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Reviewers' Choice Awards - Best Books
Reviewers' Choice Awards honor the best books of the year. The winners and nominees are selected by our staff of over 50 reviewers representing the readers' voice in the women's fiction industry.
Winners
2007
2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
2001 2000 1999
1998 1997 1996
1995
Nominees
2007
2006
2005 2004 2003 2002
2001 2000 1999
1998 1997 1996
1995
Career Achievement Awards - Best Authors
Career Achievement Awards honor authors for their entire body of work throughout their career. The winners and nominees are selected by our staff of over 50 reviewers
representing the readers' voice in the women's fiction industry.
Award-Winning Romance Authors
2007
2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
2001 2000 1999
1998 1997 1996
1995 93-94 92-93
91-92 90-91 89-90
88-89 87-88 86-87
Nominees
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
93-94
92-93
91-92
90-91
89-90
88-89
87-88
86-87
The 2007 Melinda Helfer Fairy Godmother Award
for Outstanding Contribution to the Romance Genre
(The Melinda Helfer Award is named in honor of RT's esteemed reviewer and
dear friend.)
To honor Melinda's memory and to celebrate her love for authors and the
romance genre, we have created an annual award to be given in her name.
This year's recipient is Kristin Ramsdell, a romance-friendly librarian who
is a a strong advocate for romance novels and authors. Her quarterly review
column in Library Journal gives the books much needed visibility in that
arena and she frequently lectures on behalf of the genre. She has written
articles and books on the subject of romance fiction, including WHAT ROMANCE DO I READ NEXT?: A READER'S GUIDE TO RECENT ROMANCE FICTION (1997,
Thomson Gale). She was also named Librarian of the Year by the Romance Writers of
America in 1996.
Previous Recipients:
2006 - Ann Peach - (mentor to aspiring authors)
2005 - Hilary Ross (retired executive editor of Penguin Putnam
Publishing)
2002 - Suzanne Coleburn (romance enthusiast)
2001 - Jennifer McCord (bookseller and author advocate)
2000 - Carol Stacy (RT BOOKreviews publisher)
The 2006 Toby Bromberg Award for Most Humorous Mystery
(The Toby Bromberg Award is named in honor of RT's longtime mystery
reviewer, who passed away in 2002.)
To honor Toby Bromberg's memory and to celebrate her enthusiasm and love
for authors and the mystery genre, we have created an annual award to be
given in her name. This year we are proud to announce the sixth recipient
of The Toby Bromberg Award for Most Humorous Mystery Novel, Meg Cabot, for
SIZE 14 IS NOT FAT EITHER, published by Avon Trade.
Previous Recipients:
2005 - Lois Greiman for UNZIPPED
2004 - Harley Jane Kozak for DATING DEAD MEN
2003 - Donna Andrews for CROUCHING BUZZARD, LEAPING LOON
2002 - Laura Levine THIS PEN FOR HIRE
2001 - Nancy Bartholomew STRIP POKER
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