Finalists named in Quill Awards

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