Borders Announces 2003 Original Voices Awards Nominees.Business Editors ANN ARBOR Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as , Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 2004 Borders Books & Music(R) (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) The routing protocol that is used to span autonomous systems on the Internet. It is a robust, sophisticated and scalable protocol that was developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). ) today announced the nominees for the 2003 Original Voices Awards. The seventh annual awards include books in the fiction, nonfiction non·fic·tion n. 1. Prose works other than fiction: I've read her novels but not her nonfiction. 2. The category of literature consisting of works of this kind. , intermediate/young adult and children's categories. Each nominated nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. title will be featured in the March issue of "Borders This Month," a free magazine distributed in Borders stores nationwide, and select nominated titles will be merchandised in Borders stores throughout the next year. Winners in the four categories will each be awarded a $5,000 prize from the company. "It is a pleasure to reflect on the most innovative books of the previous year through Borders Original Voices Awards," said Mike Spinozzi, executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Borders Group. "Each title selected as a finalist offers a unique perspective to the world of literature and we're we're Contraction of we are. we're we are proud to continue our commitment to rewarding authors of ground-breaking works." Finalists for the awards are chosen by both corporate and store employees. A select group of Borders' corporate staff will read each finalist and choose the winners, to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. in March. Finalists for the 2003 Original Voices Awards are:
Fiction:
Brick Lane by Monica Ali
Jennifer Government by Max Barry
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The Time Travelers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
How to Breathe Underwater by Julie Orringer
Nonfiction:
A Million Little Pieces by James Frey
Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling by Ross King
Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx
by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc
Positively Fifth Street: Murderers, Cheetahs, and Binion's
World Series of Poker by James McManus
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
Children's Picture Books:
The Spider and the Fly by Mary Howitt, illustrated by Tony Diterlizzi
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems
Story of Frog Belly Rat Bone by Timothy B. Ering
Eleanor, Ellatony, Ellencake, and Me by C.M. Rubin
The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
Stranger in the Woods by Carl R. Sams II
Intermediate/Young Adult Books:
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
Granny Torelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech
After by Francine Prose
A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
Throughout the year, Borders' Original Voices program features the works of more than 200 contemporary authors/illustrators from around the world in the categories of fiction, non-fiction, young adult and children's picture books. The monthly program highlights innovative and ambitious new books from new and emerging talents, as well as works that represent a new direction for established authors. Borders Group Inc. (NYSE:BGP) is a leading global retailer of books, music and movies. Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich., the company employs 32,000 people worldwide and operates over 430 Borders domestic superstores This is a list of superstores by country. Multi-national
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