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The Quill Awards: 2007 Press Coverage The Quill Book Awards Announce Quill Book of the YearReaders Vote Angels Fall as Book of the Year Diane Setterfield Wins Debut Author of the Year for The Thirteenth Tale The Bourne Film Trilogy is Presented with the Quill 2007 Variety Blockbuster Book to Film AwardDavid Halberstam Receives 2007 Platinum Quill 2007 Corporate Literacy Quill Given to Time Warner Inc. / Time Warner CableNBC Universal Stations To Carry Awards on October 27, 2007 Audio – presented by Mary Higgins Clark and Steve Shirripa Biography/ Memoir – presented by Tina Brown and Jonathan Groff Business – presented by Tina Brown and Jonathan Groff Children’s Chapter/ Middle Grade – presented by Sarah Ferguson and Rocco DiSpirito Children’s Picture Books – presented by Jeff Dunham and Walter Cooking – presented by Sarah Ferguson and Rocco DiSpirito Debut Author – presented by Dan Rather & Catherine Crier General Fiction – presented by Lorraine Bracco and Gay Talese Graphic Novel – presented by Jeff Dunham and Walter Health/ Self-Improvement – presented by Brooke Shields & Tiki Barber History/ Current Events/ Politics – presented by Dan Rather & Catherine Crier Humor – presented by Stephen Colbert Mystery/Suspense/Thriller – presented by Mary Higgins Clark and Steve Shirripa Poetry – presented by Dan Rather & Catherine Crier Religion/ Spirituality – presented by Mary Higgins Clark and Steve Shirripa Romance – presented by Brooke Shields & Tiki Barber Science Fiction/ Fantasy/ Horror – presented by Lorraine Bracco and Gay Talese Sports – presented by Brooke Shields & Tiki Barber Young Adult/ Teen – presented by Tina Brown and Jonathan Groff Special Awards: Quill 2007 Variety Blockbuster Book to Film Award - presented by Joan Allen and Peter BartThe Bourne Film Trilogy Universal Pictures 2007 Platinum Quill - presented by Lorraine Bracco and Gay TaleseDavid Halberstam2007 Corporate Literacy Quill -- presented by Gerry ByrneTime Warner Inc. / Time Warner Cable Produced by Al Roker Entertainment, Inc., the one-hour Quill Awards television special, hosted by Al Roker and Hoda Kotb, with SuChin Pak, in the new venue at Jazz at Lincoln Center, will be carried by the NBC Universal Television Stations and syndicated through NBC Universal Television Distribution to local markets nationwide on Saturday, October 27, 2007.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Quills Literacy Foundation to Contribute to First Book Auction of
Notable Books Including Signed 2007 Quill Award Winner and Nominee Titles To
Bring Books to Children in Need NEW YORK, NY October 16, 2007 – The Quills Literacy Foundation, in partnership with NBC Universal Television Stations and Borders®, is auctioning a selection of autographed 2007 Quill Award winner and nominee titles, plus other notable books, to raise funds for First Book, a nonprofit organization with a single mission: to give children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own their first new books. Research shows that access to books is the single most critical factor determining whether a child will become a reader. The money raised in the NBC Owned & Operated markets auction will be contributed to First Book to provide new books for children who otherwise might not experience the joy of owning them. Bids can be placed starting October 22 at http://www.thequills.org. The auction will end at midnight on October 31, 2007. “Our mission is to actively support qualified literacy based initiatives and help drive those programs and causes while building literacy awareness nationwide, and First Book is a strong, most worthy, and innovative leader in this field,” remarked Gerry Byrne, Chairman of The Quills Literacy Foundation, which he founded. “With a deep commitment to improving literacy in this country and as dedicated supporters of both First Book and the Quills, we are pleased to be part of this commendable initiative which will help place captivating materials into the hands of young readers who might not have the opportunity otherwise to own a book,” said Michael Tam, Chief Marketing Officer of Borders Group Inc. Borders is promoting the auction to benefit First Book through its “Shortlist,” which is a weekly e-mail sent to Borders Rewards members. First Book president Kyle Zimmer commented, “We have seen children’s faces light up across the country with joy when they receive books of their very own and this auction will make that possible many more