Award nominations released<\/p>\n

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The <\/span>Reading the West Book Awards<\/strong><\/a><\/span> are sponsored and promoted by the <\/span>Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association<\/strong><\/a><\/span> <\/strong>(MPIBA). The awards honor the best fiction, nonfiction, and illustrated books for adults and children set in one of the states represented by MPIBA or created by an author or artist living or working in their region. The awards, given to books published in the previous calendar year, celebrate the rich variety of writing in and about our region and reflect the extraordinary diversity of the reading public.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Each year\u2019s awards celebrate books published in the prior calendar year. A longlist is created from all titles nominated by publishers and authors. Reading the West Book Award reading committees, made up of regional booksellers, read the nominated titles to create shortlists of titles per award category. Category winners are determined by bookseller and public voting. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Winners are announced at a live event in the spring.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Texas-connected nominees are:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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ADULT FICTION<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Crooked Hallelujah<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/span> by Kelli Jo Ford<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Dark Corners of the Night<\/span><\/span><\/em> by<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>Meg Gardiner<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

All God’s Children<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/strong>by Aaron Gwyn<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Simon the Fiddler<\/span><\/span><\/em> by<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>Paulette Jiles<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Only Good Indians<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/strong>by<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>Stephen Graham Jones<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Strong from the Heart<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/strong>by Jon Land<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Two Desperados<\/span><\/span><\/em> by Susan Lowell<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Barn 8<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/strong>by Deb Olin Unferth<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Memorial<\/span><\/span><\/em> by<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>Bryan Washington<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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DEBUT FICTION<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Bright Lands<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/strong>by John Fram<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Nights When Nothing Happened<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/strong>by Simon Han<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Above Us the Milky Way<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/strong>by Fowzia Karimi<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/strong>by Rudy Ruiz<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

All Things Left Wild<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/strong>by<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>James Wade<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Valentine<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/strong>by Elizabeth Wetmore<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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POETRY<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Nightgown & Other Poems<\/span><\/span><\/em> by Taisia Kitaiskaia<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A Grave Is Given Supper<\/span><\/span><\/em> by Mike Soto<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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ADULT NARRATIVE NONFICTION<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

American Sherlock<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/strong>by<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>Kate Winkler Dawson<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

After the Last Border<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/strong>by Jessica Goudeau<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The River Always Wins<\/span><\/span><\/em> by David Marquis<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Dragons, the Giant, the Women<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/strong>by Way\u00e9tu Moore<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

You’re Not Listening<\/span><\/span><\/em> by Kate Murphy<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Three-Cornered War<\/span><\/span><\/em> by Megan Kate Nelson<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Pain Studies<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/strong>by Lisa Olstein<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dispatches from the Republic of Letters<\/span><\/span><\/em> by Daniel Simon<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Separated<\/span><\/span><\/em> by Jacob Soboroff<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cult of Glory<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/strong>by Doug J Swanson<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

All I Ever Wanted<\/span><\/span><\/em> by Kathy Valentine<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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EATING THE WEST<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A Good Meal Is Hard to Find<\/span><\/span><\/em> by Amy C Evans<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Mexican Home Kitchen<\/span><\/span><\/em> by Mely Mart\u00ednez<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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PICTURE BOOKS<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Porcupine Cupid<\/span><\/span><\/em> by Jason June<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Grow Kind<\/span><\/span><\/em> by Jon Lasser<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Nacho’s Nachos<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/strong>by Sandra Nickel<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Old Truck<\/span><\/span><\/em> by Jarrett Pumphrey & Jerome Pumphrey<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Thank You, Garden<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/strong>by Liz Garton Scanlon<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Simon at the Art Museum<\/span><\/span><\/em> by Christina Soontornvat<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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YOUNG READERS<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A Thousand Questions<\/span><\/span><\/em> by Saadia Faruqi<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Benbee and the Teacher Griefer<\/span><\/span><\/em> by K A Holt<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Mindy Kim and the Yummy Seaweed Business<\/span><\/span><\/em> by<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>Lyla Lee<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cast Away<\/span><\/span><\/em> by<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>Naomi Shihab Nye<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom<\/span><\/span><\/em> by Louis Sachar<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Mutant Mushroom Takeover<\/span><\/span><\/em> by Summer Rachel Short<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Pippa Park Raises Her Game<\/span><\/span><\/em> by Erin Yun<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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YOUNG ADULT<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cinderella Is Dead<\/span><\/span><\/em> by Kalynn Bayron<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Palo Duro<\/span><\/span><\/em> by Andrew J Brandt<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Forget This Ever Happened<\/span><\/span><\/em> by Cassandra Rose Clarke<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I’ll Be the One<\/span><\/span><\/em> by<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>Lyla Lee<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Elatsoe<\/span><\/span><\/em> by Darcie Little Badger<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tigers, Not Daughters<\/span><\/span><\/em> by<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>Samantha Mabry<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Insomniacs<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/strong>by Marit Weisenberg<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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All of the nominees, even the ones not connected to Texas, can be found <\/span><\/span>here<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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