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Week of September 12, 2010

Spider Bones

By Kathy Reichs

#3 - Hardcover Fiction

Tough Customer

By Sandra Brown

#7 - Hardcover Fiction

The Red Queen

By Philippa Gregory

#8 - Hardcover Fiction

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Author Voices

EXCLUSIVE RANTS, RAVES AND MUSINGS FROM S&S AUTHORS

The Story Behind The Story of Losing...

by Denise Jaden - September 8, 2010

When people hear that the title of my book is Losing Faith, the first question I often field is...

August Means...Back to School

by Heather Henson - September 7, 2010

Yes, it's true. While the rest of the country, or at least those living in the northeast, are taking...

Carol Lynch Williams talks about The...

by Carol Lynch Williams - September 2, 2010

UK S&S I am so excited that I have a book published in ENGLAND! I lived in England for a couple...

Mark Watson

Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?

A. It's turned out better than expected - so far

Rebecca Frayn

Q. Do you have one sentence of advice for new writers?

A. Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

Jonathan Emmett

Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?

A. Professional storyteller and fantasist, amateur neurosurgeon and astronaut.

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News from Simon & Schuster: September 9, 2010

2010 RITA Award Winners: July 30 — Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole won Best Paranormal Romance and Whisper of Warning by Laura Griffin won Best Romantic Suspense from the Romance Writers of America.

Spring 2010 Parents' Choice Awards: July 15 — The winners include Good Fortune by Noni Carter; Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper; Gumption by Elise Broach and illustrated by Richard Egielski; and All Things Bright and Beautiful by Cecil F. Alexander and illustrated by Ashley Bryan.

International Latino Book Awards: June 1 — These titles received first place, second place, or honorable mention awards:
• Cautiva (Captive) by Clara Rojas
• Vive tu vida al rojo vivo (Making Your Life Prime Time) by Maria Celeste Arraras
• Fit Home Team by Jorge Posada and Laura Posada
• Toma decisiones que no lamentarás (Making Great Decisions) by T. D. Jakes
• La Sabiduria del alma (Soul Wisdom; Spanish edition) by Dr. Zhi Gang Sha
• Dancing with Butterflies by Reyna Grande
• Diecinueve minutos (Nineteen Minutes) by Jodi Picoult
• Sweet Mary by Liz Balmaseda
• Vigil by Cecilia Samartin
• La pildora del mal amor (Heartbreak Pill) by Anjanette Delgado

2009 Los Angeles Times Book Prize: April 26 — A Happy Marriage by Rafael Yglesias has been awarded the 2009 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for fiction.

2010 Audie Award Nominees: April 13 — The finalists include The Time of My Life by Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi, which is nominated for Audiobook of the Year, Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls, and Just After Sunset by Stephen King.

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2010 RITA Awards Finalists: March 26 — Finalists for the Romance Writers of America's awards are: Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole; Wicked All Day by Liz Carlyle; The Better Part of Darkness by Kelly Gay; Nothing Like You by Lauren Strasnick; "Untouchable" in Deep Kiss of Winter by Kresley Cole; Darkness Unknown by Alexis Morgan; Whisper of Warning by Laura Griffin; Going Too Far by Jennifer Echols.

2010 Bancroft Prize: March 18 — Columbia University has announced that Abigail Adams by Woody Holton is a winner of the prestigious Bancroft Prize for history.

2010 Young Lions Fiction Award: March 5 — The Longshot by Katie Kitamura is a finalist for the New York Public Library's award.

2010 Indies Choice Book Awards: March 4 — Finalists for the American Booksellers Association's awards include: Brooklyn by Colm Toibin; Still Alice by Lisa Genova; Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld; All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon and Marla Frazee; Moonshot by Brian Floca; Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst and Ray Cruz; and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr., John Archambault, and Lois Ehlert. Laurie Halse Anderson is nominated for Most Engaging Author.

2010 L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award Winner: March 4 — Dogtown: Death and Enchantment in a New England Ghost Town by Elyssa East was named the winner in non-fiction. Learn more.

2010 Golden Kite Awards: March 3 — The following were honored by The Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators: Sea of the Dead by Julia Durango; Ashley Bryan by Ashley Bryan; and Bella & Bean by Rebecca Kai Dotlich and illustrated by Aileen Leijten.

Winner of Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature: Feb. 25 — American Chinatown: A People's History of Five Neighborhoods by Bonnie Tsui was named the Adult Non-Fiction Winner.

Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalists: Feb. 23 — The finalists include Bury Me Deep by Megan Abbott, A Short History of Women by Kate Walbert, and A Happy Marriage by Rafael Yglesias.

Nebula Awards Nominees: Feb. 23 — The nominees for the awards, which are given by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, include Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld, Ice by Sarah Beth Durst, and Flesh and Fire by Laura Anne Gilman.