times over. We applaud the authors for their generosity and we are incredibly grateful to the Quills Literacy Foundation, Borders, and NBC Universal Television Stations for helping to bring the magic of reading to children in need everywhere.” “We are proud to bring added awareness to this year’s Quills Literacy Foundation initiative, and to support the efforts of First Book, a group that makes it possible for so many young people to know the joy of reading,” noted John Wallace, President, NBC Universal Television Stations. The NBC Universal Television Owned and Operated stations are promoting the Quill books auction on their web sites in markets across the country. Among the titles committed to the Quills Literacy Foundation auction to benefit First Book are Getting to Know You by David Marusek; Jamestown by Matthew Sharpe; The Kommandant’s Girl by Pam Jenoff; Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, and Ethan Becker; American Islam: The Struggle for the Soul of a Religion by Paul M. Barrett; Orange Pear Apple Bear by Emily Gravett, and Chocolates on the Pillow Aren’t Enough by Jonathan M. Tisch with Karl Weber. Every day, additional authors add their books to the auction list. Each author is signing and donating ten copies of his or her book. The winning bid in each market (New York, Hartford, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Miami, Chicago, Dallas, San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Francisco) will receive the selection of autographed books along with a tax-exempt receipt. The proceeds raised will be given to First Book to provide new books to children in need in the NBC markets. The Quills Literacy Foundation is a not-for-profit organization, which actively supports qualified literacy based initiatives and helps drive those programs and causes while building literacy awareness nationwide. The Foundation, in partnership with Reed Business Information’s Library Journal and School Library Journal, has made significant contributions to rebuild and restore America’s public libraries through its new “Save the Library” program, benefiting the Alvar Street Branch library in New Orleans and Washington, D.C.’s Southeast Neighborhood Library. The Quills Literacy Foundation also supports “Battle of the Books,” a school-student reading program, in U.S. cities. Quills Literacy Foundation Chairman Gerry Byrne is also Chairman of The Quill Awards. Designed to inspire reading while promoting great literature, the 2007 Quill Book Awards gala ceremony on October 22nd at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street, in New York City, will be hosted by NBC’s Ann Curry and Al Roker, with special guest Stephen Colbert. Celebrity presenters and attendees include Sarah Ferguson – Duchess of York, Joan Allen, Tiki Barber, Lorraine Bracco, Tina Brown, Nora Roberts, Mary Higgins Clark, Rocco DiSpirito, Karenna Gore-Schiff, Tony Gilroy, Jonathan Groff, Walter Isaacson, Christopher Meloni, Brooke Shields, Gay Talese, and Eric Van Lustbader, among others. For the first time, a limited number of tickets to the awards ceremony and gala reception are available for public purchase at www.thequills.org. The one-hour Quill Awards television special will be carried by the NBC Universal Television Stations and syndicated through NBC Universal Television Distribution to local markets nationwide on Saturday, October 27, 2007. For further information on The Quill Awards, please visit www.thequills.org. Information on The Quills Literacy Foundation can be found at www.quillsliteracy.org. First Book is an award-winning nonprofit organization with a single mission: to give children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own their first new books. Through hundreds of local First Book Advisory Boards, the First Book National Book Bank, and the First Book Marketplace, the organization provides an ongoing supply of new books to children participating in community-based mentoring, tutoring, and family literacy programs. First Book has provided more than 50 million new books to children in need in thousands of communities nationwide. For more information, please go to www.firstbook.org. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For further information:
