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Book of the Year The Book Sense Book of the Year Award -- formerly known as the "ABBY Award" -- was inaugurated on June 2 at BookExpo America 2000. Winners are chosen by independent booksellers across the country who vote for the titles they most enjoyed handselling to their customers in the previous year. In 2001, two new categories were added to make four in all: Adult Fiction, Adult Non-fiction, Children's Literature, and Illustrated Children's Book. The winners were announced at the 2001 BEA in Chicago. Congratulations to all the winners! 2000 Book Sense Book of the Year Award Winners Adult Trade: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver Children's Book: The Quiltmaker's Gift by Jeff Brumbeau, Gail de Marcken (Illustrator) Related Page Bibliophiles, Unite! at Book Expo America More Awards! This Year's Book Sense Book of the Year Awards Back to main Awards page

2001 Book Sense Book of the Year Winners Adult Fiction Red Tent by Anita Diamant Winner! Interview For Diamant, winning the BSBY was close enough to her "Academy Awards fantasy" to make her incredibly happy, and she declared she was going to "thank everyone she ever met." That done, she cited a line from her book: "My heart is a ladle of sweet water brimming over." Ah. In a story based on the Book of Genesis, Jacob's daughter, Dinah, shares her perspectives on the origins of modern religious practices and sexual politics, eager to impart the lessons she has learned from her father's wives. Bee Season by Myla Goldberg Interview Excerpt The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood The Hours by Michael Cunningham House of Sand & Fog by Andre Dubus III Interview Adult Non-fiction Brunelleschi's Dome by Ross King Winner! The story of how a 15th-century goldsmith and clockmaker, Filippo Brunelleschi, came up with a unique design for the dome to crown Florence's cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore. The Blood Runs Like a River Through My Dreams by Nasdijj Driving Mr. Albert by Michael Paterniti The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean Woman by Natalie Angier Children's Literature Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo Winner! 10-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in Naomi, Fla., and the good things that happen because of her big, ugly dog Winn-Dixie. Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket The Giggler Treatment by Roddy Doyle Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli The Wanderer by Sharon Creech, David Diaz (Illustrator) Illustrated Children's Book Olivia by Ian Falconer (Illustrator) Winner! Falconer also wins the prize for Most Unusual Adjective for Independent Booksellers: salmon-like. He said, "The other winners have already used up the adjectives, so all I can think of to say is that independent booksellers are like salmon swimming upstream. Except you don't spawn and die at the top, you just keep swimming upstream for years and years and years and years." Whether starting the day, enjoying the beach, or at bedtime, Olivia is a feisty pig with too much energy for her own good!   Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin, Betsy Lewin (Illustrator) How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? by Jane Yolen, Mark Teague (Illustrator) Jane Yolen on writing this book I Love You Like Crazy Cakes by Rose A. Lewis, Jane Dyer (Illustrator) Stranger in the Woods by Jean Stoick, Carl R. Sams, II (Illustrator) Essay A Novmber/December 2000 Book Sense 76 pick "Beautiful wildlife photography is the highlight of this book, a recipient of a Benjamin Franklin Award. Set in the Michigan woods, the animals discover a mysterious visitor after a winter storm." -- Nancy Hale, Annie's Book Stop, Branchville, NJ

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