We at MB4 are having a little celebration.
Listen to this:
"Foreword Reviews, the only review magazine solely dedicated to discovering new indie books, announced the finalists for its 16th Annual Book of the Year Awards. Each year, Foreword shines a light on a small group of indie authors and publishers whose groundbreaking work stands out from the crowd."
And guess what? There are some familiar names on the list!
I'm
delighted to announce that The Seacrest
by MB4's own Aaron Paul Lazar is a finalist in the Romance Category for ForeWord's
2013 Book of the Year Award. Congratulations, Aaron!
I'm also proud
to announce that The Curse Giver, (Twilight
Times Books) my latest novel, is also a finalist in the Fantasy Category
for ForeWord's 2013 Book of the Year Award. I'm so honored and excited!
Congratulations
are also in order for our colleague at Twilight Times Books, Dina von Lowenkraft,
whose novel, Dragon Fire, was also a
finalist in the Young Adult Fiction Category.
REVIEW
JOURNAL NARROWS THE FIELD IN ITS SEARCH FOR THE BEST INDIE BOOKS OF 2013
TRAVERSE
CITY, MI, March 13, 2014 — Foreword
Reviews, the only review magazine solely dedicated to
discovering new indie books, announced the
finalists for its 16th Annual Book of the
Year Awards today. Each year, Foreword shines a light on a
small group of indie authors and publishers whose groundbreaking work stands
out from the crowd. Foreword’s awards are more than just a shiny
sticker on the front of a book; they help connect the best indie books to
readers eager to discover new stories written by previously unknown authors.
In
the next two months, a panel of over 100 librarians and booksellers will
determine the winners of these prestigious awards. A celebration of the winners
will take place during the American
Library Association Annual Conference in Las Vegas on Friday,
June 27 at 6 p.m. with awards in over 60 categories, cash prizes for the best
in fiction and nonfiction, and widespread recognition.
Ready
to read the best indie books of the year? Here is the complete list
of Foreword Reviews’ 2013 Book of the Year Award Finalists:
https://botya.forewordreviews.com/finalists/2013/
*****
Dora Machado is
the award-winning author of the epic fantasy Stonewiser series and her newest
novel, The Curse Giver, available
from Twilight Times Books. She grew up in the Dominican Republic, where she
developed a fascination for writing and a taste for Merengue. After a lifetime
of straddling such compelling but different worlds, fantasy is a natural fit to
her stories. She lives in Florida with her indulgent husband and three very
opinionated cats.
When she is not writing fiction, Dora also writes
features for Murder By Four, an award winning blog for people interested in
reading and writing, and Savvy Authors, where writers help writers.
To learn more about Dora
Machado and her novels, visit her website at www.doramachado.com or contact her at Dora@doramachado.com.
For a free excerpt of The Curse Giver, visit http://twilighttimesbooks.comthingsTheCurseGiver_ch1.html.
I have tried twice today to post my CONGRATS in here and neither time it took. So -- by darn, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! So excited for all of you!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kim. You will be next! You will have to enter Loran Rudder next year - I'll be rooting for you!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to you folks. I did not realize this came out of TC, Michigan. And I see that my friend, Aaron Stander is a finalist in the Mystery category too.
ReplyDeleteJoann (Sharkbytes), that is so cool! I missed that your "other" friend Aaron was in the finalists! I must go back and check out his book. ;o)
ReplyDeleteThanks Kim and Sharkbytes!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all three, Dina, Aaron, and Dora! :-) May your books win your categories outright and gain you some more money and fame . . . or at least additional readers.
ReplyDeleteBarb
Thanks very much, Barb!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for spreading the news! I'm just glad we are all in different categories :-)
ReplyDeleteDina