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Winners were selected through a two-part process involving nomination by industry experts and final selection by consumer votes. To be eligible for nomination, a book had to be published in English during the previous year and be included in at least one industry or sponsor listing.
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Readers selected the winners from among the five nominees selected by the board for each category. For the 2007 edition, however, the choice by public vote was restricted to book of the year, and winners in other categories were chosen by retailers and librarians.
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and Literacy Partners. Reed declined to give reasons for the suspension, but the awards had produced little effect on book sales, and the televised ceremonies were criticized for being too long and poorly planned.
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In February 2008, Reed Business Information announced plans to dissolve the awards program and distribute the remaining Foundation funds to non-profit organizations
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The Girl's Guide to Being a Boss (Without Being a Bitch): Valuable Lessons, Smart Suggestions, and True Stories for Succeeding as the Chick-in-Charge
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The Kings of New York: A Year Among the Geeks, Oddballs and Geniuses Who Make Up America's Top High-School Chess Team
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Don't Make a Black Woman Take off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited Commentaries on Love and Life
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Don't Make a Black Woman Take off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited Commentaries on Love and Life
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The Quills Foundation, the organization behind the award, was supported by a number of notable
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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction
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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction
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Get Your Own Damn Beer, I'm Watching the Game!: A Woman's Guide to Loving Pro Football
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The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't
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Rachael Ray's 30-Minute Get Real Meals: Eat Healthy Without Going to Extremes
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Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season
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Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels
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Rachael Ray 365: No Repeats: A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners
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Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know - And Doesn't
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Julie & Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen
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The foundation awarded a Quills Corporate Literacy Award to
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Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
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Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
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It's Not Easy Being Green: And Other Things to Consider
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Index

Quill award
Quill Awards (Australia)
literary award
consumer
literacy
media
Reed Business Information
Publishers Weekly
NBC Universal Television Stations
Parade Magazine
Borders
Barnes & Noble
American Booksellers Association
First Book
Nora Roberts
Diane Setterfield
The Thirteenth Tale
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
Sissy Spacek
Flotsam
David Wiesner
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick
Sold
Patricia McCormick
The Road
Cormac McCarthy
Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels
Scott McCloud

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