The American Booksellers Association announced the winners of this
year's Indies Choice and E.B. White Read-Aloud awards, which were
selected by the owners and staff at member stores, Bookselling This Week reported.
"In
the first year that all ABA member booksellers had the opportunity to
vote for both the Indies Choice Book Awards and the E.B. White
Read-Aloud Awards, the result is an outstanding list of winners that
reflect the types of books independent bookstores champion best," said
ABA CEO Oren Teicher. "We look forward to saluting all of the winners
and honor recipients at the Celebration of Bookselling Author Awards
Luncheon in May at BEA."
Indies Choice Book of the Year Awards
Adult fiction: Room by Emma Donoghue (Little, Brown)
Adult nonfiction: Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand (Random House)
Adult debut: Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes (Atlantic Monthly Press and El León Literary Arts)
Young adult: Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)
E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards
Middle reader: The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger (Amulet Books)
Picture book: Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
Laurie
Halse Anderson was named Most Engaging Author "for her exceptional
involvement and responsiveness during in-store appearances and for
having a strong sense of the importance of indie booksellers to their
local communities." Booksellers also inducted four of their all-time
favorites into the Indies Choice Book Awards Picture Book Hall of Fame:
Corduroy by Don Freeman (Viking)
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats (Viking)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (Philomel)
All
of the Indies Choice and E.B. White award winners and honor recipients
have been invited to the Celebration of Bookselling Author Awards
Luncheon, which will be take place Tuesday, May 24, at BEA.