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Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award Winners Announced

On April 25th, winners of the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award were announced at the Red Balloon Bookshop in St. Paul. The 2009-2010 Maud Hart Lovelace award is a children’s choice book award presented by The Minnesota Youth Reading Association (MYRA).

The winner for division 1 (grades 3-5) was Champ by Marcia Thornton Jones.

The winner for division 2 (grades 6-8) was I’d Tell You I Love You, But then I’d Have to Kill You by Ally Carter.

The award, established in 1980, honors Maud Hart Lovelace (1892-1980), the author of the popular Betsy-Tacy series about growing up in Mankato at the turn of the twentieth century.  The goal of the award is to encourage recreational reading among school age children.  Each year winners are announced on Maud Hart Lovelace’s birthday, April 25. More information is available at:  http://maudhartlovelace.org. 

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Your Chance to Select the MN Reader’s Choice Winner!

From the Friends of the St. Paul Public Library…

The Readers’ Choice Award, sponsored by the Pioneer Press and TwinCities.com, is your opportunity to weigh in on the selection of one of this year’s Book Awards winners. Don’t delay in casting your vote, though, as voting closes Wednesday, March 31. All Minnesota readers are invited to vote online for their favorite finalist book at TwinCities.com. 

The winner of the Readers’ Choice Award will be announced at the Book Awards Gala on April 17 along with the other award winners. Last year’s Readers’ Choice Award winner was Kao Kalia Yang, author of The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir and winner of the 2009 Memoir & Creative Nonfiction Award.

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Minnesota Book Awards: Vote for Your Favorite Finalist!

Last month judges narrowed down over 250 nominated books to just 32 finalists for the MN Book Awards. Finalist’s works are organized into eight categories, including: Children’s Literature, General Nonfiction, Genre Fiction, Memoir & Creative Nonfiction, Minnesota, Novel & Short Story, Poetry, and Young People’s Literature. You can visit The Friends’ of St. Paul Public Library website for a complete list of finalists. These books will soon be reviewed by another group of judges, and a winner will be selected from each category.

There will also be a Reader’s Choice Award. The Reader’s Choice winner is selected by Minnesota readers, so this is your chance to get involved! Attend the Reader’s Choice Event at 7:00 PM on Friday, March 12 at the Open Book Literary Arts Center (1011 Washington Ave. S. in Minneapolis) for a chance to meet finalist authors, learn about their books, and enjoy a wine reception. To learn more about the event, visit the Reader’s Choice Event site. You may also vote for your favorite finalist here.

Get further involved by joining the 32 Books in 32 Days blog. Starting March 16th, the blog will devote one day to highlight each of the 32 finalist books. As a subscriber to the blog, you’ll receive regular updates whenever new content is added.

The Reader’s Choice winner will be announced along with the other winners at the Book Awards Gala on Saturday, April 17th.  The 22nd Annual Minnesota Book Awards Gala will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in St. Paul. The reception begins at 6:30pm and includes celebrity speakers, champagne, books, and live music. Please visit the Friends’ website www.thefriends.org for more information.