The
Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance has determined the finalists
for the 2011 Southern Indie Book Awards, which recognize "the books from
last year that Southern Indie Booksellers especially loved, the ones
they most enjoyed putting into the hands of their customers with the
earnest, heartfelt and ever hopeful words 'You’ve got to read this.' "
Winners will be announced in July and will be celebrated at SIBA's trade
show in Charleston, S.C., September 17-19. Check out the shortlist here.