The Quill Book Awards Announce Winners Diane Setterfield Wins Debut Author of the Year for The Thirteenth Tale NBC’s Ann Curry and Al Roker Will Host Gala Ceremony on October 22with Special Guest Stephen Colbert NBC Universal Stations to Carry Awards on October 27, 2007 Readers to Vote on Quills Book of the Year Tickets Available to Consumers for Quill Awards Gala Event NEW YORK, NY September 10, 2007 – The Quill Book Awards, in conjunction with Reed Business Information (RBI) and the NBC Universal Television Stations, have announced the 2007 Quill winners. The gala awards ceremony, to be held on October 22nd at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street, in New York City, will be hosted by NBC’s Ann Curry and Al Roker. Special guest Stephen Colbert tops the list of presenters, which also includes Tiki Barber, Lorraine Bracco, Tom Brokaw, Tina Brown, Mary Higgins Clark, Jonathan Groff, Brooke Shields, and Marlo Thomas, among others. For the first time in its three-year history, The Quills will make a limited number of tickets to the awards ceremony and gala reception available for purchase to the public. “We’re delighted with the outstanding works represented in the group of Quills 2007 winners. Now the reading public has an opportunity to vote and we look forward to announcing their selection for 2007 Quills Book of the year on October 22nd,” remarked Gerry Byrne, Chairman of The Quill Awards. Consumers can cast their votes via www.quillsvote.com for “The Book of the Year,” selecting from among the 19 Quill Award winners. The Quill Debut Author of the Year Award will be presented to Diane Setterfieldfor The Thirteenth Tale, published by Atria. In the General Fiction category, the Quill Award will be given to Cormac McCarthy for The Road, published by Alfred A. Knopf. For the second year in a row, Al Gore will receive the History/Current Events/Politics Quill, this time for The Assault on Reason, published by The Penguin Press. Quill Awards will also be given to Amy Sedaris, Nora Roberts, and Walter Isaacson, among other prestigious authors. “The Quill Awards acknowledge the power and importance of the written word, and we are proud to bring added awareness to this year’s recipients, representing a range of accomplished and beloved authors,” noted John Wallace, President, NBC Universal Television Stations. David Nudo, publisher of Publishers Weekly, commented, “We’re pleased to have broadened our role within the Quills program this year, as a partner helping to bring increased attention to some of the year’s most worthy titles.” Designed to inspire reading while promoting great literature, the 2007 Quill Awards ceremony will be a true celebration of books, produced by Al Roker Entertainment, Inc. As in previous years, these nationally televised awards will be filled with celebrities and bestselling authors on the red carpet and during the presentations to the winners. MTV’s SuChin Pak will host the red carpet portion of the awards event. The new venue, Frederick P. Rose Hall, makes it possible to offer a limited number of gala seats to consumers; tickets may be purchased directly from the Quills at www.thequills.org/order/index.html. The Quills awards event also will be streamed live via a link from MSNBC.com, www.quills.msnbc.com. The winners of the 2007 Quill Book Awards are: Audio To Kill a Mockingbird Biography/ Memoir Einstein: His Life and Universe Business The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't Children’s Chapter/ Middle Grade The Invention of Hugo Cabret Children’s Picture Books Flotsam Cooking Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition Debut Author The Thirteenth Tale General Fiction The Road Graphic Novel Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels Health/ Self-Improvement How Doctors Think History/ Current Events/ Politics The Assault on Reason Humor I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence Mystery/Suspense/Thriller What the Dead Know Poetry For the Confederate Dead Religion/ Spirituality Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know -- And Doesn't Romance Angels Fall Science Fiction/ Fantasy/ Horror The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day One) Sports The Kings of New York: A Year Among the Geeks, Oddballs, and Geniuses Who Make Up America's Top High School Chess Team Young Adult/ Teen Sold Produced by Al Roker Entertainment, Inc., the one-hour Quill Awards television special, hosted by Ann Curry and Al Roker, with SuChin Pak, in the new venue at Jazz at Lincoln Center, will be carried by the NBC Universal Television Stations and syndicated through NBC Universal Television Distribution to local markets nationwide on Saturday, October 27, 2007. The Quills is the first awards program to honor excellence in publishing and include consumers in the voting process. AARP, Borders, Inc.