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print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Not to be confused with <a href="/wiki/Quill_Awards_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Quill Awards (Australia)">Quill Awards (Australia)</a>.</div> <p>The <b>Quill Award</b> was an American <a href="/wiki/Literary_award" title="Literary award">literary award</a> that ran for three years, from 2005 to 2007. It was a "<a href="/wiki/Consumer" title="Consumer">consumer</a>-driven award created to inspire reading while promoting <a href="/wiki/Literacy" title="Literacy">literacy</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-Quill_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Quill-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Quills Foundation, the organization behind the award, was supported by a number of notable <a href="/wiki/Mass_media" title="Mass media">media</a> corporations, including <a href="/wiki/Reed_Business_Information" class="mw-redirect" title="Reed Business Information">Reed Business Information</a>, then parent of <i><a href="/wiki/Publishers_Weekly" title="Publishers Weekly">Publishers Weekly</a></i>, and <a href="/wiki/NBC_Universal_Television#NBC_Universal_Television_Stations" class="mw-redirect" title="NBC Universal Television">NBC Universal Television Stations</a>, along with <i><a href="/wiki/Parade_Magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="Parade Magazine">Parade Magazine</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Borders_Group" title="Borders Group">Borders</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barnes_%26_Noble" title="Barnes & Noble">Barnes & Noble</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/American_Booksellers_Association" title="American Booksellers Association">American Booksellers Association</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Quill_Award&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In February 2008, Reed Business Information announced plans to dissolve the awards program and distribute the remaining Foundation funds to non-profit organizations <a href="/wiki/First_Book" title="First Book">First Book</a> and Literacy Partners.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Reed declined to give reasons for the suspension,<sup id="cite_ref-CNN_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNN-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NYT_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but the awards had produced little effect on book sales, and the televised ceremonies were criticized for being too long and poorly planned.<sup id="cite_ref-CNN_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNN-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CBC_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBC-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Selection_process">Selection process</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Quill_Award&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Selection process"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Winners were selected through a two-part process involving nomination by industry experts and final selection by consumer votes. To be eligible for nomination, a book had to be published in English during the previous year and be included in at least one industry or sponsor listing.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Readers selected the winners from among the five nominees selected by the board for each category. For the 2007 edition, however, the choice by public vote was restricted to book of the year, and winners in other categories were chosen by retailers and librarians.<sup id="cite_ref-CBC_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBC-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2007_Quill_Award_winners">2007 Quill Award winners</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Quill_Award&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 2007 Quill Award winners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Book of the year:</b> <i>Angels Fall</i>, <a href="/wiki/Nora_Roberts" title="Nora Roberts">Nora Roberts</a></li> <li><b>Debut author of the year:</b> <a href="/wiki/Diane_Setterfield" title="Diane Setterfield">Diane Setterfield</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Thirteenth_Tale" title="The Thirteenth Tale">The Thirteenth Tale</a></i></li> <li><b>Audio book:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/To_Kill_a_Mockingbird" title="To Kill a Mockingbird">To Kill a Mockingbird</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Harper_Lee" title="Harper Lee">Harper Lee</a> (read by <a href="/wiki/Sissy_Spacek" title="Sissy Spacek">Sissy Spacek</a>)</li> <li><b>Children's illustrated book:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Flotsam" class="mw-redirect" title="Flotsam">Flotsam</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/David_Wiesner" title="David Wiesner">David Wiesner</a></li> <li><b>Children's chapter book/middle grade:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Invention_of_Hugo_Cabret" title="The Invention of Hugo Cabret">The