Borders Announces Original Voices Awards Nominees

Posted on March 28, 2002

Nominees for the fifth annual Original Voices Awards were announced by Borders Books and Music. The awards, traditionally given to authors of fiction and non-fiction genres, were expanded to include children's picture books and young adult books in 2002. The Original Voices program in Borders stores highlights innovative and ambitious books from new and emerging talents, as well as outstanding works from established authors, year-round. Each of the nominated books will be featured in the April issue of Inside Borders, and select nominees will make appearances in Borders stores throughout the next year.

"Borders has been excited about the Original Voices program since its inception, and I'm very pleased that we've added both a children's and a young adult category to this year's awards list," said Mike Spinozzi, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Borders Group, Inc. "There is an especially solid group of authors this year and it will be difficult to choose the winners."

Nominees for the awards are chosen by both corporate and store employees. A select group of Borders' buyers and marketing staff will read each nominated book and choose the winners, to be announced on April 25.

2002 Original Voices Awards Nominees

Fiction
Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
Kissing in Manhattan by David Schickler
Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
Soul Mountain by Gao Xingjian

Nonfiction
The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
Constantine's Sword by James Carroll
I Thought My Father Was God edited by Paul Auster
The Map That Changed the World by Simon Winchester
Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand
Stuffed by Patricia Volk

Children's Picture Books
And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel
Behold the Trees by Sue Alexander, illustrated by Leonid Gore
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley, illustrated by Brian Selznick
Hannah and the Homunculus by Kurt Hassler, illustrated by K.L. Darnell
Kiss Good Night by Amy Hest, illustrated by Anita Jeram
The Magical, Mystical, Marvelous Coat by Catherine Ann Cullen, illustrated by David Christiana
Sophie's Masterpiece by Eileen Spinelli, illustrated by Jane Dyer
The Three Pigs by David Weisner
The Tin Forest by Helen Ward and Wayne Anderson

Young Adult Books
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Bad Boy by Walter Dean Myers
Brides of Eden by Linda Crew
China's Son by Da Chen
On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God by Louise Rennison
Shylock's Daughter by Mirjam Pressler
Under a War-Torn Sky by L.M. Elliott
Witch Child by Celia Rees