For the past two days I haven’t been live blogging. Why? Because, I’ve been in award deliberations. This year, I had the honor of serving on the GLBT-RT’s Stonewall Book Award Committee.
Starting last March, I began to receive a whole slew of books- ranging from Children’s/Young Adult, to Non-Fiction, to Literature, and was tasked (along with other committee members) to highlight books that held merit. The award is the first, and most enduring award honoring the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience.
This evening, we announced the Literature and Non-Fiction award and honor books- tomorrow morning we announce the winners in the Children’s/Young Adult category.
Literature Winner: Prelude to a Bruise by Saeed Jones
Literature Honor: The Two Hotels Francfort by David Leavitt
Literature Honor: Bitter Eden by Tatamkhulu Afrika
Literature Honor: Frog Music by Emma Donoghue
Literature Honor: My Real Children by Jo Walton
Non-Fiction Winner: Living Out Islam: Voices of Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Muslims by Scott Kugle
Non-Fiction Honor: Gay Berlin: A Birthplace of a Modern Identity by Robert Beachy
Non-Fiction Honor: Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
Non-Fiction Honor: Hold Tight Gently by Martin Duberman
Non-Fiction Honor: Charity and Sylvia: A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America by Rachel Hope Cleves
Tomorrow morning the Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children and Young Adult Literature award will be announced at the Youth Media Awards, 8 am CT. To watch it online please click here.
photo credit: ALA website
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