®, PARADE, and USA Today are participating supporters. Reed Business Information is North America's largest business-to-business information provider, covering 23 market sectors with more than 80 market-leading publications and 80 websites, as well as a range of services. It is publisher of Publishers Weekly, Variety, Library Journal, and School Library Journal. The NBC Universal Television Stations are owned and operated by NBC Universal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Al Roker Entertainment, Inc. (ARE) produces top-quality programs for cable and network television. ARE has produced for Lifetime, A&E, PBS, Fine Living, E! Entertainment, and Discovery and is currently working on series and specials for The NBC Station Group, Food Network, In Demand / Mojo, Spike TV, and Court TV. For further information on The Quill Awards, please visit www.thequills.org. Information on The Quills Literacy Foundation can be found at www.quillsliteracy.org. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For Further Information: The Quill Awards Announce 2007 NomineesWinners to be Named on September 10th NEW YORK, NY, June 2, 2007 – This morning, Reed Business Information (RBI) and the NBC Universal Television Stations announced the five nominees in each of 18 categories for the 2007 Quill Awards, during an event hosted by WNBC anchor Perri Peltz, Sara Nelson, Editor-in-Chief of Publishers Weekly (PW), and Chairman of The Quill Awards Gerry Byrne at BookExpo America (BEA), North America’s leading annual book industry event. The 2007 Quill Awards will be presented on October 22, 2007, during a gala ceremony at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street, in New York City. Produced by Al Roker Entertainment, Inc., the one-hour Quill Awards television special will be carried by the NBC Universal Television Stations and syndicated through NBC Universal Television Distribution to local markets nationwide on Saturday, October 27, 2007. For the second year, the Quills awards event will be streamed live via a link from MSNBC.com, www.quills.msnbc.com. The Quills is the first awards program to honor excellence in publishing and include consumers in the voting process. AARP, Borders, Inc.®, PARADE, and USA Today are participating supporters. “We are thrilled with the excellent work of the Quills/PW Selection Committee, guided by PW’s Sara Nelson. They have considered the best of both the commercial and literary world and provided us with a powerful list of outstanding finalists,” said Gerry Byrne, who is also Chairman of The Quills Literacy Foundation, which he founded. Following today’s announcement at BEA, a Voting Board consisting of more than 6,000 booksellers and librarians will vote for the winners in the 18 categories. On September 10th, the winners will be announced to the public. From September 10th through October 10th, book consumers will be very much involved by casting their votes via quillsvote.com for “The Book of the Year,” selecting from the group of 18 Quill Award winners. Eligible titles for the 2007 Quill Awards were those published between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007. Nominees were chosen by the Quills/PW Selection Committee, comprised of Publishers Weekly editors, who drew upon industry expertise, PW starred reviews and PW Bestseller Lists to nominate five books in each of the Quills 18 categories. The PW staff’s unique overview of the thousands of titles published each year helped to insure that nominated titles share the Quills’ commitment to bring today’s leading literature to the reading public. Designed to inspire reading while promoting great literature, the 2007 Quill Awards ceremony will be a true celebration of books. It will be held at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street in New York City and will be produced by Al Roker, Entertainment, Inc. As in previous years, these nationally televised awards will be filled with celebrities and bestselling authors on the red carpet and during the presentations to the winners. In 2006, the Quills were attended by such celebrities and luminaries as Caroline Kennedy, Harry Connick, Jr., Anderson Cooper, Janet Evanovich, Mary Matalin, James Patterson, and Judy Blume. The awards event will also include the Debut Author of the Year Award, Platinum Quill, The Quills Corporate Literacy Award, and The Variety Blockbuster Book to Film