Awards in your library

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1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• The Emigrants by W. G. Sebald (2006 edition)
• Youth: Scenes from Provincial Life II by J. M. Coetzee (2006 Edition)
• The Unconsoled by Kazuo Ishiguro (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Moon and the Bonfires (New York Review Books Classics) by Cesare Pavese (2006/2008 Edition)
• To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf (2006/2008 Edition)
• What Maisie Knew (Penguin Classics) by Henry James (2006/2008 Edition)
• Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee (2006/2008 Edition)
• A Fine Balance (Oprah's Book Club) by Rohinton Mistry (2006/2008 Edition)
• Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf (2006/2008 Edition)
• Middlemarch (Everyman's Library (Cloth)) by George Eliot (2006/2008 Edition)
• Democracy by Joan Didion (2008 Edition)
• Lives of Girls and Women: A Novel by Alice Munro (2008 Edition)
• Closely Watched Trains by Bohumil; Translated By: Pargeter Hrabal, Edith (2008 Edition)
• Excellent Women by Barbara Pym (2008 Edition)
• Play It As It Lays: A Novel by Joan Didion (2008 Edition)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• A Death in the Family by James Agee (Fiction, 1999)
• What Is the What (Vintage) by Dave Eggers (History & Cultures, 2009)
• The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls (Social Sciences, 2009)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago ( Tales of the Cities, 2002)
• The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls (What Makes a Family?, 2008)

Alex Award

• When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago (1999)
• The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls (2006)

Amazon.com Best Books

• Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant by Jenni Ferrari-Adler (On Amazon's top books of the year list * Book Sense Picks Highlights, 2007)

Andre Simon Award

• On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen by Harold McGee (1986)
• Arabesque: A Taste of Morocco, Turkey, and Lebanon by Claudia Roden (2005)

Anthony Burgess: 99 Novels

• Creation by Gore Vidal (1981)

BBC's Big Read

• Middlemarch (Everyman's Library (Cloth)) by George Eliot (Best loved novel, 2003, No 27)
• A Fine Balance (Oprah's Book Club) by Rohinton Mistry (Best loved novel, 2003, No 196)

Book Sense Book of the Year

• Bel Canto by Ann Patchett ( Paperback Winner, 2003)
• The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls (Adult Nonfiction Honor Book, 2006)

Booker Prize

• Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively (1987)
• Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee (1999)

Booker Prize Shortlist

• Loitering with Intent by Muriel Spark (1981)
• The Beginning of Spring by Penelope Fitzgerald (1988)
• A Fine Balance (Oprah's Book Club) by Rohinton Mistry (1996)
• The Restraint of Beasts by Magnus Mills (1998)

Booksellers’ Best Book of the Year Award

• Out Stealing Horses: A Novel by Per Petterson

Canada Reads Nominee

• A Fine Balance (Oprah's Book Club) by Rohinton Mistry (2002)

Cheltenham Prize

• The Unconsoled by Kazuo Ishiguro (1995)

Christopher Award

• The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls (2006)

Clifton Fadiman Medal

• Light Years by James Salter (2003)

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

• Holy Land: A Suburban Memoir by D.J. Waldie (Nonfiction, Gold, 1996)

Commonwealth Writers' Prize

• A Fine Balance (Oprah's Book Club) by Rohinton Mistry (Best Book, 1996)
• Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee (Best Book, 2000)

CWA

• The Patience of the Spider (Inspector Montalbano Mysteries) by Andrea Camilleri (Duncan Lawrie International Dagger, Shortlist, 2008)

Cyril Connolly's 100 key books of the modern movement from England, France and America 1880-1950

• To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

Encore Award

• The Last Life: A Novel by Claire Messud (2000)

Florida Teens Read

• The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls (2007-2008)

Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award

• Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri (2008)

Giller

• A Fine Balance (Oprah's Book Club) by Rohinton Mistry (1995)
• Runaway: Stories by Alice Munro (2004)

Gourmand World Cookbook

• Rick Bayless's Mexican Kitchen: Capturing the Vibrant flavors of a World-Class Cuisine by Rick Bayless (Chef book, 1998)

Governor General's Literary Award Finalist

• Runaway: Stories by Alice Munro (Fiction, 2004)

Great Lakes Book Award Finalist

• Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression by Mildred Armstrong Kalish (General Nonfiction, 2008)