Invention of Hugo Cabret</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Brian_Selznick" title="Brian Selznick">Brian Selznick</a></li> <li><b>Young adult/teen:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Sold_(McCormick_novel)" title="Sold (McCormick novel)">Sold</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Patricia_McCormick_(author)" title="Patricia McCormick (author)">Patricia McCormick</a></li> <li><b>General fiction:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Road" title="The Road">The Road</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Cormac_McCarthy" title="Cormac McCarthy">Cormac McCarthy</a></li> <li><b>Graphic novel:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Making_Comics" title="Making Comics">Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels</a>, Volume 7</i>, <a href="/wiki/Scott_McCloud" title="Scott McCloud">Scott McCloud</a></li> <li><b>Mystery/suspense/thriller:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/What_the_Dead_Know" title="What the Dead Know">What the Dead Know</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Laura_Lippman" title="Laura Lippman">Laura Lippman</a></li> <li><b>Poetry:</b> <i>For the Confederate Dead</i>, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Young_(poet)" title="Kevin Young (poet)">Kevin Young</a></li> <li><b>Romance:</b> <i>Angels Fall</i>, <a href="/wiki/Nora_Roberts" title="Nora Roberts">Nora Roberts</a></li> <li><b>Science fiction/fantasy/horror:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Name_of_the_Wind" title="The Name of the Wind">The Name of the Wind</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Rothfuss" title="Patrick Rothfuss">Patrick Rothfuss</a></li> <li><b>Religion/spirituality:</b> <i>Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know - And Doesn't</i>, <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Prothero" title="Stephen Prothero">Stephen Prothero</a></li> <li><b>Biography/memoir:</b> <i>Einstein: His Life and Universe</i>, <a href="/wiki/Walter_Isaacson" title="Walter Isaacson">Walter Isaacson</a></li> <li><b>Business:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/The_No_Asshole_Rule" title="The No Asshole Rule">The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Robert_I._Sutton" title="Robert I. Sutton">Robert I. Sutton</a></li> <li><b>Cooking:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Joy_of_Cooking" class="mw-redirect" title="The Joy of Cooking">Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Irma_S._Rombauer" title="Irma S. Rombauer">Irma S. Rombauer</a>, Marion Rombauer Becker, and Ethan Becker</li> <li><b>Health/self-improvement:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/How_Doctors_Think" title="How Doctors Think">How Doctors Think</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Groopman" title="Jerome Groopman">Jerome Groopman</a>, M.D.</li> <li><b>History/current events/politics:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Assault_on_Reason" title="The Assault on Reason">The Assault on Reason</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Al_Gore" title="Al Gore">Al Gore</a></li> <li><b>Humor:</b> <i>I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence</i>, <a href="/wiki/Amy_Sedaris" title="Amy Sedaris">Amy Sedaris</a></li> <li><b>Sports:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Kings_of_New_York" title="The Kings of New York">The Kings of New York: A Year Among the Geeks, Oddballs and Geniuses Who Make Up America's Top High-School Chess Team</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Weinreb" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael Weinreb">Michael Weinreb</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2006_Quill_Award_winners">2006 Quill Award winners</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Quill_Award&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2006 Quill Award winners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Book of the Year:</b> <i>Don't Make a Black Woman Take off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited Commentaries on Love and Life</i>, <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Perry" title="Tyler Perry">Tyler Perry</a></li> <li><b>Debut Author of the Year:</b> <a href="/wiki/Julie_Powell" title="Julie Powell">Julie Powell</a> for work in <i>Julie & Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen</i></li> <li><b>Audio Book:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Marley_%26_Me" title="Marley & Me">Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/John_Grogan" title="John Grogan">John Grogan</a></li> <li><b>Children's Illustrated Book:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/If_You_Give_a_Pig_a_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="If You Give a Pig a Party">If You Give a Pig a Party</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Laura_Numeroff" title="Laura Numeroff">Laura Joffe Numeroff</a></li> <li><b>Children's Chapter Book/Middle Grade:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Penultimate_Peril" title="The Penultimate Peril">The Penultimate