyler Perry is a confessional memoir in the voice of Madea, the beloved, sharp-tongued, worldly, pistol-packing grandma who is at the center of his popular stage shows and the star of his #1 hit movie, "Diary of a Mad Black Woman."
Debut Author of the Year
Julie Powell. Julie and Julia
Julie Powell needs something to break the monotony of her life. So, she invents a deranged assignment: She will take her mother's dog-eared copy of Julia Child's 1961 classic, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking," and cook all 524 recipes in the span of just one year.
Audio Book
John Grogan. Marley and Me
Is it possible for humans to discover the key to happiness through a bigger-than-life, bad-boy dog? Just ask the Grogans.
Children's Illustrated Book
Laura Joffe Numeroff. Illustrated by Felicia Bond. If You Give a Pig a Party
If you give a pig a party, she's going to ask for some balloons to decorate the house with. Then she'll call all her friends and have a great big party.
Children's Chapter Book/Middle Grade
Lemony Snicket. The Penultimate Peril
The Baudelaire orphans disguise themselves as employees of the Hotel Denoument and find themselves pursued by the evil Count Olaf and by others.
Young Adult/Teen
Christopher Paolini. Eldest
After successfully evading an Urgals ambush, Eragon is adopted into the Ingeitum clan and sent to finish his training so he can further help the Varden in their struggle against the Empire.
General Fiction
Christopher Moore. A Dirty Job
Charlie Asher is a pretty normal guy until the day his dauther Sophie is born. On that day, he sees a strange man in green golf gear standing by his wife's bedside who says no one can see him. But Charlie can and then things start getting weird.
Graphic Novel
Masashi Kishimoto. Naruto, Volume 7
As the fight rages within the Forest of Death, Sasuke struggles with the strange force growing inside him, spreading from the curse-mark Orochimaru burned into his neck. It could leave him dead or send him on a bloodthirsty quest for power.
Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
Janet Evanovich. Twelve Sharp
Everyone's favorite bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is back, struggling with her tangled love life, her chaotic family, and her gift for destroying every car she drives. Not to mention the sudden appearance of a female stalker, who turns out to have a close connection to Ranger.
Poetry
Maya Angelou. Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem
In this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires us to embrace the peace and promise of Christmas, so that hope and love can once again light up our holidays and the world.
Romance
Nora Roberts. Blue Smoke
The blaze that night at her family's pizzeria changed young Reena Hale's life. Now as a fire investigator, she tries desperately to trace the origins of the taunting phone calls she's receiving, the fires, and the hatred aimed in her direction. In doing so, she will step into the worst inferno she has ever faced.
Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror
Diana Gabaldon. A Breath of Snow and Ashes
A Breath of Snow and Ashes continues the extraordinary story of 18th-century Scotsman Jamie Fraser and his 20th-century wife, Claire. The year is 1772, and on the eve of the American Revolution, the long fuse of rebellion has already been lit. Men lie dead in the streets of Boston, and in the backwoods of North Carolina, isolated cabins burn in the forest. With chaos brewing, the governor calls upon Jamie Fraser to unite the backcountry and safeguard the colony for King and Crown. But from his wife Jamie knows that three years hence the shot heard round the world will be fired, and the result will be independence -- with those loyal to the King either dead or in exile. And there is also the matter of a tiny clipping from "The Wilmington Gazette, dated 1776, which reports Jamie's death, along with his kin. For once, he hopes, his time-traveling family may be wrong about the future.
Religion/Spirituality
T.D. Jakes. Mama Made the Difference
From the author of He-Motions comes a positive and inspirational book of lessons learned from his mother.
Biography/Memoir
John Grogan. Marley and Me
Is it possible for humans to discover the key to happiness through a bigger-than-life, bad-boy dog? Just ask the Grogans.
Business
Caitlin Friedman and Kimberly Yorio. The Girl's Guide to Being a Boss (Without Being a Bitch)
Cooking
Rachael Ray. Rachael Ray 365: No Repeats: A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners
Bestselling cookbook phenom and Food Network megastar Ray is back with her most indispensable cookbook yet, filled with enough 30-minute recipes and variation to put something different and irresistible on the table every night for an entire year.
Health/Self Improvement
Jim Henson.
It's Not Easy Being Green: And Other Things to ConsiderFew things evoke such a universal feeling of warmth and humor as the work of Jim Henson. In his own words, as well as those of some of his best-known characters like Kermit the Frog and Ernie, we get a glimpse of the philosophy and humor that was so essential to Jim's creations. We'll also get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the collaborative spirit of this gentle artistic genius from the people Jim knew, loved, and inspired.
History/Current Events/Politics
Al Gore. An Inconvenient Truth
Published to tie in to a documentary film of the same name, "An Inconvenient Truth" is Gore's battle cry about what needs to be done about global warming.
Humor
Tyler Perry. Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings
The first book from the creative force known as Tyler Perry is a confessional memoir in the voice of Madea, the beloved, sharp-tongued, worldly, pistol-packing grandma who is at the center of his popular stage shows and the star of his #1 hit movie, "Diary of a Mad Black Woman."
Sports
Holly Robinson Peete. Get Your Own Damn Beer, I'm Watching the Game!: A Woman's Guide to Loving Pro Football
Finally, a chicks guide to the game that is smart, knowledgeable, and thoroughly female.
Posted by Grace at October 11, 2006 05:04 PM
