Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, and Ethan Becker
Religion/spirituality: Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know - And Doesn't, Stephen Prothero.Science fiction/fantasy/horror: The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss.Poetry: For the Confederate Dead, Kevin Young.Mystery/suspense/thriller: What the Dead Know, Laura Lippman.Graphic novel: Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels, Volume 7, Scott McCloud.General fiction: The Road, Cormac McCarthy.Young adult/teen: Sold, Patricia McCormick.Children's chapter book/middle grade: The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Brian Selznick.Children's illustrated book: Flotsam, David Wiesner.Audio book: To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee (read by Sissy Spacek).Debut author of the year: Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale.Book of the year: Angels Fall, Nora Roberts.However, for the 2007 edition, the choice by public vote was restricted to book of the year, and winners in other categories were chosen by retailers and librarians. Readers selected the winners from among the five nominees selected by the board for each category. To be eligible for nomination, a book had to be published in English during the previous year and be included in at least one industry or sponsor listing.
Winners were selected through a two-part process involving nomination by industry experts and final selection by consumer votes. Reed declined to give reasons for the suspension, but the awards had produced little effect on book sales, and the televised ceremonies were criticized for being too long and poorly planned. Reed Business Information announced plans to dissolve the awards program in February 2008 and distribute the remaining Foundation funds to non-profit organizations First Book and Literacy Partners. It was a " consumer-driven award created to inspire reading while promoting literacy." The Quills Foundation, the organization behind the award, was supported by a number of notable media corporations, including Reed Business Information, then parent of Publishers Weekly, and NBC Universal Television Stations, along with Parade Magazine, Borders, Barnes & Noble and the American Booksellers Association. The Quill Award was an American literary award that ran for three years, from 2005 to 2007. Not to be confused with Quill Awards from the Melbourne Press Club.
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