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2010 NEW ENGLAND BOOK FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES WINNERS
BOSTON (December 28, 2010) _ The 2010 New England Book Festival has named
“Smoke, Fire and Angels: Tragedy on Avon Mountain and the Life-Changing
Aftermath” by Mark Robinson as the grand prize winner of its annual competition
honoring the best books of the holiday season. The gripping story of a “perfect
storm” accident as told from the perspectives of the various participants, the
books is a human drama that shows how tiny details added up to a tragedy that
claimed four lives and caused 19 serious injuries. Author Robinson, himself
injured in the accident, has a keen eye for reporting the details of a series of
choices that resulted in the disaster. His skill at story-telling and his unique
method of relating what happened impressed the festival judges and won him the
top prize of the competition. The winners, runner-ups and honorable mentions
will be honored at a ceremony to be held Saturday, January 15, 2011 at the Omni
Parker House Hotel in Boston. Other winners in the competition:
POETRY:
WINNER: “Swan” – Mary Oliver
RUNNER-UP: “A History of Yearning” – Kathleen Spivack
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- The Poetry of a Life in Maine,” Robert Erickson
- “Love and Strange Horses” – Nathalie Handal
- “Flic(k)s: Poetic Interrogations of American Cinema – Maggie Jaffe
- “Dayvedreamin’: Rhythm & Poetry, Vol. 2” – Dave Jean-Louis
BUSINESS:
WINNER: “The Highest Calling” – Lawrence Janesky
RUNNER-UP: “Show Me The Money – Chia-Li Chien
HONORABLE MENTION:
- “301 Smart Answers to Tough Interview Questions” – Vicky Oliver
COOKBOOKS:
WINNER: “Saratoga Grazing” – Tricia O’Hara
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- “A Taste of it All” – G.M. Joachim
- “Kitchen Memories: Recipe Paintings with a Taste of Art,” Brenda Erickson
- “To Romance with Love” – Dave & Denise Valletta/illustrated by Christine Kerrick
COMPILATIONS/ANTHOLOGIES:
WINNER: “Hollywood Babylon Strikes Again” – Darwin Porter & Danforth Prince
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- “The Anthology of Rap” – edited by Adam Bradley, Andrew DuBois
- “The Maine Woods” – edited by Jeffrey S. Cramer
- “Even Odder” – Steve Burt
- “13 Legends of Fire Island and the Great South Bay” – Jack Whitehouse
BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY:
WINNER: “Running the Books” – Avi Steinberg
RUNNER-UP: “My Reading Life” – Pat Conroy
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- “Asylum” – Enoch Callaway, M.D.
- “Sarah: The Life of Sarah Bernhardt” – Robert Gottlieb
- “Fruitlands” – Richard Francis
- “John Paul Stevens: An Independent Life” – Bill Barnhart and Gene Schlickman
“Sergeant Smack” – Ron Chepesiuk
- “The Big Red Bike” – E.J. Tims
HOW-TO:
WINNER: “The Employee Rights Handbook” – Steven Mitchell Sack
RUNNER-UP:
“Power Sales Words: How to Write It, Say It and Sell It with Sizzle –
Vicky Oliver
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- “Parenting Without Stress” – Dr. Marvin Marshall
- “Inform Them, Reform Them, Transform Them” – James E. Puckett
CHILDREN’S BOOKS:
WINNER: “Before You Sleep” – Benji Bennett, illustrations by Roxanne Burchartz
RUNNER-UP: “Mistletoe and the Christmas Kittens” – Joe Troiano/illustrated by
Lydia Halverson
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- “America’s Black Founders” – Nancy I. Sanders
- “Emmy Budd: Don’t Look Now” – Jean Blasiar
- “What Can We Do Next?” – Toula Magi
- “Carolyn and her Tiny Red House” – Cindy Ruvolo Lurie/illustrated by Jessica
Thompson
- “Lucas the Traveling Crab” – David S. Rawding
- “If I Could Catch a Train” – Barbara Waddell, illustrated by Tracy Staley
- “Twinkle Toes – Donna Scott-Nusrala/illustrated by Amy Rottinger
- “Trainman” – Stefan and Barbara Kavan/illustrated by Michaelin Otis
GAY:
WINNER: “50 Years of Queer Cinema” – Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince
GENERAL FICTION:
WINNER: The Extinction Event – David Black
RUNNER-UP: “Strong Justice” – Jon Land
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- “Mourning & Celebration” – K. David Brody
- “The Whisper” – Carla Neggers
- “The Cigar Maker” – Mark Carlos McGinty
- “Union Atlantic” – Adam Haslett
- “Anton” – Dale Eisler
- “Cassie Draws the Universe – P.S. Baber
- “White Heat” – Brenda Novak
- “Introductions – A Story About God” – Matthew D. Harding
- “Howling at the Moon” – Steven Mayfield
SPIRITUAL:
WINNER: “God, the Universe and Where I Fit In” – Dr. Laurie Ann Levin
RUNNER-UP: “It’s All Thought!” – Terry L. Neal
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- “More Truth Will Set You Free” – Derek O’Neill
- “A Christmas Dozen” – Steve Burt
- “Metaphysical Impressions, Vol. I – Mike Goscinsky
- “Universal Yoga: The Bhagavad Gita for Modern Times” _ Prem Prakash
GENERAL NON-FICTION:
WINNER: “Smoke, Fire and Angels” – Mark Robinson
RUNNERS-UP:
- “Banned in Boston” – Neil Miller
- “The T206 Collection” – Tom and Ellen Zappala with Lou Blasi
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- “Great Negotiations” – Fredrik Stanton
- “War No More” – Cynthia Wachtell
- “Creature Comfort” – Meredith Kennedy, DVM
- “Life in Newburyport 1950-1985” – Jean Foley Doyle
- “Forty-Six Years of Pretty Straight Going: The Life of a Family Dairy Farm” –
George Bellrose
YOUNG ADULT/TEENAGE:
WINNER: “Nonna’s Book of Mysteries – Mary Osborne
RUNNER-UP: “FreeK Camp” – Steve Burt
HONORABLE MENTION:
“Growing Up with a Bucket Full of Happiness – Carol McCloud, illustrated by
Penny Weber
SCIENCE FICTION:
WINNER: “Impact” – Douglas Preston
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- “Tau4” – V.J. Waks
- “Timepieces: – Richard Waver
WILD CARD:
WINNER: “Martha’s Vineyard – Now and Zen” – Susan Klein and Alan Brigish
RUNNER-UP: “Splendid Isolation: The Jekyll Island Millionaires’ Club” – Pamela
Bauer Mueller
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- “Noir” – Robert Coover
- “The Problem with Money? It’s Not About the Money – Jane Honeck
PHOTOGRAPHY/ART:
WINNER: “A Space for Faith” – Paul Wainwright/Peter Benes
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- “Flying Horses” – Peter J. Malia/photography by Bryan Page
- “Light Fading” – Joel M. Curzon
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