Guardian 1000

• The Restraint of Beasts by Magnus Mills (Comedy)
• The Towers of Trebizond (New York Review Books Classics) by Rose Macaulay (Comedy)
• Loitering with Intent by Muriel Spark (Comedy)
• Excellent Women by Barbara Pym (Comedy)
• The Chateau by William Maxwell (Family and self)
• Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf (Family and self)
• To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf (Family and self)
• So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell (Love)
• Light Years by James Salter (Love)
• Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates (Love)
• The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen (Love)
• The Unconsoled by Kazuo Ishiguro (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• The Moon and the Bonfires (New York Review Books Classics) by Cesare Pavese (State of the nation)
• Play It As It Lays: A Novel by Joan Didion (State of the nation)
• Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee (State of the nation)
• A Fine Balance (Oprah's Book Club) by Rohinton Mistry (State of the nation)
• Middlemarch (Everyman's Library (Cloth)) by George Eliot (State of the nation)

Hawthornden Prize

• I, Claudius : From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Born 10 B.C., Murdered and Deified A.D. 54 (Vintage International) by Robert Graves (1935)

Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship Award

• Looking for a Bluebird by Joseph Wechsberg

IACP Cookbook of the Year

• Rick Bayless's Mexican Kitchen: Capturing the Vibrant flavors of a World-Class Cuisine by Rick Bayless (1997)

Independent Foreign Fiction Prize Winner

• Out Stealing Horses: A Novel by Per Petterson (2006)

International IMPAC Dublin

• A Fine Balance (Oprah's Book Club) by Rohinton Mistry (Shortlist, 1997)
• Bel Canto by Ann Patchett (Shortlist, 2003)
• Out Stealing Horses: A Novel by Per Petterson (Winner, 2007)

IPPY

• What Is the What (Vintage) by Dave Eggers (General Fiction, 2007)

IPPY Bronze

• Food and Booze: A Tin House Literary Feast by Edited By Michelle Wildgen (Anthologies, 2007)
• Victorian Lace Today by Jane Sowerby (Crafts/Hobby, 2007)

IPPY Finalist

• The Believer Book of Writers Talking to Writers by Vendela Vida (Essay/Creative Non-Fiction, 2006)

James Beard Foundation Award

• Sunday Suppers at Lucques: Seasonal Recipes from Market to Table by Suzanne Goin (Cooking from a Professional Point of View, 2006)
• On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen by Harold McGee (Reference, 2005)

James Beard Foundation Award Nominee

• Baking for All Occasions by Flo Braker (2009)
• Chocolate Obsession: Confections and Treats to Create and Savor by Michael Recchiuti (Baking and Dessert, 2006)
• Jamie's Dinners: The Essential Family Cookbook by Jamie Oliver (General, 2005)
• Arabesque: A Taste of Morocco, Turkey, and Lebanon by Claudia Roden (International, 2007)

James Tait Black Memorial Prize

• I, Claudius : From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Born 10 B.C., Murdered and Deified A.D. 54 (Vintage International) by Robert Graves (Fiction, 1934)
• The Towers of Trebizond (New York Review Books Classics) by Rose Macaulay (Fiction, 1956)

James Tait Black Memorial Prize shortlist

• The Restraint of Beasts by Magnus Mills (Fiction, 1998)

KitchenAid Cookbook of the Year

• The Zuni Cafe Cookbook: A Compendium of Recipes and Cooking Lessons from San Francisco's Beloved Restaurant by Judy Rodgers (2003)

Lambda Literary Award Nominee

• Incognito Street: How Travel Made Me a Writer by Barbara Sjoholm (Lesbian Memoir, 2006)

Larry McCaffery's 20th Century Greatest Hits

• To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf (15)
• Winesburg, Ohio (Compass Books Edition, C39) (87)

The List 100 Best Scottish Books

• To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

Los Angeles Times Book Prize

• A Fine Balance (Oprah's Book Club) by Rohinton Mistry (Fiction, 1996)

Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist

• Out Stealing Horses: A Novel by Per Petterson (Fiction, 2007)

McKitterick Prize

• The Restraint of Beasts by Magnus Mills (1999)

The Modern Library's 100 Best Nonfiction: The Board's List

• The Education of Henry Adams by Henry; intro by James Truslow Adams Adams (1)
• A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf (4)

The Modern Library's 100 Best Nonfiction: The Reader's List

• A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf (25)
• The Education of Henry Adams by Henry; intro by James Truslow Adams Adams (51)

The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels

• I, Claudius : From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Born 10 B.C., Murdered and Deified A.D. 54 (Vintage International) by Robert Graves (The Board's List, 14)
• To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf (The Board's List, 15)
• Winesburg, Ohio (Compass Books Edition, C39) (The Board's List, 24)
• The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen (The Board's List, 84)

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