The Quill Awards, which celebrate the best books of the year, and has eighteen categories have announced this year’s finalists. The Quill Awards are considered the “Oscars” of the publishing world with the winners being announced on September 10th.
General Fiction:
American Youth: Written by Phil LaMarche: Published by Random House
Brothers: Written by Da Chen: Published by Shaye Areheart Books/Crown Publishing
Special Topics in Calamity Physics: Written by Marisha Pessl: Published by Viking Press
The Road: Written by Cormac McCarthy: Published by Alfred A. Knopf
Jamestown: Written by Matthew Sharpe: Published by Soft Skull Press
Romance:
Simply Magic: Written by Mary Balogh:Published by Delacorte Press
The Kommandant’s Girl: Written by Pam Jenoff: Published by Mira Books
Natural Born Charmer: Written by Susan Elizabeth Phillips: Published by William Morrow & Co.
The Edge of Winter: Written by Luanne Rice: Published by Bantam Books
Angels Fall: Written by Nora Roberts: Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror:
Farthing: Written by Jo Walton: Published by Tor Books
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day One) Written by Patrick Rothfuss: Published by DAW Books
Getting to Know You: Written by David Marusek: Published by Subterranean Press
Brasyl: Written by Ian McDonald: Published by Pyr Books
The Execution Channel: Written by Ken MacLeod: Published by Tor Books
Mystery/Suspense:
The Collaborator of Bethlehem: Written by Matt Beynon Rees: Published by Soho Press
What the Dead Know: Written by Laura Lippman: Published by William Morrow
Body of Lies: Written by David Ignatius: Published by W.W. Norton
The Overlook: Written by Michael Connelly: Published by Little, Brown and Company
A Welcome Grave: Written by Michael Koryta: Published by St. Martin’s Press/ Minotaur
A full list of nominees can be viewed here: http://www.nbc5.com/thequills/13414972/detail.html
