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2008 Borders Original Voices Awards
The winners in the categories for adults of the 2008 Borders Original Voices Awards, which honor "fresh, compelling and ambitious written works from new and emerging talents," are going to:
* Fiction: The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway Find this book in our catalog The committee commented: "A haunting story of ordinary and not-so-ordinary people trying to find and retain their humanity in the midst of war and siege."
* Nonfiction: The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the
Happiest Places in the World by Eric Weiner Find this book in our catalog "Part travelogue, part self-help, part anthropological study, the best part of this entertaining and informative book is Weiner's rich, clever writing." Click here for a list of the nominees.