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Lisa Tucker’s THE WINTERS IN BLOOM is a September 2011 Indie Next List Great Reads

Ellen Baker’s I GAVE MY HEART TO KNOW THIS is featured on Barnes and Noble home page as a “Cool Book” (August 1, 2011)

Ron Rash’s BURNING BRIGHT story collection is awarded the 2011 Southern Independent Bookseller Alliance (SIBA) Fiction Prize.

Hester Rumberg, author of TEN DEGRESS OF RECKONING, dies in Toronto of respiratory failure. Read more…

Arthur Phillips’s THE TRAGEDY OF ARTHUR has been selected one of the ten best books of the year “so far” by Amazon on June 27, 2011

Kwei Quartey’s CHILDREN OF THE STREET received a Publishers Weekly Starred Review (May 16, 2011)

William Lychack’s story collection THE ARCHITECT OF FLOWERS is a Barnes & Noble Summer 2011 Reading Pick

Robin Oliveira’s novel MY NAME IS MARY SUTTER has appeared on the New York Times extended best seller list four weeks since its April 2011 trade paperback publication (May 5, 2011)

Ron Rash has been inducted into The Fellowship of Southern Writers, whose members have included Eudora Welty and Walker Percy among others (April 2011).

Ron Rash’s BURNING BRIGHT received the 2010 Frank O’Connor award. Part of the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Festival, the award is the foremost prize for a short story collection in the world and celebrates great writers of the form. Previous recipients include Yiyun Li, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Haruki Murakami.

Ron Rash’s BURNING BRIGHT has been short-listed (finalist) for 2010 Ireland’s 2010 Frank O’Connor Award.

Robin Oliveira’s MY NAME IS MARY SUTTER won a 2010 Honorable Mention from The Langum Charitable Trust for historical fiction.

Lisa Tucker’s THE PROMISED WORLD will be a featured title in September 2010 by Independent booksellers and is a TARGET pick for fall 2010

Masha Hamilton is 2010 recipient of Women’s National Book Association Award.
The Women’s National Book Association presents the WNBA Award every other year to honor a living American woman who derives part or all of her income from books and the allied arts and who has done meritorious work in the world of books beyond the responsibilities of her profession. Former recipients include Eleanor Roosevelt, Patricia Schroeder, Nancy Pearl and Dr. Perri Klass.

Robin Oliveira’s MY NAME IS MARY SUTTER and Kelly O’Connor McNees’ THE LOST SUMMER OF LOUISA MAY ALCOTT are both Historical Novel Review Editors’ Choice for May 2010

Adam Langer’s THE THIEVES OF MANHATTAN receives a Publishers Weekly Starred review (April 19, 21010) is an August 2010 Indie Next List Notable Book and Winner of the July 2010 Elle Readers’ Prize

Kelly O’Connor McNees’ THE LOST SUMMER OF LOUISA MAY ALCOTT was chosen as an Indie Next Notable Book for April 2010

Robin Oliveira’s MY NAME IS MARY SUTTER, a May 2010 release from Viking, made the May 2010 Indie Next List Great Reads from Booksellers You Trust!

Simon Tolkien’s THE INHERITANCE receives a Booklist Starred review (January 15, 2010)

Thrity Umrigar’s THE WEIGHT OF HEAVEN has been selected as one of the Best Fiction Books of 2009 by the Christian Science Monitor (December 3, 2009)

John Pipkin’s WOODSBURNER has been selected as one of the Best Fiction Books of 2009 by the Christian Science Monitor (December 3, 2009)

Arthur Phillips’ THE SONG IS YOU is one of the 100 Notable Books of 2009 selection by The New York Times Book Review (December 6, 2009)

In a ceremony on November 9, 2009 in New York City, John Pipkin’s WOODSBURNER won the Center for Fiction’s 2009 First Novel Prize beating out a strong list of contenders that included Tinkers by Paul Harding, American Rust by Phillip Meyer, The Cradle by Patrick Somerville, and The Vagrants by Yiun Li. Last year’s winner, Hannah Tinti (The Good Thief), presented the award, whose previous recipients also include Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Díaz (The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao) and bestselling author Marisha Pessl (Special Topics in Calamity Physics) – November 10, 2009

Pat Conroy’s SOUTH OF BROAD is #1 on New York Times bestseller fiction list. Also #1 on various lists from LA Times to Publishers Weekly and Independent Bookstores (August 30, 2009)

Ron Rash’s SERENA has won the fiction category of the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) Book Awards. The SIBA Book Awards were created by independent booksellers of the South to recognize great books of Southern origin (July 6, 2009)

Pat Conroy’s SOUTH OF BROAD receives a Kirkus Starred review (June 15, 2009)

Meg Waite Clayton’s THE WEDNESDAY SISTERS is a Target chain-wide Summer Book Group selection, a year long promotion beginning June 14, 2009

John Pipkin’s WOODSBURNER is a recommended reading of San Francisco Chronicle (May 31, 2009)

John Pipkin’s WOODSBURNER, a debut novel, was selected as one of the best books of May 2009 by Amazon’s editors (May 1, 2009)

