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The Quills, an initiative launched with the support of Reed Business Information and NBC, is an industry-qualified “consumers choice” awards program for books. The Quills celebrates the best adult and children's books of the year in 19 popular categories, ranging in everything from biography to general fiction to cookbooks and graphic novels.

MSNBC.com is proud to be the official voting partner for the Quills, and NBC is proud to be the official broadcast partner.

The Quills were established to:

  • Celebrate excellence in writing and publishing
  • Recognize and praise the writers & illustrators of wonderful books and great literature
  • Interest more consumers in acquiring books and reading
  • Act as a bellwether for literacy initiatives


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to see the list of the 2007 nominees. Voting is now closed.

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  Attend the awards

The 2007 Quill Book Awards will be held on Monday, Oct. 22 in New York. TODAY co-hosts Ann Curry and Al Roker will host the event and Stephen Colbert of THE COLBERT REPORT will make a special guest appearance. Tickets are available at https://www.thequills.org/order.

NBC News video
Which books won Quill Awards?
Sept. 10: TODAY’s Al Roker reveals the four winners of the fiction, history, romance and children's chapter book.

Today Show Books

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Web extra video
2007 Quills nominees announced
June 2: Just as Hollywood has the Oscars, TV the Emmys and Broadway the Tonys, the publishing world has the Quill Awards. Here are this year's nominees.

NBC News Web Extra

Video: Quills 2006
2006: Debut Author of the Year
The Debut Author of the Year Award went to Julie Powell for 'Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen.'

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