The Known World by Edward P. Jones (Paperback) (Rate this item) Average Customer Review:

WINNER--Best Commercial Fiction Book of 2005
Author: Gloria Mallette

The Honey Well by Gloria Mallette (Hardcover) (Rate this item) Average Customer Review:

WINNER--Best Short Story Collection of 2005
Author:  Z.Z. Packer

Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by Zz Packer, Z. Z. Packer (Paperback) (Rate this item) Average Customer Review:

WINNER--Best Anthology of 2005
Author: E. Lynn Harris

Freedom in this Village : Black Gay Men's Writing 1969 to the Present by E. Lynn Harris (Paperback) (Rate this item)

WINNER--Best Poetry Collection of 2005
Author: Kola Boof

Nile River Woman: The Very First Poems by Kola Boof by Kola Boof, Nafisa Goma (Paperback) (Rate this item) Average Customer Review:

WINNER--Best Children's Book of 2005
Author:  Faith Ringgold

Cassie's Word Quilt by FAITH RINGGOLD (Illustrator) (Paperback - January 2004) (Rate this item) Average Customer Review:

WINNER--Best Horror/Sci-Fi Book of 2005
Author: BRANDON MASSEY

Dark Corner by Brandon Massey (Paperback) (Rate this item) Average Customer Review:

WINNER--Best HipHop/Street Fiction of 2005
Author: Vickie M. Stringer

Imagine This by Vickie M. Stringer (Paperback - August 2004) (Rate this item)

WINNER--The Funniest/Most Comical Book of 2005
Author: Denene Millner

The Angry Black Woman's Guide to Life by Denene Millner, et al (Paperback) (Rate this item) Average Customer Review:

WINNER--Best Essays/Social Book of 2005
Author: Charisse Jones, Kumea Shorter-Gooden

Shifting by Charisse Jones, Kumea Shorter-Gooden Average Customer Review: Usually ships in 24 hours

WINNER--Best Historical Fiction Book of 2005 (a TIE)
Author: Barbara Chase Riboud (1st Winner) and Jewel Parker Rhodes (2nd Winner) 

Hottentot Venus : A Novel by BARBARA CHASE-RIBOUD (Hardcover) (Rate this item) Average Customer Review:

Douglass' Women : A Novel by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Hardcover) (Rate this item) Average Customer Review:

WINNER--Best Self Help/Human Interest Book of 2005 (a TIE)
Author: Marita Golden (1st winner) and George Behrendt and Lucille Tucillo (2nd winners) 

Don't Play in the Sun : One Woman's Journey Through the Color Complex by MARITA GOLDEN (Hardcover) (Rate this item) Average Customer Review:

He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys by Greg Behrendt, Liz Tuccillo (Hardcover) (Rate this item)

WINNER--Best Gay/Lesbian Novel of 2005
Author:   STANLEY BENNETT CLAY

In Search of Pretty Young Black Men : A Novel by Stanley Bennett Clay (Hardcover) (Rate this item) Average Customer Review:

WINNER--Best Gay Themed Book of 2005
Author:  E. LYNN HARRIS

Freedom in this Village : Black Gay Men's Writing 1969 to the Present by E. Lynn Harris (Paperback) (Rate this item)

WINNER--Best Modern History Text of 2005
Author:  Charles J. Ogletree

All Deliberate Speed by Charles J. Ogletree Average Customer Review: Usually ships in 24 hours

WINNER--Best Erotic Fiction of 2005
Author:  Robert Fleming

Intimacy: Erotic Stories of Love, Lust, and Marriage by Black Men by Robert Fleming (Paperback) (Rate this item) Average Customer Review:

WINNER--Best Romance/Love Story of 2005
Author:  Kola Boof

Flesh and the Devil by Kola Boof, Said Musa (Hardcover) (Rate this item) Average Customer Review:

WINNER--Best Carribean Book of 2005
Author: COLIN CHANNER

Passing Through by COLIN CHANNER (Paperback) (Rate this item) Average Customer Review:

