Saxton Reads! & Reviews

Recently I've been seeking out book awards that are new to me and I'm finding there's no lack of possibilities. The DILYS Awards are given by the IMBA (International Mystery Booksellers Association is named in honor of Dilys Winn, the founder of the first specialty bookseller of mystery books in the United States and has been given annually since 1992. What makes this one interesting to me is that is awarded by the members for the book they have most enjoyed selling. I'm thinking that if they enjoyed selling it, they must have enjoyed reading it too.

The 2010 winner is none other than a book that I have told many about and wrote about in March on this blog:

Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
You can read my review and see if it's available at our library by just clicking the title. Stop by our catalog and comment, or write your own thoughts about the books you've read.

Another reason I like to the books that won is to find new titles to read. I'd have to say I'm somewhat of a mystery or thriller fan so awards honoring these appeal to me. Of the seven nominees and eventual winner of the 2010 DILYS Award, I've only read the winner. We don't own them all but if you're interested in one that is not on our shelves we could get it for you via interlibrary loan. One of the great perks of living in Connecticut and being a member of ReQuest.

I'd like to note that two of the nominees, both series titles, Stieg Larsson's The Girl Who Played with Fire (2nd) and Louise Penny's The Brutal Telling (5th),  have been very popular with readers in Columbia. So if you're looking for something new to read you couldn't go wrong with these authors.