A follow-up to the much-lauded novel “The Story of Edgar Sawtelle” and a collection of essays, stories and poems by writers from Four Corners area are among the titles singled out at the Colorado Book Awards.
The prizes, awarded last weekend at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, were announced following a keynote address by Ryan Warner, senior host of Colorado Matters on Colorado Public Radio. They are sponsored by Colorado Humanities & Center for the Book.
Anthology: “Four Corners Voices,” edited by Chuck Greaves, Lisa C. Taylor and Mark Stevens
Creative Nonfiction: “The Afterlife Is Letting Go,” by Brandon Shimoda
General Nonfiction: “Welcome the Wretched: In Defense of the ‘Criminal Alien,’ by César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández
Guidance and Exploration: “Land of Ice: Jaunts into Colorado’s Glacial Landscape,” by Dr. Vincent Matthews III and Dr. James P. McCalpin
Historical Fiction: “All Our Yesterdays: A Novel of Lady Macbeth,” by Joel H. Morris
History: “Shopping All the Way to the Woods: How the Outdoor Industry Sold Nature to America,” by Rachel S. Gross
Mystery: “Play of Shadows,” by Barbara Nickless
Novel: “Familiaris,” by David Wroblewski (the novel was selected for Oprah’s Book Club in 2024)
Poetry: “FishWife,” by Alysse Kathleen McCanna
Romance: “Forbidden in the Falls,” by J.E. Birk
Science Fiction/Fantasy: “Transference,” by Ian Patterson
Thriller: “Anyone but Her,” by Cynthia Swanson
Children’s Literature: “The Wire Zoo: How Elizabeth Berrien Learned to Turn Wire into Amazing Art,” by Natasha Wing and Joanie Stone
Young Adult Literature: “I’ll Be Waiting for You,” by Mariko Turk