Borders Announces 2004 Original Voices Nominees

Posted on December 3, 2004

Borders Books & Music has announced the nominees for the 2004 Original Voices Awards. The eighth annual awards include books in the fiction, nonfiction, intermediate/young adult and children's categories. Winners in the four categories will each be awarded a $5,000 prize from the company.

"The Original Voices program helps us share our passion for books with our customers and highlight for them some of the most innovative and ambitious works in the world of literature throughout the year," said Mike Spinozzi, executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Borders Group. "The finalists for the 2004 Original Voices Awards represent what our booksellers and home office employees found most compelling this year. We look forward to discussing these titles in the coming months and announcing the winners after the holidays."

Finalists for the awards are chosen by both corporate and store employees. A committee of corporate staff members representing each of the four categories will read each finalist and choose the winners, which will be announced in January, 2005.

2004 Original Voices Awards Nominees:

Fiction:

• Amagansett by Mark Mills
• Crossing California by Adam Langer
• Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
• Master by Colm Tobin
• Natasha by David Bezmozgis
• Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Nonfiction:

• Amber Room by Adrian Levy
• Ballad of the Whiskey Robber by Julian Rubenstein
• Blue Blood by Edward Conlon
• Cork Boat by John Pollack
• Persepolis 2 by Marjane Satrapi
• Name All the Animals by Alison Smith

Children's Picture Books:

• Dragonology by Ernest Drake
• Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
• Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems
• The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein
• Never, Ever Shout in A Zoo by Karma Wilson, illustrated by Douglas Cushman
• Wild About Books by Judy Sierra, illustrated by Marc Brown

Intermediate/Young Adult Books:

• Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliet
• A Great & Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
• Ida B by Katherine Hannigan
• Luna by Julie Anne Peters
• Measle & the Wrathmonk by Ian Ogilvy
• Saint of Dragons by Jason Hightman

Throughout the year, Borders' Original Voices program features the works of more than 200 contemporary authors/illustrators from around the world in the categories of fiction, non-fiction, young adult and children's picture books. The monthly program highlights innovative and ambitious new books from new and emerging talents, as well as works that represent a new direction for established authors.