Peril</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Lemony_Snicket" title="Lemony Snicket">Lemony Snicket</a></li> <li><b>Young Adult/Teen:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Eldest" title="Eldest">Eldest</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Paolini" title="Christopher Paolini">Christopher Paolini</a></li> <li><b>General Fiction:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/A_Dirty_Job" title="A Dirty Job">A Dirty Job: A Novel</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Moore_(author)" title="Christopher Moore (author)">Christopher Moore</a></li> <li><b>Graphic Novel:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Naruto" title="Naruto">Naruto</a>, Volume 7</i>, <a href="/wiki/Masashi_Kishimoto" title="Masashi Kishimoto">Masashi Kishimoto</a></li> <li><b>Mystery/Suspense/Thriller:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Twelve_Sharp_(novel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Twelve Sharp (novel)">Twelve Sharp</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Janet_Evanovich" title="Janet Evanovich">Janet Evanovich</a></li> <li><b>Poetry:</b> <i>Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem</i>, <a href="/wiki/Maya_Angelou" title="Maya Angelou">Maya Angelou</a></li> <li><b>Romance:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Blue_Smoke_(2007_film)" title="Blue Smoke (2007 film)">Blue Smoke</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Nora_Roberts" title="Nora Roberts">Nora Roberts</a></li> <li><b>Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/A_Breath_of_Snow_and_Ashes" title="A Breath of Snow and Ashes">A Breath of Snow and Ashes</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Diana_Gabaldon" title="Diana Gabaldon">Diana Gabaldon</a></li> <li><b>Religion/Spirituality:</b> <i>Mama Made the Difference</i>, <a href="/wiki/T._D._Jakes" title="T. D. Jakes">T. D. Jakes</a></li> <li><b>Biography/Memoir:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Marley_%26_Me" title="Marley & Me">Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/John_Grogan" title="John Grogan">John Grogan</a></li> <li><b>Business:</b> <i>The Girl's Guide to Being a Boss (Without Being a Bitch): Valuable Lessons, Smart Suggestions, and True Stories for Succeeding as the Chick-in-Charge</i>, Caitlin Friedman and Kimberly Yorio</li> <li><b>Cooking:</b> <i>Rachael Ray 365: No Repeats: A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners</i>, <a href="/wiki/Rachael_Ray" title="Rachael Ray">Rachael Ray</a></li> <li><b>Health/Self Improvement:</b> <i>It's Not Easy Being Green: And Other Things to Consider</i>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Henson" title="Jim Henson">Jim Henson</a></li> <li><b>History/Current Events/Politics:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/An_Inconvenient_Truth" title="An Inconvenient Truth">An Inconvenient Truth</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Al_Gore" title="Al Gore">Al Gore</a></li> <li><b>Humor:</b> <i>Don't Make a Black Woman Take off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited Commentaries on Love and Life</i>, <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Perry" title="Tyler Perry">Tyler Perry</a></li> <li><b>Sports:</b> <i>Get Your Own Damn Beer, I'm Watching the Game!: A Woman's Guide to Loving Pro Football</i>, <a href="/wiki/Holly_Robinson_Peete" title="Holly Robinson Peete">Holly Robinson Peete</a></li> <li><b><i>Variety</i> Blockbuster Book to Film</b>: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Devil_Wears_Prada_(novel)" title="The Devil Wears Prada (novel)">The Devil Wears Prada</a></i> and <a href="/wiki/The_Devil_Wears_Prada_(film)" title="The Devil Wears Prada (film)">its film adaptation</a>, author <a href="/wiki/Lauren_Weisberger" title="Lauren Weisberger">Lauren Weisberger</a> and <a href="/wiki/Film_director" title="Film director">director</a> <a href="/wiki/David_Frankel" title="David Frankel">David Frankel</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2005_Quill_Award_winners">2005 Quill Award winners</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Quill_Award&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2005 Quill Award winners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Book of the Year:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Half-Blood_Prince" title="Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince">Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/J.K._Rowling" class="mw-redirect" title="J.K. Rowling">J.K. Rowling</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mary_GrandPr%C3%A9" title="Mary GrandPré">Mary GrandPré</a> (Illustrator)</li> <li><b>Debut Author of the Year:</b> <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Kostova" title="Elizabeth Kostova">Elizabeth Kostova</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Historian" title="The Historian">The Historian</a></i></li> <li><b>Audio Book:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/America_(The_Book)" title="America (The Book)">The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Jon_Stewart" title="Jon Stewart">Jon Stewart</a> and the Writers of <a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Show" title="The Daily Show">the Daily Show</a></li> <li><b>Children's Illustrated Book:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Runny_Babbit" title="Runny Babbit">Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Shel_Silverstein" title="Shel Silverstein">Shel Silverstein</a></li> <li><b>Children's Chapter Book/Middle Grade:</b> <i>Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince</i>, <a href="/wiki/J.K._Rowling" class="mw-redirect" title="J.K. Rowling">J.K. Rowling</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mary_GrandPr%C3%A9" title="Mary GrandPré">Mary GrandPré</a> (Illustrator)</li> <li><b>Young Adult/Teen:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Girls_in_Pants:_The_Third_Summer_of_the_Sisterhood" title="Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood">Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Ann_Brashares" title="Ann Brashares">Ann Brashares</a></li> <li><b>General Fiction:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Mermaid_Chair" title="The Mermaid Chair">The Mermaid Chair</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Sue_Monk_Kidd" title="Sue Monk Kidd">Sue Monk Kidd</a></li> <li><b>Graphic Novel:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Marvel_1602" title="Marvel 1602">Marvel 1602 Volume I</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Neil_Gaiman" title="Neil Gaiman">Neil Gaiman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andy_Kubert" title="Andy Kubert">Andy Kubert</a> and <a href="/wiki/Richard_Isanove" title="Richard Isanove">Richard Isanove</a></li> <li><b>Mystery/Suspense/Thriller:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Eleven_on_Top" title="Eleven on Top">Eleven on Top</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Janet_Evanovich" title="Janet Evanovich">Janet Evanovich</a></li> <li><b>Poetry:</b> <i>Let America Be America Again: And Other Poems</i>, <a href="/wiki/Langston_Hughes" title="Langston Hughes">Langston Hughes</a></li> <li><b>Romance:</b> <i>44 Cranberry Point</i>, <a href="/wiki/Debbie_Macomber" title="Debbie Macomber">Debbie Macomber</a></li> <li><b>Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Stupidest_Angel" title="The Stupidest Angel">The Stupidest Angel</a>: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror</i>, <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Moore_(author)" title="Christopher Moore (author)">Christopher Moore</a></li> <li><b>Religion and Spirituality:</b> <i>Peace is the Way: Bringing War and Violence to an End</i>, <a href="/wiki/Deepak_Chopra" title="Deepak Chopra">Deepak Chopra</a></li> <li><b>Biography/Memoir:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Chronicles,_Vol._1" class="mw-redirect" title="Chronicles, Vol. 1">Chronicles, Vol. 1</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Bob_Dylan" title="Bob Dylan">Bob Dylan</a></li> <li><b>Business:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Freakonomics" title="Freakonomics">Freakonomics</a>: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything</i>, <a href="/wiki/Steven_D._Levitt" class="mw-redirect" title="Steven D. Levitt">Steven D. Levitt</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stephen_J._Dubner" title="Stephen J. Dubner">Stephen J. Dubner</a></li> <li><b>Cooking:</b> <i>Rachael Ray's 30-Minute Get Real Meals: Eat Healthy Without Going to Extremes</i>, <a href="/wiki/Rachael_Ray" title="Rachael Ray">Rachael Ray</a></li> <li><b>Health and Self-Improvement:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/He%27s_Just_Not_That_Into_You" title="He's Just Not That Into You">He's Just Not That Into You</a>: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys</i>, <a href="/wiki/Greg_Behrendt" title="Greg Behrendt">Greg Behrendt</a> and <a href="/wiki/Liz_Tuccillo" title="Liz Tuccillo">Liz Tuccillo</a></li> <li><b>History/Current Events/Politics:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/1776_(book)" title="1776 (book)">1776</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/David_McCullough" title="David McCullough">David McCullough</a></li> <li><b>Humor:</b> <i>The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction</i>, <a href="/wiki/Jon_Stewart" title="Jon Stewart">Jon Stewart</a> and the Writers of <a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Show" title="The Daily Show">the Daily Show</a></li> <li><b>Sports:</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Faithful:_Two_Diehard_Boston_Red_Sox_Fans_Chronicle_the_Historic_2004_Season" class="mw-redirect" title="Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season">Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Stewart_O%27Nan" title="Stewart O'Nan">Stewart O'Nan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stephen_King" title="Stephen King">Stephen King</a></li></ul> <p>The foundation awarded a Quills Corporate Literacy Award to <a href="/wiki/Verizon" title="Verizon">Verizon</a> for its support of <a href="/wiki/Literacy" title="Literacy">literacy</a> programs in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span 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