Quill. Reed Business Information is North America's largest business-to-business information provider, covering 23 market sectors with more than 80 market-leading publications and 80 websites, as well as a range of services. It is publisher of Publishers Weekly, Variety, Library Journal, and School Library Journal. The NBC Universal Television Stations are owned and operated by NBC Universal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Al Roker Entertainment, Inc. (ARE) produces top-quality programs for cable and network television. ARE has produced for Lifetime, A&E, PBS, Fine Living, E! Entertainment, and Discovery and is currently working on series and specials for The NBC Station Group, Food Network, In Demand / Mojo, Spike TV, and Court TV. For further information on The Quill Awards, please visit www.thequills.org. Information on The Quills Literacy Foundation can be found at www.quillsliteracy.org http://www.quillsliteracy.org . Nominees for the 2007 Quill Awards
Debut Author A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories This is Your Brain on Music: The Science of Human Obsession The Thirteenth Tale Love is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time
THE QUILL AWARDS New York, NY, May 3, 2007—Returning in its third year with a revamped program and early outside interest, the 2007 Quill Awards, supported by Reed Business Information (RBI) and the NBC Universal Television Stations, will be presented on October 22, 2007, during a gala ceremony at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. Produced by Al Roker Entertainment, Inc., the awards program will be carried by the NBC Universal Television Stations and syndicated through NBC Universal Television Distribution to local markets nationwide on October 27, 2007. MSNBC.com, the number one TV news site on the Internet, averaging 27 million unique visitors per month, and the NBC Universal Television Stations will augment their exclusive coverage of the Quills in support of this year’s voting process and program. Additionally, AARP and Borders, Inc.® are already on board and in the planning stages for expanded roles in this year’s Quills. “Now in its third year, the Quills’ celebration continues to gain momentum,” said Jay Ireland, President, NBC Universal Television Stations. “We’re excited to return as the media partner for this important event that promotes literacy and to bring the Quills to an even wider audience this year through our expanded broadcast and online platforms.” Publishers Weekly (PW) magazine, the leading trade publication for international and U.S. book publishing, will have an important role in the 2007 nomination process. Headed by Sara Nelson, PW’s Editor-in-Chief, a Quills/PW Selection Committee comprised of PW editors will draw upon industry expertise, PW starred reviews and PW Bestseller Lists to nominate five books in each of the Quills nineteen categories. Eligible titles will have been published between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007. The list of nominated authors will be announced in a highly publicized and visible platform at BookExpo America (BEA) in New York City on June 2, 2007. The PW staff’s unique overview of the thousands of titles published each year will help to insure that the best of both the commercial and literary worlds are considered, and that nominated titles share the Quills’ commitment to bring today’s leading literature to the reading public. David Nudo, publisher of Publishers Weekly, commented, “We’re pleased to bring increased attention to some of the year’s most worthy titles as we broaden our role within the Quills program. Publishers Weekly’s skilled and diverse editorial team brings a perspective that will help insure that this year’s nominated titles will be both of popular interest and literary quality.” Following the BEA announcement, a Voting Board consisting of more than 6,000 booksellers and librarians will vote for the winners in the nineteen categories. On September 10th, in a completely new procedure for the Quills, the winners will be announced to the public. “We know the attendees feel strongly about wanting to see all of the winners at the awards ceremony and this will go a long way toward helping us achieve that goal,” said Gerry Byrne, Chairman and Founder of The Quill Awards, “We are pleased to continue to build on the success of last year by implementing these changes.” From September 10th through October 10th, book consumers will be very much involved by casting