As you may have read in PW last week, I’m going to be a judge for the National Book Awards this year. This is a huge honor, and I’m thrilled and excited! It’s also a lot of work and time, and it puts some restrictions on what I’m able to talk and blog about in terms of books and authors until it’s all over. Normally, you know I like to chat up books I love, and interview authors, and generally be supportive in that way. From now until the end of the year, I can’t really do that with any NBA eligible books or authors. So if I seem quiet about new reading or I blurbed your book awhile back and it’s out now and I’m not mentioning it, that is why.
Also, due to all the reading I’m doing for NBA, I’m not reading for blurbs the rest of this year. (Ironically, since I mentioned on my contact page I’m not reading for blurbs in 2010 I have had more requests than ever. Hmm.)
Carry the torch for me! Support your favorite authors and 2010 books you loved by talking them up on your blogs and in your tweets! And, thank you for all the word-of-mouth support you’ve given me. I’ll be back in the game next year.
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Congratulations!!!! I love the NBA (not the basketball version. . .).
Congrats to you Sara! I’m sure it will be a rich experience.
Congratulations! I didn’t hear the news last week, so this is the first I’m seeing of it. How thrilling for the National Book Awards! And how fun for you! Yay!
Yay! Congrats Sara!! I can’t wait until I am on your level one day :)
Congrats on being invited to judge. It’s as much an honor as being chosen for one of the medals, of course. I hope to do one year soon, once I clear my desk a bit. I am sure it is consuming–as it should be.
I judged once for the Golden Kite and read almost 300 books that year. It was midboggling and lovely, all at once. Have fun!
Very awesome! Congrats Sara.
Awesome Sara! Well deserved I’m sure. :)
Congratulations! I can’t wait to see the finalists!
Congratulations! What a lot of work, but you’ll get to read great books and then argue about them with the other judges. Best fun ever.
Wow!! Many, many congratulations! I think that being a judge is more of an honor than being a winner (which you have been also..). I am very excited for you!!
Congratulations! Good luck! :D
That’s awesome! Congratulations! Hope you have somewhere comfy to do all that reading!
Cool, Sara!!
You know how excited I am for you, but again, congratulations!
Wow. Sara. This is such cool news. Really. And I don’t have a book for you to read, anyway. Maybe someday. . . .
Awesome Sara! Well deserved I’m sure. :)