, Speak Its Name’s Best Book of 2011.
Sorry to cut into the Advent Calendar which I hope you are all enjoying.
We will be reviving the Speak Its Name Awards this year and introducing a new category, the Readers’ Choice.
The Awards will be:
Best Novel
Best Cover
Best Author
and Readers’ Choice.
The first 3 are chosen by Speak Its Name, but the Readers’ Choice gives you a chance to participate. We’ve compiled the list of the top books rated 4,4½, and 5 stars. There’s a few but still only a fraction of the books reviewed in the year.
The poll is HERE - so please go and vote if you would be so kind.
The books concerned are these below, with a link to the reviews if you need a reminder of their goodness. The only thing I ask is that you vote for the book itself, and that you have read it. Not that you’ve reader other things by the author or you really love them as a person.
Many thanks and enjoy the rest of the year!
Captain Harding’s 6 Day War by Elliott Mackle
By Honor Betrayed by Alex Beecroft
Well Traveled by Margaret Mills and Tedy Ward
Violet Thunder by Kate Cotoner
This Rough Magic by Josh Lanyon
The Puppet Master by Kate Cotoner
The Affair of the Porcelain Dog by Jess Faraday
Missouri by Christine Wunnicke
Suffer the Little Children by Tracy Rowan
Home is the Sailor by Lee Rowan
Sal Mineo: a biography by Michael Gregg Michaud
The Nobleman and the Spy by Bonnie Dee and Summer Devon
Beloved Pilgrim by Nan Hawthorne
Earth and Sun, Cedar and Sage by Margaret Mills and Tedy Ward
Kindred Hearts by Rowan Speedwell
The Last Tallyho by Richard Newhafer
Algerian Nights by Graeme Roland
Willing Flesh by J S Cook (Inspector Raft Mysteries #1)
Perfect Score by Susan Roebuck
Dulce et Decorum Est by JL Merrow
Lion of Kent by Aleksandr Voinov and Kate Cotoner
Young Man in Paris by Sophia Deri-Bowen
Raised by Wolves 2 Matelots by WA Hoffman
Arson! The Dakota Series 1 by Cap Iversen
Living the Spirit: a Gay American Indian Anthology, compiled by Gay American Indians, Will Roscoe
Precious Jade by Fyn Alexander
Home Station on the Prairie Series-1 and 2 by Kara Larson
Walking in Two Worlds by Terry O’Reilly
Home Fires Burning by Charlie Cochrane
Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
A Faint Wash of Lavender by Lucius Parhelion
Silver Lining by Lucius Parhelion
The Soldier of Raetia: Valerian’s Legion by Heather Domin
House of Mirrors by Bonnie Dee and Summer Devon
According to Hoyle by Abigail Roux
All Lessons Learned by Charlie Cochrane
The Evening Crowd at Kirmser’s by Ricardo J. Brown
The Praise Singer by Mary Renault
Filed under: 4 stars, 4½ Stars, Awards, Best of the Year, five stars
There’s only one I’ve read! Guess I’ll give myself a “Must try harder” for my reading report.
well, that is shocking! There are so many great books on this list – get cracking!
Omigosh, how to choose! Even from among just the half dozen i have had the pleasure to read so far. And no, i don’t plan tovote for my own. I can see at least one better.
Nan
When will the winner be announced?! =D