their votes via www.quillsvote.com for “The Book of the Year,” selecting from the group of nineteen Quill Award winners. Designed to inspire reading while promoting great literature, the 2007 Quill Awards ceremony will be a true celebration of books. The gala ceremony will be held at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street in New York City. As in previous years, these nationally televised awards will be filled with celebrities and bestselling authors on the red carpet and during the presentations to the winners. In 2006, the Quills were attended by such celebrities and luminaries as Caroline Kennedy, Harry Connick, Jr., Anderson Cooper, Janet Evanovich, Mary Matalin, James Patterson, and Judy Blume. The awards event will also include the Debut Author of the Year Award, Platinum Quill, The Quills Corporate Literacy Award, and The Variety Blockbuster Book to Film Quill. Reed Business Information is North America's largest business-to-business information provider, covering 23 market sectors with more than 80 market-leading publications and 80 websites, as well as a range of services. It is publisher of Publishers Weekly, Variety, Library Journal, and School Library Journal. The NBC Universal Television Stations are owned-and-operated by NBC Universal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Al Roker Entertainment, Inc. (ARE) produces top-quality programs for cable and network television. ARE has produced for Lifetime, A&E, PBS, Fine Living, E! Entertainment and Discovery, and is currently working on series and specials for The NBC Television Stations Group, Food Network, In Demand / Mojo, Spike TV, and Court TV. Information on The Quills Literacy Foundation can be found at
www.quillsliteracy.org. 2006 Press Coverage The Quill Book Awards Announce Winners Readers Vote Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings as Book of the
Year NEW YORK, NY October 10, 2006 – Reed Business Information (RBI) and the NBC Universal Television Stations have announced the winners of the second annual Quill Awards, named this evening during a star-studded ceremony at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, hosted by NBC News’ Lester Holt, with special performances by Fantasia, Lewis Black, and the Tony Award-winning cast of Broadway’s “Avenue Q.” Celebrity presenters included Anderson Cooper, Liz Smith, Donald Trump, Stanley Tucci, Harry Connick, Jr., Dominick Dunne, Sue Monk Kidd, James Patterson, Judy Blume, Janet Evanovich, Mary Matalin, Suzanne Somers, Rhea Perlman, S. Epatha Merkerson, Judd Hirsch, Ann Brashares, Marianne Williamson, Dana Delany, and Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket), among others. For the first time, the Quills awards event was streamed live at www.quills.msnbc.com. Chosen by readers across the country and announced by James Patterson, the Quills Book of the Year was awarded to Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited Commentaries on Love and Life by Tyler Perry, published by Riverhead Books. Anderson Cooper and 2005 Quills winner Elizabeth Kostova presented the Debut Author of the Year Award to Julie Powell for Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen, published by Little, Brown & Company. Given for the first time this year, the Platinum Quill is a Quills executive committee-selected annual award honoring authors who perform extraordinary community service. In recognition of her important work with the Kennedy Library Foundation and her commitment to providing support for education and literacy in New York, Caroline Kennedy was given the 2006 Platinum Quill, presented by Gerry Byrne, Chairman of The Quill Awards. Ms. Kennedy is the author of the New York Times bestseller, A Family Of Poems, illustrated by Jon Muth. It happens that it is also the 50th anniversary of the publication of her father's Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Profiles In Courage. The 2006 Corporate Literacy Quill was presented to Target, in recognition of its numerous and pro-active literacy and book programs. The Target national Ready. Sit. Read! Program includes the Target Parent/Child Book Club, sponsorship of Parent Teacher Organization Family Reading Nights, Reach Out and Read , Letters About Literature, United Through Reading, and several book festivals. The recipient of the 2006 Variety Blockbuster Book to Film Quill, given for the first time this year, was “The Devil Wears Prada,” directed by David Frankel. The award, accepted by the author of The Devil Wears Prada (Broadway Books/Anchor Books) Lauren Weisberger and Frankel, was presented by Variety Editor-in-Chief Peter Bart and Stanley Tucci, who starred in the film. Liz Smith presented the Poetry Award to Maya Angelou for Amazing Peace: A
