Awards in your library

Summary: 26 Awards.

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (2003)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Social Sciences, 2004)
• The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (Literature & Language Arts, 2009)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (What Makes a Family?, 2008)

Alex Award

• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (2004)

Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Award

• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Book Sense Book of the Year

• The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2003)

Bram Stoker

• On Writing by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction, 2000)

Exclusive Books Boeke Prize

• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini ( co-recipient)

Guardian 1000

• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (War and travel)
• Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values by Robert M. Pirsig (War and travel)

HarperCollins 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Century

• Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values by Robert M. Pirsig

Hugo Nominee

• On Writing by Stephen King (Best Related Book (Nomination below cutoff), 2001)

International Horror Guild Nominee

• On Writing by Stephen King (Best Non-Fiction, 2000)

Locus

• On Writing by Stephen King (Best Non-Fiction, 2001)

The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels

• Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values by Robert M. Pirsig (The Reader's List, 73)

New York Times bestseller

• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
• Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert (Nonfiction, 2006)

New York Times Notable Book of the Year

• Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert (Non-Fiction, 2006)

Oprah's Book Club selection

• A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Book Club, Selection 61) by Eckhart Tolle (2008)

Orange Prize Longlist

• The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (2002)

Reading Across Rhode Island

• The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (2004)
• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (2005)

San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year

• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

• The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (2002)

SEBA Book Award

• The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (Fiction, 2003)

South Carolina Young Adult Book Award Nominee

• The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (2005-2006)

The Telegraph's 110 Best Books: The Perfect Library

• Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values by Robert M. Pirsig (2008)

Waterstones Books of the Century

• Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values by Robert M. Pirsig (1997, No 68)

Whitcoulls top 100, 2008

• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (13)