The 12th Annual Latino Book & Family Festival Winners

In recognition of the many positive contributions being made to Latino literature by publishers and writers worldwide, Latino Literacy Now, a non-profit organization that supports and promotes literacy and literary excellence within the Latino community, created the Latino Book Awards in 1999. The awards were presented during BookExpo America on May 25, 2010, at the Javits Center.

FICTION

Best Popular Fiction - English
B As In Beauty - Alberto Ferreras - Grand Central Publishing
2ND Place: Hungry Woman in Paris - Josefina López - Grand Central Publishing
2ND Place: Golondrina, Why Did You Leave Me? A Novel - Barbara Renaud Gonzalez - University of Texas Press
Honorable Mention: Dancing with Butterflies - Reyna Grande - Atria Books

Best Popular Fiction - Spanish or Bilingual
Diecinueve Minutos - Jodi Picoult - Atria Books
2ND Place: Amor a la Colombiana - Benjamin Villegas - Villegas Editores S.A.
Honorable Mention: Nos Vemos en Purgatorio - Ani Palacios McBride - Outskirts Press

Best Novel – Adventure or Drama - English
Sweet Mary - Liz Balmaseda - Atria Books
2ND Place: The River Flows North - Graciela Limón - Arte Público Press
Honorable Mention: A Glass of Water - Jimmy Santiago Baca - Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

Best Novel – Adventure or Drama – Spanish or Bilingual
Nos Vemos en Purgatorio - Ani Palacios McBride - Outskirts Press
2ND Place: El Vencedor Está Solo - Paulo Coelho - Rayo
Honorable Mention: El monte Orígo - Rosario Barros, José A. Carbonell, Carlos A. Dueñas, Rafael G. Jolly, Juan R. Martos,
Vicente A. Vásquez - Letra Rosa Publisher

Best Novel – Historical Fiction - English
Death and the American Dream - Daniel Cano - Bilingual Review Press
2ND Place: Forgetting the Alamo, or, Blood memory: A Novel - Emma Perez - University of Texas Press
Honorable Mention: The Invisible Mountain - Carolina de Robertis - Alfred A. Knopf

Best Novel – Historical Fiction - Spanish or Bilingual
Las Penumbras del General. Vida y muerte de Francisco de Paula Santander - Victor Paz Otero - Villegas Editores S.A.
2ND Place: La Estrella de David - Daniel De Cordova - Anura Group

Best Novel – Mystery - English
Death at Solstice: A Gloria Damasco Mystery - Lucha Corpi - Arte Público Press

Best Novel – Romance - English
Vigil - Cecilia Samartin - Atria Books
2ND Place: Clara…Encountering Life - Gabriela Garcia-Williams - Self Published

Best Novel – Romance - Spanish or Bilingual
La Pildora del mal Amor - Anjanette Delgado - Atria Books – Triple Crown Award Winner
2ND Place: Clara…Reencuentro con la vida - Gabriela Garcia-Williams - Self Published

Best Poetry Book - English
The Art of Exile - William Archila - Bilingual Review Press
2ND Place: Poema - Maurice Kilwein Guevara - University of Arizona Press
2ND Place: The Strange House Testifies - Ruth Irupé Sanabria - Bilingual Review Press
Honorable Mention: Faith Run - Ray Gonzalez - University of Arizona Press

THE MARIPOSA AWARDS

Best First Book - English
Damas, Dramas, and Ana Ruiz - Belinda Acosta - Grand Central Publishing
2ND Place: Fit Home Team: The Posada Family Guide to Health, Exercise and Nutrition the Inexpensive and Simple Way -
Laura Posada & Jorge Posada - Atria Books
Honorable Mention: Aim High Extraordinary Stories of Hispanic & Latina Women - Laura Contreras-Rowe - Self Published

Best First Book – Spanish - Tie
Cuantos del norte, historias del sol Hemi -  Garcia Linares - CasaTomada
La Estrella de David - Daniel De Cordova - Anura Group
2ND Place: Cautiva: Testimonio de us Secuestro - Clara Rojas - Atria Books
2ND Place: Descubre Tu Estillo: Tu Guía Para Vestir Mejor - Martín Llorens - Random House Mondadori
Honorable Mention: Clara…Reencuentro con la vida - Gabriela Garcia-Williams - Self Published

For a complete list of winners you can visit 12th Annual Latino Book Club Winners