Christmas Poem, published by Random House. Presenting with Liz was Debra Leach,
a Literacy Partners adult student, who read the nominees for the award. The winners of the 2006 Quill Book Awards are: Book of the Year – presented by James Patterson Debut Author of the Year – presented by Anderson Cooper and 2005 Quills
Winner Elizabeth Kostova Audio Book - presented by Judd Hirsch and David Rakoff Children’s Illustrated Book – presented by Rhea Perlman and Daniel Handler
(aka Lemony Snicket) Children’s Chapter Book/Middle Grade – presented by Judy Blume Young Adult/Teen – presented by “Avenue Q” cast member Jonathan Root and 2005
Quills Winner Ann Brashares General Fiction – presented by Dominick Dunne and 2005 Quills Winner Sue Monk
Kidd Graphic Novel – presented by Chip Kidd Mystery/Suspense/Thriller – presented by S. Epatha Merkerson and Nelson
DeMille Poetry – presented by Liz Smith and Debra Leach Romance – presented by Kamar de los Reyes and 2005 Quills Winner Janet
Evanovich Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror – presented by Sherri Saum and David Weber Religion/Spirituality– presented by Marianne Williamson Biography/Memoir – presented by Dana Delany and John Berendt Business – presented by Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki Cooking – presented by Todd English Health/Self Improvement – presented by Suzanne Somers and Jorge Cruise History/Current Events/Politics – presented by Mary Matalin Humor – presented by Lewis Black Sports – presented by Pat Summerall Produced by Al Roker Entertainment, Inc., the award ceremony will be made into a one-hour Quill Awards television special, hosted by Al Roker and NBC News’ Natalie Morales, and will be carried on the NBC Universal Owned and Operated Television Stations on Saturday, October 28, 2006. It will also air on various NBC affiliates across the country. Borders™, Barnes & Noble, PARADE, USA Today, American Booksellers Association, Book Sense, and Ingram Book Group are participating supporters. Bank of America is a presenting sponsor of the Quill Awards. The Quills is the first awards program to honor excellence in publishing and include consumers in the voting process. Al Roker, Lisa Sharkey, Michael Horowicz, and Gerry Byrne are Executive Producers for the Quill Awards. Reed Business Information is North America's largest business-to-business information provider, covering 23 market sectors with more than 100 market-leading publications and 75 websites, as well as a range of services. It is publisher of Publishers Weekly, Variety, Library Journal, and School Library Journal. The NBC Universal Television Stations are owned and operated by NBC Universal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Al Roker Entertainment, Inc. produces top-quality programs for cable and
network television and is working on series and specials for: The NBC Station
group, The Food Network, Court TV, Fine Living, A&E and The Discovery Networks. ++++++++ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Author Lauren Weisberger and Film Director David Frankel to Accept Award The Quills All-Star Presenter Lineup Now Includes Lewis Black, Anderson Cooper, Liz Smith, Donald Trump, Stanley Tucci, Harry Connick, Jr., Dominick Dunne, Sue Monk Kidd, James Patterson, Mary Matalin, James Carville, Suzanne Somers, Isaac Mizrahi, Judy Blume, and Janet Evanovich NEW YORK, NY, September 29, 2006 – Today, Reed Business Information (RBI) and
the NBC Universal Television Stations announced that the recipient of the Quill
AwardÂ’s Variety Blockbuster Book to Film Award, given for the first time this
year, is “The Devil Wears Prada,” directed by David Frankel. Author of The Devil
Wears Prada (Broadway Books/Anchor Books) Lauren Weisberger and Frankel will
accept awards on October 10th during The Quill Awards gala ceremony hosted by
NBC NewsÂ’ Lester Holt held in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life at the American
Museum of Natural History in New York City. Among the presenters will be Lewis
Black, Anderson Cooper, Liz Smith, Donald Trump, Stanley Tucci, Harry Connick,
Jr., Dominick Dunne, Sue Monk Kidd, James Patterson, Judy Blume, Janet Evanovich,
Mary Matalin, James Carville, Suzanne Somers, Isaac Mizrahi, Rhea Perlman, S.
