Last year may not have been my best reading year, but it was a great year for literature. Earlier this winter the short-lists for the Independent Literary Awards were announced, the list of books nominated by you the readers. The voting panels for the awards read the short-listed books in their categories and discussed and voted on the final winners and runners-up. I was on the voting panel for the mystery category. Over the next few weeks, I will be posting my thoughts on the five short-listed nominees for the mystery category. In the meantime, here are the results for all 2011 award categories:
Biography/Memoir
Winner: Little Princes by Conor Grennan
Runner-Up: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua
GLBTQ
Winner: Nina Here Nor There: My Journey Beyond Gender by Nick Krieger
Runner-Up: Huntress by Malinda Lo
Fiction
Winner: Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
Runner-Up: Dance Lessons by Aine Greaney
Mystery
Winner: A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
Runner-Up: Fun and Games by Duane Swierczynski
Non-Fiction
Winner: Lost in Shangri-La by Mitchell Zuckhoff
Runner-Up: Berlin 1961 by Frederick Kempe
Poetry
Winner: Catalina by Laurie Soriano
Runner-Up: What Looks Like an Elephant by Edward Nudelman
Speculative Fiction
Winner: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Runner-Up: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Winner: Little Princes by Conor Grennan
Runner-Up: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua
GLBTQ
Winner: Nina Here Nor There: My Journey Beyond Gender by Nick Krieger
Runner-Up: Huntress by Malinda Lo
Fiction
Winner: Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
Runner-Up: Dance Lessons by Aine Greaney
Mystery
Winner: A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
Runner-Up: Fun and Games by Duane Swierczynski
Non-Fiction
Winner: Lost in Shangri-La by Mitchell Zuckhoff
Runner-Up: Berlin 1961 by Frederick Kempe
Poetry
Winner: Catalina by Laurie Soriano
Runner-Up: What Looks Like an Elephant by Edward Nudelman
Speculative Fiction
Winner: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Runner-Up: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Thoughts on the final results? Have you read any of the winners or runners up?
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I loved Ready Player One, but I really REALLY can't believe 11/22/63 didn't win. I think it was a better book by far.
ReplyDeleteI would like to read both Ready Player One and 11/22/63. They both sound so good. It'll be interested to see which I think was better when I do read them.
DeleteI read: Little Princes by Conor Grennan
ReplyDeleteBattle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua
And looking forward to reading:
Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
Lost in Shangri-La by Mitchell Zuckhoff
I am glad to see you've read a couple, Sylvie! I will have to opportunity to read Lost in Shangri-La next month and am really looking forward to it. Silver Sparrow is one I hadn't heard of before the awards and now I am anxious to read it. I really want to read Little Princes one of these days. I haven't read Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother and can't say I want to, to be honest.
DeleteI can't wait to read Silver Sparrow. It's on my list for the upcoming few months and I have heard such good things about it!
ReplyDeleteI look forward to reading your thoughts on Silver Sparrow, Heather. I hadn't heard of it before the awards' short-lists came out.
DeleteI've not read any of these. I better get busy!
ReplyDeleteKathleen - Haha! That's how I feel too! At least I've read the mystery winner and runner up. Two down!
DeleteI have a couple of these on my tbr already and actually own one so maybe I should read that one next . (the ShangriLa one)
ReplyDeleteCare - I believe I have a couple at least on my TBR pile already too. I hope to read Lost in Shangri-La soon too. Can't wait!
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