Kwei Quartey’s WIFE OF THE GODS receives a Booklist Starred review (May 1, 2009)

Michael Stanley’s THE SECOND DEATH OF GOODLUCK TINUBU receives a Booklist Starred review (May 1, 2009)

John Pipkin’s WOODSBURNER receives a Starred Kirkus review (April 1, 2009) and a Starred Library Journal review (May 15, 2009)

Arthur Phillips’ THE SONG IS YOU was selected as one of the best books of April 2009 by Amazon’s editors (April 1, 2009)

Jacqueline Novogratz’s THE BLUE SWEATER receives a Starred Kirkus review (January 15, 2009)

Michael Stanley’s A CARRION DEATH makes Los Angeles Times 2008 Crime Fiction Favorites and is also one of five finalists for The Strand Magazine 2008 Critics Awards for Best First Mystery Novel. (April 1, 2009)

Thrity Umrigar’s THE WEIGHT OF HEAVEN receives a Publishers Weekly Starred Review (December 1, 2008) and a Library Journal Starred review (February 1, 2009)

Arthur Phillips’ THE SONG IS YOU receives a Publishers Weekly Starred Review (December 1, 2008) and it is an Editor’s Choice of The New York Times Book Review (April 19, 2009)

New York Times – November 28, 2008 – SERENA by Ron Rash makes New York Times’ Janet Maslin 10 Favorite Books of 2008 list. It also has been selected one of the Best Books of the Year by Publishers Weekly in the fiction category (November 3, 2008) and it is #7 on Amazon’s 100 Best Books of 2008. Christian Science Monitor selects Ron Rash’s SERENE on its Best Books of 2008 (December 3, 2008) SERENA makes Washington Post Book World Best of 2008 Fiction list (December 7, 2008), San Francisco Chronicle 50 Best Fiction and Poetry Books of 2008 list (December 21, 08)

Ron Rash’s SERENA has been selected one of the Best Books of the Year by Publishers Weekly in the fiction category (November 3, 2008) It is also #7 on Amazon’s 100 Best Books of 2008. It also makes the Best Book of 2008 for The New York Times.

Anthony Romano’s IF YOU EAT YOU NEVER DIE story collection receives a Starred Publishers Weekly and Pick of the Week review (October 20, 2008) It is also on Chicago Tribune Best Books of 2008 (December 27, 2008)

Robert Clark’s DARK WATER receives a Library Journal Starred Review (September 1, 2008) and is also chosen as Fall Selection for Sons of Italy National Book Club.

Suzanne Brown’s SUMMER has received iParenting Media Award for 2008. (September 12, 2008) iParenting Media, a Disney Internet Group media property, is a premier media site focused on parents. Their award-winning network includes more than 40 websites devoted to the entire family lifecycle… This year, iParenting has recognized SUMMER among a few other Workman titles for excellence in this genre…

Ellen Baker’s KEEPING THE HOUSE receives Great Lakes Booksellers Association Award for adult fiction, 2008 (August 21, 2008)

Thrity Umrigar’s FIRST DARLING OF THE MORNING receives a Booklist Starred Review (September 15, 2008)

SERENA by Ron Rash has received a Kirkus Starred review (August 15, 2008)

Roland Merullo’s BREAKFAST WITH BUDDHA has been selected as a “city-wide read” by Wayland, MA and Bloomfield CO for 2008.

ALL THE NUMBERS by Judy Merrill Larsen is a bestseller in Taiwan as of June 17, 2008. It climbed to #8 (out of 30 positions) on Kingstone national bestseller list.

IN HIS SIGHTS by Kate Brennan receives a Starred Booklist review. (June 1, 08)

A CARRION DEATH by Michael Stanley has been picked for the fall 2008 Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers list

 

IN HIS SIGHTS by Kate Brennan has been picked for the fall 2008 Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers list

Elif Shafak’s THE BASTARD OF ISTANBUL makes the long list for the prestigious Orange Prize in UK.

A CARRION DEATH by Michael Stanley receives a Publishers Weekly Starred Review on February 28, 2008.

Patricia Hampl’s THE FLORIST’S DAUGHTER is a New York Times Notable Book of 2007 and on the Christian Science Monitor’s “2007 Books We Liked Best” list.

Tova Reich’s MY HOLOCAUST is an on the Washington Post Best Books of 2007 list and a San Francisco Chronicle Notable Book of 2007.

Erika Mailman’s THE WITCH’S TRINITY is a San Francisco Chronicle Notable Book of 2007.

Chicago Tribune selects three of our titles on its list of FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2007… two novels: Ellen Baker’s KEEPING THE HOUSE, Anthony Romano’s WHEN THE WORLD WAS YOUNG and Patricia Hampl’s memoir THE FLORIST’S DAUGHTER (December 15, 2007)

Paulina Porizkova, the 1990s supermodel who was named one of People’s 50 Most Beautiful People twice, and whose novel A MODEL SUMMER was published by Hyperion, has joined the panel of “Top Model” judges.

