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Author of the Month
We nominate. Readers vote. The winner receives a dedicated feature episode and a homepage spotlight.
Announced each December
Debut of the Year
An annual honour for a first book that changed how we read the year it appeared.
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Independent Voice Award
Recognising writers publishing outside the major houses without lowering the bar.
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Author of the Month nominees
Readers vote once per month. The winner receives a dedicated feature episode and a homepage spotlight.
USA
Bonnie Garmus
American Novelist , Copywriter
historical fiction
tragicomedy
and contemporary literary
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United state of america
Taylor Jenkins Reida
American author
historical fiction
contemporary fiction
and romance
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United Kingdom
Robert Daws
English television actor and bestselling crime fiction author
Serial Killer Thrillers
International Mystery & Crime
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United States
Meagan Church
Author
Women's Literary Fiction
Historical Mystery
Thriller & Suspense Fiction
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United States
Megan Fate Marshman
Independent crime writer and small-press advocate
Christian
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USA
Georgia Wagner
HIGHLY PROLIFIC NOVELIST
Psychological Thriller
Serial Killer Mystery
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USA
Jack Dane
AMERICAN WRITER
Psychological Thriller / Domestic. SuspenseCrime Fiction / Family Drama Noir
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