WINNER--Best Multi-Cultural Themed Book of 2005
Author: COLIN CHANNER

Passing Through by COLIN CHANNER (Paperback) (Rate this item) Average Customer Review:

WINNER--Sexiest Book Written by a Man in 2005
Author: COLIN CHANNER

Passing Through by COLIN CHANNER (Paperback) (Rate this item) Average Customer Review:

WINNER--Sexiest Book written by a Woman in 2005
Author: Kola Boof

Flesh and the Devil by Kola Boof, Said Musa (Hardcover) (Rate this item) Average Customer Review:

WINNER--Best African Book of 2005
Author:  Zakes Mda

The Madonna of Excelsior : A Novel by Zakes Mda (Hardcover) (Rate this item) Average Customer Review:

THE AUTHOR AWARDS

Best Literary Fiction Author of 2004 (MALE)
Winner:  EDWARD P. JONES

The Known World by Edward P. Jones (Paperback) (Rate this item) Average Customer Review:

Best Literary Fiction Author of 2005 (FEMALE)
Winner:  Zadie Smith

The Darkest Child : A Novel by Delores Phillips (Hardcover) (Rate this item) Average Customer Review:

The Poetry Laurel for 2005
Winner: Lucille Clifton

Mercy (American Poets Continuum) by Lucille Clifton Average Customer Review:

Best Male Commercial Fiction Author of 2005
Winner:  Eric Jerome Dickey

Drive Me Crazy by Eric Jerome Dickey (Hardcover - July 2004) (Rate this item) Average Customer Review:

Best Female Commercial Fiction Author of 2005
Winner: ZANE

Afterburn : A Novel by Zane (Hardcover) (Rate this item)

Best Essay/Social Themed Writing of 2005
Winner: Marita Golden

Don't Play in the Sun by MARITA GOLDEN Average Customer Review:

Best Horror/Science Fiction Author of 2005
Winner: Tananarive Due

The Good House by Tananarive Due Average Customer Review:

Best HipHop/Street Fiction Author (MALE) 2005
Winner: K'WAN

Road Dawgz by K'Wan, K'wan Foye Average Customer Review: Usually ships in 24 hours

Best Hip Hop/Street Fiction Author (Female) 2005
Winner: Vickie M. Stringer

Imagine This by Vickie M. Stringer (Paperback - August 2004) (Rate this item)

Best COMEBACK by an Author in 2005
Winner:  J. California Cooper

Some People, Some Other Place by J. CALIFORNIA COOPER (Hardcover) (Rate this item)

Most Exciting New Author in 2005
Winner: KOLA BOOF

Flesh and the Devil by Kola Boof, Said Musa (Hardcover) (Rate this item) Average Customer Review:

Best Children's Author of 2005
Winner:  FAITH RINGGOLD 

Cassie's Word Quilt by FAITH RINGGOLD (Illustrator) (Paperback - January 2004) (Rate this item) Average Customer Review:

Bookstore Owners Pick--Favorite Book of 2005 (211 voters)
Winner:  BILL CLINTON

My Life by Bill Clinton Average Customer Review: Usually ships in 24 hours

Bookstore Shoppers Pick--Favorite Book of 2005 (1,203 voters)
Winner:  Delores Phillips

The Darkest Child : A Novel by Delores Phillips (Hardcover) (Rate this item) Average Customer Review:

Librarian's Pick--Favorite Book of 2005  (52 voters)
Winner: Z.Z. Packer

Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by Zz Packer, Z. Z. Packer (Paperback) (Rate this item) Average Customer Review:

Best Writer of Biography/Autobiography/Memoir in 2005
Winner:  VALERIE BOYD

Wrapped in Rainbows : The Life of Zora Neale Hurston (Lisa Drew Books (Paperback)) by Valerie Boyd (Paperback) (Rate this item) Average Customer Review:

Logic by Olympia Vernon Average Customer Review: Usually ships in 24 hours

Best Writer of a Modern History Text
Winner:  Charles J. Ogletree

All Deliberate Speed by Charles J. Ogletree Average Customer Review: Usually ships in 24 hours

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