Epatha Merkerson, Judd Hirsch, Ann Brashares, Marianne Williamson, Dana Delany,
and David Handler, “official representative” of Lemony Snicket. Cast members of
the Tony Award-winning Broadway show “Avenue Q” will perform. There will be
additional surprise guests. For Further Information: +++++++++++ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Quills Corporate Literacy Award will be Given to Target NEW YORK, NY The Platinum Award is a Quills executive committee-selected annual award honoring special achievement. In recognition of her important work with the Kennedy Library Foundation and her commitment to providing support for education and literacy in New York, Caroline Kennedy will be presented with the inaugural Platinum Quill Award. The Platinum Quill also pays tribute to the 50th anniversary of her father's Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Profiles In Courage. The Quills Corporate Literacy Award will be given to Target, in recognition of its numerous and pro-active literacy and book programs including its national Ready. Sit. Read! program, Target Parent/Child Book Club, and sponsorship of Family Reading Nights, Reach Out and Read, Letters About Literature, United Through Reading, and several book festivals. "Target recognizes reading is the foundation for lifelong learning and has created several programs to help instill a love of reading in children," said Laysha Ward, Vice President, Community Relations, Target. "It is an honor to receive the Quills Corporate Literacy Award in recognition of our continued commitment to early childhood reading." Gerry Byrne is Chairman of The Quill Awards and Chairman of The Quills Literacy Foundation, which he founded. "We are thrilled with the excellent work of the Nominating Board, which has provided us with a powerful list of outstanding finalists," said Byrne, adding, "Now, we enter the stage that sets The Quills apart among book awards—turning the voting process and final decision-making over to consumers. Building on our program, we have expanded opportunities for the reading public to select this year's award recipients." During the consumer-voting period, the NBC Universal Owned and Operated Television Stations and NBC affiliates will run 30- and 15-second television spots to publicize the Quill Awards and drive viewers to the voting site. www.MSNBC.com, the number one TV news site on the web, averaging 25 million unique visitors per month, will run strategic promotions and editorial coverage of top Quills news throughout the site, including its home page. PARADE and USA Today will run a series of daily national ads regarding consumer voting for the Quills, and Borders will conduct extensive in-store and consumer e-mail Quill marketing. Barnes & Noble will promote the Quill's nominated titles on www.barnesandnoble.com, Book Sense stores will distribute Quill Awards bookmarks to consumers, and Ingram Book Group will list the nominated titles on its website and in an ad. President of www.MSNBC.com Charlie Tillinghast commented, "We're pleased to be involved with the Quills, a book award that brings readers right into the voting process. We're happy to extend our voting technology to the Quills and involve our large consumer base in this excellent program. I'm looking forward to a successful partnership." On August 20th, the nominees for the 2006 Quills Children's Chapter Book/ Middle Grade and Children's Illustrated Book categories were announced when Gerry Byrne appeared on NBC's "Weekend Today" to donate 1,000 books from The Quills Literacy Foundation to the "Today Turns the Page" book drive. Destined for school libraries that were devastated by Hurricane Katrina, the books were donated to The Quills Literacy Foundation by HarperCollins, Miramax Books, Penguin Group, and Random House. "Today Turns the Page" was launched by "Weekend Today" and Scholastic Inc. Opening the awards process to include the reading public, winners will be determined by consumer voting online at www.quillsvote.com and at www.quills.msnbc.com; online voting begins on August 22 and continues through September 30, 2006. Readers can cast their ballots for their favorites among the nominees shortlisted for each category, and choose from the finalists in all genres for the "Book of the Year." To be eligible for the long list of nominees, a book must have been published in its original format in North America between July 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006, and marketed in the United States. It must also meet one of the following criteria: a starred review in Publishers Weekly, a Borders Original Voices title, or an appearance at the top of the Bestseller lists of Publishers Weekly or Borders. An extensive national panel of approximately 6,000 invited booksellers and librarians made the nominations for The Quill Award categories. For a complete listing of the 2006 Quills nominees, please go to: www.thequills.org/2006.html or to www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13737751/ The award event will be held in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. It will be produced by Al Roker, Entertainment, Inc., and executive produced by Al Roker and Lisa Sharkey. Designed to inspire reading while promoting literacy, the Quills will honor winners in more than 21 different categories, including Book of the Year, Debut Author of the Year, a Quills Corporate Literacy Award, and a new special honor, Best Book to Film. Reed Business Information is North America's largest business-to-business information provider, covering 23 market sectors with more than 100 market-leading publications and 75 websites, as well as a range of services. It is publisher of Publishers Weekly, Variety, Library Journal, and School Library Journal. The NBC Universal Television Stations are owned and operated by NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Al Roker Entertainment, Inc. produces top-quality programs for cable and network television and is working on series and specials for: The NBC Station group, The Food Network, Court TV, Fine Living, A&E and The Discovery Networks. Further information and the complete list of nominees are available at www.thequills.org. Information on The Quills Literacy Foundation can be found at www.quillsliteracy.org.
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