The difference between this award and any other is that it's a reader's choice. People holler about other awards because they are committee-selected. This is not committee-selected. There are purists in literary circles who have a different sense of what is going on here, but we think anything you can do to get people reading is a good thing. -Gerry Byrne

 

The difference between this award and any other is that it's a reader's choice. People holler about other awards because they are committee-selected. This is not committee-selected. There are purists in literary circles who have a different sense of what is going on here, but we think anything you can do to get people reading is a good thing.


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For this caucus to allow a rural infrastructure program to be announced in St. John's is, quite frankly, ridiculous.

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We want to use television in a way that will provide a different understanding of the value of books and authors and hopefully ignite general interest in reading more.

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It's an opportunity to create something over time that would potentially make a big difference to books, literacy, and reading.

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