2010 National Book Critics Circle Awards: Jan. 25 — Enemies of the People: My Family’s Journey to America by Kati Marton has been named a finalist in the autobiography category.

2010 Edgar Allan Poe Awards Finalists: Jan. 19 — The S&S nominees for the awards, given by Mystery Writers of America, are A Beautiful Place to Die by Malla Nunn; Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley; Bury Me Deep by Megan Abbott; Go Down Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde by Jeff Guinn; and The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity by Mac Barnett.

American Library Association Honors S&S Titles, Authors: Jan. 18 — Among the awards and winners are:
•Caldecott Honor Book: All The World by Liz Garton Scanlon
•Michael L. Printz Honor Book: The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey
•Robert F. Sibert Honor Book: Moonshot by Brian Floca
•Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration: My People illustrated by Charles R. Smith, Jr.
•Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award: Rock and the River by Kekla Magoon
•Schneider Family Book Award: Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin.

NAACP Image Awards Nominations: Jan. 6 — Four S&S titles are finalists in three categories: Kiss the Sky by Farai Chideya; Peeny Butter Fudge by Toni Morrison and Slade Morrison; Just Another Hero by Sharon Draper; and Rock and the River by Kekla Magoon.

Brooklyn Wins Costa Novel Award: Jan. 5 — Irish writer Colm Tóibin won the Costa Novel Award for Brooklyn. Judges said: "Poised, quiet and incrementally shattering—we all loved this book and can't praise it highly enough."

Booklist Editors' Choice Awards: Dec. 21 — Moonshot by Brian Floca, Anything but Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin, and The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey are Booklist Editors' Choice selections for 2009.

The 10 Best Books of 2009: Dec. 4 — The New York Times Book Review's "10 Best Books of 2009" list includes Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls; A Short History of Women by Kate Walbert; and Raymond Carver by Carol Sklenicka.

2010 GRAMMY Award Nominees: Dec. 3 — We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land read by author Jimmy Carter and Wishful Drinking read by Carrie Fisher are nominated for Best Spoken Word Album.

New York Times Book Review's 100 Notable Books of 2009: Dec. 1 — The Simon & Schuster titles named to this year’s Notables list are:
• Amateur Barbarians by Robert Cohen
• The Anthologist by Nicholson Baker
• Do Not Deny Me by Jean Thompson
• Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls
• A Short History of Women by Kate Walbert
• A Country of Vast Designs by Robert W. Merry
• Horse Soldiers by Doug Stanton
• The Last Empress by Hannah Pakula
• The Mercy Papers by Robin Romm
• Raymond Carver by Carol Sklenicka
• Securing the City by Christopher Dickey
• Thelonious Monk by Robin Kelley

10 Best Illustrated Children's Books: Nov. 5 — Included on the the The New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Illustrated Children's Books list for 2009 are Moonshot by Brian Floca; The Odd Egg by Emily Gravett; White Noise by David A. Carter; and All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon.

Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2009: Nov. 2 — Horse Soldiers by Doug Stanton and All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon are among the titles on PW's Best Books of 2009 lists.

Books for a Better Life Awards: Oct. 26 — Among the finalists for the awards from the NYC Chapter of the National MS Society are How to Rule the World from Your Couch by Laura Day; The Narcissism Epidemic by Jean M. Twenge, Ph.D., and W. Keith Campbell, Ph.D.; Second Spring by Dr. Maoshing Ni; and Spent by Frank Lipman, M.D.

Fall 2009 Parents' Choice Awards: Oct. 7 — A Fine White Dust by Cynthia Rylant and Extra Credit by Andrew Clements have won Fall 2009 Parents’ Choice Awards.

Introducing the Vook: Read and Watch It: Oct. 1 — An entirely new concept, a vook blends text and video into a single, complete story. Learn more about this exciting new product now.

PEN USA 2009 Literary Awards: Sept. 30 — The Underneath by Kathi Appelt has been chosen as the 2009 winner in the Children's Literature category.

Dayton Literary Peace Prize Winner: Sept. 22 — A Crime So Monstrous: Face to Face with Modern Day Slavery by Benjamin Skinner has won the 2009 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for nonfiction.

2009 NAPPA Award Winners: Sept. 17 — Moonshot by Brian Floca and It's All Too Much, So Get It Together by Peter Walsh are 2009 National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Gold Award winners. Honors Award winners include It's Picture Day Today!; My Little Red Fire Truck; Pop-Up Book of Nursery Rhymes; Firefighter Ted; White Noise; and Rhyming Dust Bunnies.

Introducing Simonandschuster.net: Sept. 9 -- Simon & Schuster is pleased to introduce www.simonandschuster.net to serve the academic and library community.

2009 Shamus Award Nominations: Aug. 24 — Among the nominees for the Private Eye Writers of America’s award are The Eye of Jade by Diane Wei Liang and The Black Hand by Will Thomas.