Nonna's Book Of Mysteries Announced As A Finalist For The 2010 Book Of The Year Awards

Online, March 22, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Nonna's Book of Mysteries (Lake Street Press, June 2010) is a finalist for the 2010 Book of the Year Awards in the young adult fiction category, announced ForeWord Reviews. The finalists are selected from 1400 entries in 56 categories, and are examples of independent publishing at its finest.

The historical novel, Nonna's Book of Mysteries, is the story of a young woman whose quest to become a painter in Renaissance Florence is guided by her grandmother's book of alchemy. Book one of the author's Alchemy Series, the novel has received an ALA nomination for best feminist teen fiction and several festival awards. Nonna's Book of Mysteries has been featured in the Chicago Public Library summer reading program for teens and will be read in Chicago Catholic school classrooms. The author is a Chicago native and registered nurse.

ForeWord Reviews' Book of the Year Awards program was established to help publishers like Lake Street shine an additional spotlight on their best titles and bring increased attention to librarians and booksellers of the literary achievements of independent publishers and their authors. Award winners are chosen from real librarians and booksellers, who are on the front lines everyday working with patrons and customers. ForeWord is the only review trade journal devoted exclusively to books.

About ForeWord Reviews
Since 1998, ForeWord Reviews has been one of the publishing industry's most respected print magazine and online review service for readers, booksellers, book buyers, publishing insiders, and librarians. ForeWord is published six times a year and each issue reaches an audience of 26,000 librarians and booksellers. As a review service for small and independent publishers, ForeWord influences the buying decisions of booksellers and librarians across the United States and Canada.
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About Lake Street Press
Chicago's newest independent publisher, Lake Street Press, eschews the trend to celebrate the dark, gritty, or vampiresque. Lake Street Press is committed to publishing inspiring books by Midwestern authors, creating just a few special titles annually. Forthcoming titles include Beyond the Pews by radio personality Jillian Maas Backman and Searcher: The Artistic Vision of John Ford by St. Gregory the Great artist in residence Joseph Malham.
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