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| | | From: Julie (Original Message) | Sent: 10/28/2006 10:45 PM |
I was scanning the TV listings for tonight and I see that there is going to be a show on at 7PM on NBC called the Quill Awards. An award show for literature of some sort! I never heard of this. Has anyone else? They say it is the second annual one. I am always curious about which books win awards. It always makes me want to read the book. I am not sure about this award show though. I am a librarian and I never heard of it. Julie |
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| | | From: Bar | Sent: 10/29/2006 12:06 AM |
| This site explains the award. It sounds interesting. Bar  |
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| | | From: Julie | Sent: 10/29/2006 8:57 PM |
I watched it, Tabby. I had mixed feelings about it. On the one hand, the goal of the organizations sponsoring it is stamping out illiteracy. I think that is wonderful. Everyone should know the pleasure of reading. On the other hand, it seemed the hosts were talking down to their audience. Like talking very slowly, and repeating themselves. I could see that if they were talking to an audience who did not speak English as a first language, but I don't think that is the audience this show is aimed at. And I thought some very stange books were awarded prizes. But the prizes were picked by online voting. My guess is that the voters were not a cross-section, but maybe a select group who voted more than once. I did see one nominated book that I would like to read - the new biography of Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin called Team of Rivals. Lincoln is so fascinating. When I feel ambitious to read 944 pages, I will try to get it from the library. Julie |
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| | | From: Julie | Sent: 10/30/2006 1:44 PM |
I just looked at all the nominated books now too. There is only one I have read - The March by Doctorow. It was good. The nominations were not too bad, it was just the winners that were probably not the "best" books in each category. In my opinion anyhow. Julie |
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| | | From: Julie | Sent: 10/28/2007 1:44 AM |
I saw it in the listings 15 minutes after it started and turned it on. I was not impressed this year either. I remembered how we talked about it last year, Tabby. Not the best of the best, in my opinion. Julie |
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| | From:  tabby3y | Sent: 10/28/2007 12:16 PM |
no it was not good at all I stayed on to see what book would win book of the year |
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And the winner was....... |
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| | | From: tabby3y | Sent: 10/31/2007 5:14 PM |
it was a romance book by I think Norah Lofts not positive though I was expecting something else but may check on it |
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