Hello, book lovers! The nominations process is speeding along–after a day or two we worked out most of the kinks in the new nomination form, and people have been coming by and letting us know their favorite titles. BUT–there are still a few categories that need some love (particularly NFMGYA, Poetry, NFPB, and Book Apps), and plenty of great books …
More October Book News
Hey, everyone! Don't forget it's Banned Books Week. This year, there's a national "read-out" on YouTube, featuring videos of supporters reading from favorite banned and challenged books, and talking about their experiences. Read more about it here, and check out the videos here. Also, our NFMGYA chair, Gina Ruiz, just let us know that the group of Latina mom bloggers …
Buy a Book or Two for a Great Cause
You've been busy nominating your favorites…now you can share them with teen readers who are hungry for books! The blog Guys Lit Wire, who has supplied us with a range of panelists past and present (including, full disclosure, yours truly, who is the webmaster over there), is putting on another Book Fair for Ballou High School. According to Colleen Mondor, …
Nominate Here for the 2012 Cybils
Welcome to our seventh annual awards! Here's the nomination form for books published between last year's contest and this one. New eligibility rules here. Also check out our contest info. Genres are listed in the sidebar under 2012 Nominations by Genre — just click on the category for the latest list of nominated titles. Titles are added continuously until October …
Nominations Start Tomorrow…With a Few Changes
Nominations for the 2012 Cybils open just after the stroke of midnight (Pacific time) as Sunday turns into Monday. Check your list of favorite new books and get ready, everyone. But — Attention, Please! Achtung! And so forth! — we've had a few changes to our nominations process and timeline, particularly with respect to where publishers and self-published authors come …
Category Descriptions Roundup
That's right–in case you haven't been religiously following the Cybils blog on a daily basis, waiting with bated breath for each new post (and of COURSE you have, haven't you??) we're providing you with a handy list of this year's category descriptions all in one place, for your convenience. In case you want a refresher later, they'll also be accessible …
2012 Nominations: Young Adult Fiction
34 Pieces of You by Carmen Rodrigues Simon Pulse Nominated by: flamingo1325 37 Things I Love (in no particular order) by Kekla Magoon Henry Holt Nominated by: Mads Reviewed by: Clementine 4th Floor Lounge, The by Amanda Hamm Before Someday Publishing Publisher/ Author Submission All These Lives by Sarah Wylie Farrar, Straus & Giroux Nominated by: Natareads Also Known as …
2012 Nominations: Poetry
A Meal of the Stars: Poems Up and Down by Dana Jensen Houghton Mifflin Books for Children Nominated by: Katherine Sokolowski Reviewed by: Carol A Stick Is an Excellent Thing: Poems Celebrating Outdoor Play by Marilyn Singer Clarion Books Nominated by: Sara Bryce A Strange Place to Call Home: The World’s Most Dangerous Habitats & the Animals That Call Them …
2012 Nominations: Non-Fiction Picture Books
A Leaf Can Be . . . (Millbrook Picture Books) by Laura Purdie Salas Millbrook Press Nominated by: Linda Baie Reviewed by: Ellen Zschunke | Jennifer | Laurie Ann Thompson A Place for Bats by Melissa Stewart Peachtree Nominated by: Danielle Smith Reviewed by: Laurie Ann Thompson A Rock Is Lively by Dianna Hutts Aston Chronicle Books Nominated by: Terry …
2012 Nominations: Non-Fiction (MG/YA)
A Black Hole Is Not a Hole by Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano Charlesbridge Nominated by: Alex Baugh Reviewed by: Jessica @ herlifewithbooks A Passion for Victory: The Story of the Olympics in Ancient and Early Modern Times by Benson Bobrick Knopf Books for Young Readers Nominated by: Becky Reviewed by: Jessica @ herlifewithbooks Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass: The Story Behind …