Pacific Northwest Book Awards 2001
The Best of the Best by the Pacific Northwest
Pete Fromm beautifully weaves the
themes of baseball, fidelity, aspiration and madness into an
intriguing and thought provoking novel. It is a gripping
story about the intense and troubled relationship between a
brother and sister growing up in desolate West Texas.
Pete Fromm lives in Great Falls,
Montana. He has published short stories which earned
numerous honors. How This All Started is his first
novel. This striking novel draws the
reader into the bitter cold of eastern Montana and the harsh
realities of ranching. The symbiotic relationship between
man and animal is brought out as the main characters are
caught in a mysterious triangle of pride, love and revenge.
Claire Davis has written award
winning short fiction. Winter Range is her first novel. She
lives in Idaho. Charging Elk's odyssey echoes the
Native American problems of today in this heartwarming,
old-fashioned narrative exploring a struggle for identify.
James Welch's vision presents a challenge and a promise to
all who seek a homeland of the spirit and the mind.
James Welch, one of our great
Native American writers, lives in Missoula, Montana.
John Riley's
Daughter The Ghost
Openings The Telling
(most recent
title) John Riley's Daughter is a powerful
and sensitive novel for young adults. This is a story of a
girl's awakening and empowerment amid the chaos of family
crisis during three sweltering Southern days in 1973.
Kezi Matthews was born and raised
in South Carolina. She now makes her home in Portland, OR.
John Riley's Daughter is her first novel. Sheryl Noethe's beautiful verse is
haunting, light and always full of life. Refusing to confine
herself to immediate impressions, the author dives deep into
both the physical and metaphysical, connecting the poet and
reader in a passionate dialogue. Sheryl Noethe currently lives in
Missoula, Montana. The PNBA is proud to honor Ursula
K. Le Guin for a lifetime of literary excellence. Her award
winning science fiction, fantasy, young adult literature and
poetry have consistently offered the delights of perfectly
crafted prose, the challenges of cultural critique and the
joys of an engaging story. Ursula K. Le Guin lives in
Portland, Oregon, and has written poetry and fiction all her
life. Her work has received regional, national and
international awards. The Pacific Northwest Bookseller's
Association Book Awards 2001 celebrate the very best of
writing and reading from regional authors. With this award,
independent booksellers take responsibility for supporting
local authors, insuring that a wide variety of literature
remains available to the public. Each author will be awarded $1000
for their achievement, and honored at the Pacific Northwest
Bookseller's Book Annual Awards Banquet at the Spring Book
Show in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho on March 18, 2001. This is the
36th Annual PNBA Book Award. Through the annual Pacific
Northwest Book Award, independent booksellers support
regional authors and bring them to the attention of a
national audience. This Award offers commendations from the
independent stores of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and
Alaska for the best books by Northwest writers published in
2000. This is year the 36th PNBA Award celebration.
E-commerce and mega-store
distribution have affected the publishing industry
significantly. The Pacific Northwest Bookselling Association
is a not-for-profit organization representing dedicated
independent booksellers, who work to keep a diversity of
information, ideas and choice of literature available to the
American reader.
Memorial Poetry Award
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