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message 1: by Anne (new)

Anne (librarianguish) | 636 comments Mod
This folder is for books that have received an award - Pulitzer, Hugo, Man Booker - the list goes on! There are so many to choose from.

Please share your suggestions, or any resources you've used to help find your book for this category in this thread.


message 2: by Anne (new)

Anne (librarianguish) | 636 comments Mod
To get you started, here's a list of literary awards...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...


message 3: by Amanda (new)

Amanda | 229 comments I have decided to read "Wolf Hall" by Hilary Mantel.


message 4: by Kathy (new)

Kathy Loved Wolf Hall! I am going to fit in the sequel, Bringing Up the Bodies, somewhere in the challenge this year.


message 5: by Amanda (new)

Amanda | 229 comments Thanks for commenting on "Wolf Hall", Kathy glad to hear you loved it! I so am excited to get started on my challenge list.


message 6: by Natália (new)

Natália Lopes (silkcaramel) I'm going with Age of Innocence for this one!


message 7: by Anne (new)

Anne (librarianguish) | 636 comments Mod
Amanda wrote: "I have decided to read "Wolf Hall" by Hilary Mantel."

I haven't read this one by Mantel, but my husband loved it.


message 8: by Amanda (new)

Amanda | 229 comments Anne wrote: "Amanda wrote: "I have decided to read "Wolf Hall" by Hilary Mantel."

I haven't read this one by Mantel, but my husband loved it."


I've heard lots of good things about it, so I hope I enjoy it as well! Thanks for the input, Anne!


message 9: by Patricia (new)

Patricia Amanda wrote: "I have decided to read "Wolf Hall" by Hilary Mantel."

Loved Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies and eagerly wait for the final installment. Hurry up Hilary!! :)


message 10: by Teresa (new)

Teresa Kander My choice is A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan.


message 11: by Frogli (new)

Frogli | 118 comments If I don't get sidetracked then I think I might also go for Wolf Hall, have been meaning to read it for ages...


message 12: by Sam F (new)

Sam F | 29 comments I've read Wolf Hall, so I think I'm going to try The Goldfinch.


message 13: by Sharmon (new)

Sharmon (tpgirl) Here are a couple lists from Listopia that I like to use:

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...

I always double check a second source to make sure the book has earned the award.


message 14: by Ann-Marie (new)

Ann-Marie (amsjob) I´ll read Anathem by Neal Stephenson with won the Locus award for best sf novel 2009


message 15: by Margo (new)

Margo  (dandylines) Sharmon wrote: "Here are a couple lists from Listopia that I like to use:

thank you for these - always helpful.



message 16: by Shanel (new)

Shanel | 1 comments I'm drawn towards Fortune Smiles by Adam Johnson.


message 17: by Kristin (new)

Kristin I'm currently reading To Kill A Mockingbird for this category.


message 18: by Teresa (last edited Jan 10, 2016 11:40AM) (new)

Teresa (teremazon) I'm going for one on my TBR, On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta, Printz award 2009


message 19: by Mary Sue (new)

Mary Sue I chose All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr for this task,


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