2007 Best Books of Indiana

The 2007 Best Books of Indiana were named last week at an awards ceremony at the Indiana State Library. The following books and authors received the state’s highest book honor:

Best Book of Indiana – Fiction

Triple Cross by Kit Ehrman. Poisoned Pen Press, Scottsdale, Arizona

Best Book of Indiana – Nonfiction

Getting Open: The Unknown Story of Bill Garrett and the Integration of College Basketball by Tom Graham and Rachel Graham Cody. Simon and Schuster’s Atria Books, New York, New York

Best Book of Indiana – Poetry

Cross this Bridge at a Walk by Jared Carter. Wind Publications, Nicholasville, Kentucky

Best Book of Indiana – Children’s Literature

Georgie’s Moon by Chris Woodworth. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, New York, New York

"It is always a privilege to recognize, promote and honor Indiana authors,” said Roberta Brooker, Indiana State Librarian. “This year’s Best Books will be featured in the State Library’s Indiana Authors Room for the next 12 months and all of the 2007 competition’s entries will make outstanding additions to the State Library’s collection of books by Hoosier authors.”


A complete listing of this year’s finalists and past winners and finalists is available online at http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/isl/newsroom/bbiwinners.htm.