Sunday 13 April 2008

Oh look, an award nomination!

Malaysian Politicians say the Darndest Things (Vol 1) is nomimated for an award! The nominees consist of the best-selling local books (both fiction and non-fiction) sold at Popular and Harris bookstores in 2007. It is co-organised by The Star.

Do pick up The Star on Tuesday to vote ;-)

Non-fiction

1. Honk! If You’re Malaysian by Lydia Teh

2. I Am Muslim by Dina Zaman

3. The Reluctant Politician: Tun Dr Ismail and His Time by Ooi Kee Beng

4. In Good Faith: Articles, Essays, and Interviews by Zaid Ibrahim

5. As I Was Passing by Adibah Amin

6. The Unmaking of Malaysia: An Insider’s Reminiscences of Umno, Razak, and Mahathir by Ahmad Mustapha Hassan

7. Tanah Tujuh by Antares

8. From Small-Town Boy to World Class Surgeon by Mangai Balasegaram

9. Malaysian Politicians Say the Darndest Things by Amir Muhammad

10. The Sky is Crazy by Yvonne Lee

Fiction

1. Confessions of an Old Boy: The Dato’ Hamid Adventures by Kam Raslan

2. Mamasan by Khoo Kheng-Hor

3. The Red Cheong Sam by Ralph Modder

4. This End of the Rainbow by Adibah Amin

5. 44 Cemetery Road: The Best of Tunku Halim by Tunku Halim

6. Sweetheart from Hell by Lim May-Zhee

7. The Boy Who Talks to Ghosts by Benny & Alice Wong

8. Silverfish New Writing 6 edited by Dipika Mukherjee

9. Long Road to Merdeka by Kamarul Zaman Kamarulzaman

10. Nine Lives by Teoh Choon Ean

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Salam Tuan,tumpang iklan ya:)

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Tarikh: 18 April 2008 (Jumaat)
Masa: 8.15 Malam
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Anonymous said...

Hey, I heard about this -- hearty congrats!

-- Preeta