quote:The winners of the 2005 Quill Book Awards are:
Book of the Year - presented by Brian Williams Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré (Illustrator) Arthur Levine/Scholastic
Debut Author of the Year - presented by Kim Cattrall The Historian Elizabeth Kostova Little Brown & Company
Audio Book - presented by Tony Roberts The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction Jon Stewart and the Writers of the Daily Show Time Warner AudioBooks
Children's Illustrated Book - presented by Elmo Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook Shel Silverstein HarperCollins Children's Books
Children's Chapter Book/Middle Grade - presented by Jules Feiffer Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré (Illustrator) Arthur Levine/Scholastic
Young Adult/Teen - presented by Anthony Rapp Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood Ann Brashares Delacorte Press
General Fiction - presented by Erica Jong The Mermaid Chair Sue Monk Kidd Viking Press
Graphic Novel - presented by Jonathan Lethem Marvel 1602 Volume I Neil Gaiman, Andy Kubert, and Richard Isanove Marvel Comics
Mystery/Suspense/Thriller - presented by Stephen J. Cannell and Annie Parisse Eleven on Top Janet Evanovich St. Martin's Press
Poetry - presented by Robert Klein Let America Be America Again: And Other Poems Langston Hughes Vintage Books
Romance - presented by Candace Bushnell 44 Cranberry Point Debbie Macomber Mira Books
Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror - presented by Tamara Tunie The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror Christopher Moore William Morrow & Company
Religion/Spirituality - presented by Matthew Modine Peace is the Way: Bringing War and Violence to an End Deepak Chopra Harmony
Biography/Memoir - presented by Nick Hornby Chronicles: Volume One Bob Dylan Simon & Schuster
Business - presented by Maria Bartiromo Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner William Morrow & Company
Cooking - presented by Rocco DeSpirito Rachel Ray's 30-Minute Get Real Meals: Eat Healthy Without Going to Extremes Rachael Ray Clarkson Potter
Health/Self Improvement - presented by Dr. Joyce Brothers He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo Simon Spotlight Entertainment
History/Current Events/Politics - presented by Tony LoBianco 1776 David McCullough Simon & Schuster
Humor - presented by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction Jon Stewart and the Writers of the Daily Show Warner Books
Sports - presented by Len Berman Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season Stewart O'Nan and Stephen King Scribner
I never even HEARD of the SF/Fantasy/Horror one. Anyone read it?
I'm not current enough with new books to be opinionated, except that I agree with Harry Potter getting the kids' book award, and America: The Book getting the comedy award. 1602 got the graphic novel, and I don't agree with that -- it was a fun story, but other nominees such as Persepolis 2 were more interesting.
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Except for Harry Potter, none of the books I voted for are listed. I wonder if I voted for Freakonomics... I don't remember voting for it, but I would have if I saw it. So I guess that is 2 books.
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I've heard of it, but haven't read it yet. Christopher Moore is a satirical/comedic (mostly) horror writer. The Stupidest Angel is sort of related to Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal, which is one of my all-time favorites and absolutely hysterical. (Although it may be considered offensive to some due to language, etc.) The same angel figures in both books.
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quote:Originally posted by Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged: OSC didn't win? That sucks....
Yes, that was disappointing.
Even though I'm happy for Moore - his books deserve more recognition too, even if they're of a different sort of brilliance than OSC's.
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I read/listened to Moore's "The Stupidest Angel." Definitely not SF -- more of a comic horror book, like Nell Gwyn said. (With much more emphasis on comedy than horror, it'd have been better put into the comedy category for the awards.) It's a lot like one of Carl Hiaasen or Dave Barry's gonzo Florida books, only set in northern California, and with more bawdy/crude humor. (I like bawdy humor sometimes, but for some reason Moore's humor in this one seems a bit jarring at times...)
Aside from the occasional jarring bits, it's a fun read, and has a great concept (Christmas zombies!) (I bet the book's film rights have already been sold. "Christmas zombies! You can't go wrong with a film about Xmas zombies!")
If the Quill Awards happen again, I hope they create more categories. SF/fantasy/horror is WAY too broad a category, it's really strange to see both Moore's book and OSC's book in the same category, hopefully in the future there'll be separate awards for SF and for fantasy/horror...
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The one I'm really surprised at is Shel Silverstein's, but only because I thought he was dead.
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Glad to see that "The Historian", or at least it's author, won the Debut of the Year. I liked that book a lot.
Also, I'm quite pleased to see that the award for cookbook was won by Rachael Ray. I'm a big fan. I watch her 30-Minute Meals show every afternoon to get myself inspired to cook dinner. The idea of a cooking show without all the elitist BS really appeals to me.
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I actually have Runny Babbit by Silverstein. It's cute. Not award-winning cute, but it's a fun book to read aloud.
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How did He's Just Not That Into You win? I picked it up at Borders and flipped through it laughing and thinking that it was pretty awesome satire. Then I realized that it wasn't meant to be satirical.
It disgusts me.
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The idea of a cooking show without all the elitist BS really appeals to me.
