by Peabody Institute Library | Jun 18, 2012 | Book Awards
Winning titles are in blue. Science Fiction Novel Embassytown, China Miéville (Del Rey; Macmillan) Leviathan Wakes, James S. A. Corey (Orbit US; Orbit UK) 11/22/63, Stephen King (Scribner; Hodder & Stoughton as 11.22.63) Rule 34, Charles Stross (Ace; Orbit UK) The...
by Peabody Institute Library | Nov 17, 2011 | Book Awards
Learn more about the National Book Awards here. FICTION WINNER: Jesmyn Ward, Salvage the Bones (Bloomsbury USA) FINALISTS: Andrew Krivak, The Sojourn (Bellevue Literary Press) – Interview Téa Obreht, The Tiger’s Wife (Random House) Julie Otsuka, The Buddha...
by Peabody Institute Library | Oct 6, 2011 | Book Awards, The Literary World
Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer has won the 2011 Nobel Prize in literature. From the Huffington Post: Tomas Tranströmer is a poet who, according to Peter Englund, the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, writes about “death, history, memory and nature. A...
by Peabody Institute Library | Aug 22, 2011 | Book Awards
This past Saturday saw the presentation of the 2011 Hugo Awards. The winners were as follows: (Title links will take you to the NOBLE catalog) BEST NOVEL Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis BEST NOVELLA The Lifecycle of Software Objects by Ted Chiang BEST NOVELETTE...
by Peabody Institute Library | Nov 18, 2010 | Book Awards
Winner of the award for fiction, Jaimy Gordon was caught off guard by her win at the National Book Awards ceremony. Click here for more information on the event and awards. Fiction Lord of Misrule – Jaimy Gordon At the rock-bottom end of the sport of kings sits...
by ta | Aug 3, 2010 | Book Awards, Fiction, Romance
Looking for a little romance for your next day at the beach? Check out the 2010 RITA Award winners. Best Young Adult Romance Perfect Chemistry ~ Simone Elkeles When Brittany Ellis walks into chemistry class on the first day of senior year, she has no clue that her...
