The Girls of Good Fortune by Kristina McMorris (Sourcebooks Landmark, May 2025) was selected by attendees as the winning title in the BuzzBooks contest at the 2024 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Tradeshow, September 29-October 1, in Portland, Ore.
Under voting procedures, punch cards were distributed to booksellers and librarians who then visited supporting exhibitors for quick pitches on six titles across a variety of genres. Booth stops were verified with a stamp from the attending reps and participants cast a vote for the book they were most excited to recommend to their customers and patrons.
The win for The Girls of Good Fortune was announced to an audience of 175 at the Signature Dish author dinner, where three participants were also awarded $100 cash prizes in a random draw of completed cards. The Sourcebooks team further celebrated their victory as McMorris joined reps on stage for a guest spotlight during the new late night talk show format Reps Behind the Desk event, sponsored by Shelf Awareness, which closed out the day's programming to a packed house.
Winners of the participant prizes:
Rob Porton-Jones, A Children's Place, Portland, Ore
Chasina Klein, Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle, Wash.
Paul Waterman, The Book Nook, Canby, Ore.
