Awards in your library

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1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• The Lord of the Rings: 50th Anniversary, One Vol. Edition by J.R.R. Tolkien (2006/2008 Edition)
• To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf (2006/2008 Edition)

1956 Astounding/Analog Science Fiction and Fact All-Time Poll

• Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke (9)

1975 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Novel

• Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke (2)
• The Lord of the Rings: 50th Anniversary, One Vol. Edition by J.R.R. Tolkien (15)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Fantasy Novel

• The Lord of the Rings: 50th Anniversary, One Vol. Edition by J.R.R. Tolkien (1)
• The Stand: Expanded Edition by Stephen King (23)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time SF Novel

• Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke (3)

2009 Ian Fleming Steel Dagger

• Shatter by Michael Robotham (Nominee)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• Gentlemen Bastards 1: The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch (2007)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke ( Simply Science Fiction, 2004)
• The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book by Bill Watterson ( What’s so Funny?, 2007)

Amazon's Best Books of the Month: August 2009

• The Magicians: A Novel by Lev Grossman

Amazon's Best Books of the Month: June 2009

• Crazy for the Storm: A Memoir of Survival by Norman Ollestad

Amazon's Best Books of the Year: 2009

• Crazy for the Storm: A Memoir of Survival by Norman Ollestad (#6)
• The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie: A Flavia de Luce Mystery by Alan Bradley (#20)
• The Year of the Flood: A Novel by Margaret Atwood (#38)
• The Magicians: A Novel by Lev Grossman (#52)
• The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann (#58)
• Await Your Reply: A Novel by Dan Chaon (#66)

Amazon.com Best Books

• Daemon by Daniel Suarez (Mystery and Thriller, 2009)

Anthony Award Nominee

• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Vintage) by Stieg Larsson (Novel, 2009)

Association for Mormon Letters Award Honorable Mention

• Mistborn 1: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson (Novel, 2006)

Balrog Nominee

• The Stand: Expanded Edition by Stephen King (Novel, 1979)

Barry Award Nominee

• Shatter by Michael Robotham (British Crime Novel, 2009)
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Vintage) by Stieg Larsson (British Crime Novel, 2009)

BBC's Big Read

• The Lord of the Rings: 50th Anniversary, One Vol. Edition by J.R.R. Tolkien (Best loved novel, 2003, No 01)
• The Stand: Expanded Edition by Stephen King (Best loved novel, 2003, No 53)

BILBY

• The Lord of the Rings: 50th Anniversary, One Vol. Edition by J.R.R. Tolkien (Older Readers, 2002)

Booker Prize Shortlist

• Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (2003)

Bram Stoker Award Nominee

• The Dark Tower Book 5: Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King (Novel, 2003)
• The Road to the Dark Tower: Exploring Stephen King's Magnum Opus by Bev Vincent (Non-Fiction, 2004)

Bram Stoker Nominee

• The Dark Tower Book 7: The Dark Tower by Stephen King (Novel, 2004)
• Desperation by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Novel (Nomination below cutoff), 1996)
• The Dark Tower Book 3: The Wastelands by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Novel, 1991)
• Insomnia by Stephen King (Superior Achievement in a Novel, 1994)

British Fantasy Award

• The Dark Tower Book 7: The Dark Tower by Stephen King (Best Novel, 2005)

British Fantasy Award Nominee

• Gentlemen Bastards 1: The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch (August Derleth Fantasy Award, 2007)
• The Dark Tower Book 7: The Dark Tower by Stephen King (August Derleth Fantasy, Best Novel, 2005)
• Shadowmarch by Tad Williams (Best Novel, 2005)

British Fantasy Nominee

• The Dark Tower Book 4: Wizard and Glass by Stephen King (Best Novel, 1997)
• The Dark Tower Book 6: Song of Susannah by Stephen King (Best Novel, 2005)

Canada Reads Nominee

• Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (2005)

A Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan

• The Lord of the Rings: 50th Anniversary, One Vol. Edition by J.R.R. Tolkien (Literary Classics)

Christianity Today Book Awards

• Humble Apologetics: Defending the Faith Today by John G. Stackhouse Jr. (Apologetics/Evangelism, 2003)

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

• Sarah Canary by Karen Joy Fowler (Fiction, Silver, 1991)

Compton Crook Award Nominee

• Gentlemen Bastards 1: The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch (2007)
• The Skewed Throne by Joshua Palmatier (2007)

Crime Writers of Scandinavia

• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Vintage) by Stieg Larsson

CWA

• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Vintage) by Stieg Larsson (Duncan Lawrie International Dagger, Shortlist, 2008)

CWA Library Dagger

• Shatter by Michael Robotham (Nominee)

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

• To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

Debut Dagger Award

• The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie: A Flavia de Luce Mystery by Alan Bradley (2007)

Eisner Award

• The Art of Hellboy by Mike Mignola (Best Comics-Related Book, 2004)

Exclusive Books Boeke Prize

• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Vintage) by Stieg Larsson (2008)

Friedrich-Glauser-Preis

• Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Story by Leonie Swann (Debüt – Bester Erstlingsroman, 2006)

Galaxy British Book Award

• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Vintage) by Stieg Larsson (2009, Crime Thriller of the Year)

Gandalf Nominee

• The Stand: Expanded Edition by Stephen King (Book-Length Fantasy, 1979)

Geffen Award

• Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke (Best Translated Science Fiction Book, 2005)

Giller Prize Shortlist

• The White Bone: A Novel by Barbara Gowdy (1998)
• Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (2003)

Glasnyckeln

• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Vintage) by Stieg Larsson (2006)

Governor General's Literary Award Finalist

• The White Bone: A Novel by Barbara Gowdy (Fiction, 1998)
• Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (Fiction, 2003)

Guardian 1000

• To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf (Family and self)
• The Lord of the Rings: 50th Anniversary, One Vol. Edition by J.R.R. Tolkien (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke (Science Fiction & Fantasy)

Guardian First Book Award Longlist

• The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet by Reif Larsen (2009)

HarperCollins 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Century

• The Lord of the Rings: 50th Anniversary, One Vol. Edition by J.R.R. Tolkien

Harvey Award

• The Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson (Special Achievement in Humor, 1989)

Hugo

• Michael Whelan's Works of Wonder (R) by Michael Whelan (Related Book, 1988)

Hugo Nominee

• The Stand: Expanded Edition by Stephen King (Best Dramatic Presentation (Nomination below cutoff), 1995)
• Grass (arbai book 1) by Sheri S. Tepper (Novel, 1990)

International Fantasy Award

• The Lord of the Rings: 50th Anniversary, One Vol. Edition by J.R.R. Tolkien (Fiction, 1957)

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