2009 Indies Choice Book Awards include lighthearted categories
April 21, 2009 – 8:39 amMost engaging author was won by SHERMAN ALEXIE. No surprise to anyone who has heard him speak!
The American Booksellers Association (ABA) announced the winners of the inaugural Indies Choice Book Awards. Formerly the Book Sense Book of the Year Awards, the new Indies Choice Book Awards reflect the spirit of independent bookstores nationwide through new categories and a broader range of winners and honor books. Audiobook copies of the 2009 Indies Choice Book Award Winners available at Spokane Public Library include:
Best Indie Buzz Book (Fiction):
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Fiery Shaffer and Annie Barrows.
Best Conversation Starter (Nonfiction):
The Wordy Shipmates, by Sarah Vowell. Read by Sarah Vowell, with celebrity guests.
Best Author Discovery:
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, by David Wroblewski. Read by Richard Poe.
Most Engaging Author:
Other Indie Buzz Honor Book recipients include:
Best Book (Fiction) Honor Books
City of Thieves, by David Benioff. Read by Ron Perlman.
The Given Day, by Dennis Lehane. Read by Michael Boatman.
People of the Book, by Geraldine Brooks. Read by Edwina Wren and [Downloadable audio] version
Best Conversation Starter (Nonfiction) Honor Books:
Hurry Down Sunshine: A Memoir, written and read by Michael Greenberg
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, by Haruki Murakami, translated by Philip Gabriel. Read by Ray Porter.[Downloadable audio]
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