THE CURE FOR MODERN LIFE by Lisa Tucker receives a Publishers Weekly Starred review on Monday November 5, 2007.

ELLINGTON BOULEVARD by Adam Langer won the Elle Magazine Reader’s Prize for January 2008.

THE EIGHTH PROMISE by William Poy Lee has been selected by the city of Ann Arbor (MI) for its 2008 One City One Book Reads. Also PEN/Oakland has awarded The Eighth Promise it’s Josephine Miles National Literary Prize for 2007 (October 29, 2007).

THE JEWEL TRADER OF PEGU by Jeffrey Hantover selected for “Discover Great New Writers” Barnes & Noble program and a Borders “Original Voices” pick. It is also a Booksense Selection for the month of January 2008.

CHANGING YOU by Gail Saltz illustrated by Lynne Avril Cravath is in position #3 on The New York Times Children’s Best Seller list for the week of September 30, 2007.

CONFESSIONS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT by Laurie Viera Rigler debuts on the Los Angeles Times hard bound fiction best seller list the week of August 26, 2007. It is also a Southern California Bookseller Association bestseller and a Booksense Notable Book for August 2007.

THE FLORIST’S DAUGHTER by Patricia Hampl receives starred reviews in Kirkus, and Publishers Weekly.

KABUL BEAUTY SCHOOL by Deborah Rodriguez with Kristin Ohlson appears on New York Times best seller list at #10 Sunday April 29, 2007.

Starred Reviews for BLUE ARABESQUE by Patricia Hampl: – a Kirkus Starred Review, a Publishers Weekly Starred Review, and a Booklist Starred Boxed Review.

More from Kabul on The Kabul Beauty School – The following article appeared June 9, 2007 in the Kabul Survival Guide.

Background on the KABUL BEAUTY SCHOOL “controversy”. For information left out of The New York Times piece Style section of April 29, 07 on the “fight” over the beauty school see the newsletter posted by the school actual founder and Kabul resident for more than 25 years Mary MacMakin on her PARSA-Afghan website.

WHEN THE WORD WAS YOUNG by Tony Romano is one of the “hot reads of the summer” for Chicago Tribune on Saturday June 2, 2007.

ANGELICA by Arthur Phillips is an Editor’s Choice in New York Times for the week of May 20, 2007

THE SPACE BETWEEN US by Thrity Umrigar has been chosen as the August Book Club pick for Books-a-Million stores.

Patricia Hampl is elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

ANGELICA by Arthur Phillips appeared on Boston Globe best seller list for Sunday May 13, 2007

KABUL BEAUTY SCHOOL by Deborah Rodriguez with Kristin Ohlson debutes on New York Times best seller list at #10 on Sunday April 22, 07

Starred Review for IF TODAY BE SWEET by Thrity Umrigar from Library Journal.

KEEPING THE HOUSE by Ellen Baker has been selected as July 2007 pick by Midwest Connections the marketing program of Midwest Booksellers Association.

On Monday April 9, 2007 watch ABC Television host Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America at 8:00 AM interview Deborah Rodriguez on her memoir KABUL BEAUTY SCHOOL.

KABUL BEAUTY SCHOOL by Deborah Rodriguez with Kristin Ohlson is a Critic’s Choice, Four Star Review in the April 16, 2007 issue of People Magazine.

MY HOLOCAUST by Tova Reich receives an “A” review and Editor’s Choice from Entertainment Weekly (March 30, 2007)

THE SPACE BETWEEN US by Thrity Umrigar is a Borders Book Club selection for the period May 1 to June 4, 2007

THE CAMEL BOOKMOBILE by Masha Hamilton receives a Library Journal Starred Review…

Jefferson Texas — March 1, 2007 — KATHY L. PATRICK, founder of the PULPWOOD QUEENS receives $5000 as part of the James Patterson Pageturner Awards. “Kathy L. Patrick was one of 39 individuals and organizations to receive a cash prize in the annual James Patterson Pageturner Awards, which are given each year to libraries, schools, bookstores, and innovative individuals and organizations that go to extraordinary lengths to spread the joy of books and reading across the country.”

CRADLE OF FREEDOM by Frye Galliard has been chosen as Adult Non-Fiction Book of the Year for 2007 by the Alabama Library Association (February 2007)

AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (ALA) chose THE MADONNAS OF LENINGRAD by Debra Dean as one of the notable books of 2006. This selection comprises 26 books which ALA picked from hundreds of publishers’ submissions. (February 20, 2007)

SHUTTING OUT THE SUN by Michael Zielenziger was selected as a great read by John Krich in The Wall Street Journal on February 17, 2006

THE CAMEL BOOKMOBILE by Masha Hamilton receives a Starred Review from Booklist

THE CAMEL BOOKMOBILE by Masha Hamilton is a Booksense pick for the month of April 2007

Target Stores Corporation has selected THE SPACE BETWEEN US by Thrity Umrigar and THE MADONNAS OF LENINGRAD by Debra Dean for the month of April 2007 as Breakout set.