An Awarding Time for Mystery

If you’re looking for a good mystery, The Edgars and the Agathas were recently announced. The Edgars Best Novel Best First Novel Best Young Adult The Agathas Best Novel Best First Novel

Rita Award Finalists

The 2010 Rita Award Finalists were recently announced. We are pleased that two of those finalists will be appearing at the Novelty: Danvers Literary Festival on May 8th: Kristan Higgins Deanna Raybourn

Pulitzer Prize 2010

A very special congratulations to Paul Harding for winning the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Mr. Harding gave a reading at the library shortly after Tinkers was published. He was a great speaker and was very generous with his time. Non-fiction Poetry History...

Orange Prize Finalists

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Congratulations to the finalists for the Orange Prize: Rosie Alison ~ The Very Thought of You Eleanor Catton ~ The Rehearsal Clare Clark ~ Savage Lands Amanda Craig ~ Hearts and Minds Roopa Farooki ~...

2010 Edgar Nominees

The Mystery Writers of America have announced the nominees for the 2010 Edgar Awards. A sample of the categories/nominees: Best Novel Nominees The Missing by Tim Gautreaux (Random House – Alfred A. Knopf) The Odds by Kathleen George (Minotaur Books) The Last...