The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

A WINNING DECADE - As We Transition From One Decade To The Next We Should Recognize The Books That Won Us Over In The Last One…For This Task Read A Book That Has Received A Literary Award During The Years (2000-2009).
Ex. 2000 - Man Booker - The Blind Assassin
2001 - Edgar Allan Poe Award - The Bottoms
2002 - Miles Franklin Award - Dirt Music
2003 - Orange Prize for Fiction - Property
2004 - The Goncourt Prize - The House of Scorta
2005 - Toucan Prize - Ruin
2006 - Agatha Award For Best First Novel - Heat of the Moon, The
2007 - Hugo Award For Best Novel - Rainbows End
2008 - RITA Awards: Best First Book - Dead Girls Are Easy
2009 - Western Heritage Award - Jackalope Dreams

For A List Of Literary Awards With Links To Lists Of Winners Go To (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_...) And Please State Which Award The Book Won When Claiming Points For This Task.

If you need suggestions for books to read for this task post a request here.

GR list of awards
http://www.goodreads.com/award

The Bellwether Prize for Fiction in Support of Social Change was founded and is fully funded by Barbara Kingsolver. All are very good.

2000 Kissing the Virgin's Mouth A Novel by Donna M. Gershten

2002 The Book of Dead Birds A Novel by Gayle Brandeis

2004 Correcting the Landscape A Novel by Marjorie Kowalski Cole

2006 Mudbound by Hillary Jordan

2008 The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow

Does the Nobel for Literature count? I hope not and I'm only asking because of Abigail's task (Odd Man Out).

Thanks.

Jennifer L. wrote: "Does the Nobel for Literature count? I hope not and I'm only asking because of Abigail's task (Odd Man Out).

Thanks."

Any literary award from 2000-2009 counts including that one.

Cynthia wrote: "Jennifer L. wrote: "Does the Nobel for Literature count? I hope not and I'm only asking because of Abigail's task (Odd Man Out).

Thanks."

Any literary award from 2000-2009 counts including that ..."

Cynthia, I think Jennifer L. asked because (I think) the Nobel is awarded for a body of work, rather than a specific novel. For example, V.S. Naipaul won the Nobel in Literature in 2001. So, I could read a book he wrote in 1971?

I had answered this in the questions post - if an award is given to a person for their body of work you would need to read something they had published during 2000-2009 so that won't interfere with Abigail's task because anything published during this period is already out.

Cynthia wrote: "I had answered this in the questions post - if an award is given to a person for their body of work you would need to read something they had published during 2000-2009 so that won't interfere with..."

OK, thanks for clarifying.

I am reading 33 Snowfish at the moment and the only award it won was the ALA Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults, 2004. I couldn't see this on the awards list on wikipedia so is it okay for this one?

Can it be a novella rather than a novel?

Never mind. The novella is listed as a possible for the Hugo Award, so I am going to assume that it is acceptable.

Pollyanna wrote: "I am reading 33 Snowfish at the moment and the only award it won was the ALA Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults, 2004. I couldn't see this on the awards list on wikipedia so is it okay for this one?
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Any award is fine.

Okay Thanks :)