In case you didn’t have the chance to check them out before, here are the links to the five wonderful blogs nominated for Most Altruistic Blog

Color Online
Guys Lit Wire
Maw Books Blog
My Friend Amy
She Is Too Fond of Books

The Book Blogger Award Week committee is so pleased to announce that the winner of Most Altruistic Blog is:

My Friend Amy

Congratulations, My Friend Amy. On behalf of the BBAW committee, we applaud your work and thank you for all you do to make the book blogging community a better, more interesting place.

In case you didn’t have the chance to check them out before, here are the links to five fabulous memes/carnivals/events that were nominated for Best Meme/Carnival/Event:

24 Hour Read-a-thon
Booking Through Thursday
In My Mailbox
The Sunday Salon
Weekly Geeks

The Book Blogger Appreciation Week Awards Committee is excited to announce that the winner of the Best Meme/Carnival/Event is:

In My Mailbox

Congratulations to In My Mailbox! On behalf of the BBAW Awards Committee, we want to thank you for such a fun meme! We appreciate that this meme gets people excited about books they’ve received, makes people aware of books coming out, and just generally celebrates books!

A blog is made up many posts and some communicate to us more than others.  The following posts were shortlisted in the category Best Blog Post:

This Blogging Thing Reminds Me of High School (Hey Lady, Whatcha’ Readin’?)
On Fantasy and Why I Read It (Things Mean a Lot)
Write the Words of My Heart (My Friend Amy)
The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany Baker (Maw Books Blog)

The Book Blogger Appreciation Week Awards Committee is happy to say that yes….

This Blogging Thing Reminds Me of High School resonated with the most of you!

Congratulations Hey Lady! Whatcha’ Readin’? for writing such a memorable post for our book blogging community!!!

We would hate for you to miss any of the books that were shortlisted for Best Book Published So Far In 2009, so below is the list of books that bloggers think were the best this year:

Because I am Furniture  by Thalia Chaltis
The Help  by Kathryn Stockett
Eyes Like Stars  by Lisa Mantchev
The Angel’s Game  by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Galway Bay  by Mary Pat Kelly

The Book Blogger Appreciation Week Awards Committee is thrilled to announce that the Best Book Published So Far In 2009 is:

The Help  by Kathryn Stockett

Congratulations, Kathryn! Thank you for writing a book that so many of us have enjoyed! Those of us who have read The Help  hope your busily writing your next novel!

We would hate for you to miss out on *any* published author blog, but in particular the five that were shortlisted for Best Published Author Blog. In case you missed them, here are the links:

Beth Kephart Books
Neil Gaiman’s Journal
Maureen Johnson Blog
Meg’s Diary
Scobberlotch

The Book Blogger Appreciation Week Awards Committee is pleased to announce that the winner of Best Published Author Blog is:

Neil Gaiman’s Journal

Congratulations, Neil Gaiman! On behalf of the BBAW committee, we thank you for your efforts on your blog. Your efforts make our community more dynamic!

There are so many fantastic challenges out there, but only five could get shortlisted. In case you didn’t have the chance to check them out before, here are the links to the five blogs nominated for Best Challenge:

Once Upon a Time at Stainless Steel Droppings
Everything Austen at Stephanie’s Written Word
Take a Chance at Find Your Next Book Here
The 100+ Reading Challenge at J.Kaye’s Book Blog
War Through the Generations

The Book Blogger Awards Week Committee is excited to announce that the winner of Best Challenge is:

The 100+ Reading Challenge at J.Kaye’s Book Blog

Congratulations, J. Kaye! On behalf of the BBAW committee, we appreciate the work that you do to make the book blogging community an actual community, particularly through your 100+ Reading Challenge.

In case you didn’t have the chance to check them out before, here are the links to the five wonderful blogs nominated for Best Speculative Fiction Blog:

Bibliophile Stalker
Dribble of Ink
Scifiguy.ca
The Book Zombie
The Galaxy Express

The Book Blogger Appreciation Week Award committee is so pleased to announce that the winner of Best Speculative Fiction Blog is:

Scifiguy

Congratulations!. On behalf of the BBAW committee, we applaud your work and thank you for all you do to make the book blogging community a better, more interesting place.

We hope you didn’t miss any of the blogs shortlisted in the Funniest/Most Humorous Blog category. They will slay you with their humor and keep you coming back for more. In case you missed the links to the five blogs nominated in this category, here they are:

A Reader’s Respite
books i done read
Fizzy Thoughts
Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
The Book Smugglers

The Book Blogger Appreciation Week Awards Committee is thrilled to announce that the winner of Funniest/Most Humorous Blog is:

Smart Bitches, Trashy Books

Congratulations, Smart Bitches! We want to thank you for keeping us laughing and keeping us entertained. We wouldn’t have as many crow’s feet if it wasn’t for you!

In case you didn’t have the chance to check them out before, here are links to the five wonderful blogs nominated for Best Graphic Novel Review Blog:

Things Mean a Lot
Warren Peace
The Book Smugglers
Jog Likes Comics
Stuff as Dreams are Made On

The Book Blogger Appreciation Week Awards committee is so pleased to announce that the winner of Best Graphic Novel Review Blog is:

The Book Smugglers

Congratulations!  On behalf of the BBAW committee, we applaud your work and thank you for all you do to make the book blogging community a better, more interesting place.

If you haven’t checked out the blogs that were shortlisted for Best Design, you really should! These designs are something we can all emulate in how they’ve set up their blog. In case you missed the shortlisted blogs for Best Design, here they are:

A Novel Menagerie
Becky’s Book Reviews
Book Blather
Booking Mama
The Story Siren

The Book Blogger Appreciation Week Awards Committee is really excited to announce that the winner of Best Design is:

The Story Siren

Congratulations, The Story Siren! On behalf of the BBAW committee, we thank you giving us a lovely blog design to look at, drool over, and admire!

In case you didn’t have the chance to check them out before, here are the links to the five wonderful blogs nominated for Best New Blog:

Beth Fish Reads
Galleysmith
Scifiguy.ca
Steph Su Reads

The Book Blogger Appreciation Week Awards committee is so pleased to announce that the winner of Best New Blog is:

Beth Fish Reads

Congratulations! On behalf of the BBAW committee, we applaud your work and thank you for all you do to make the book blogging community a better, more interesting place.

In case you didn’t have the chance to check them out before, here are the links to the five wonderful blogs nominated for Best Writing:

Caravana de recuerdos
Chasing Ray
Collecting Children’s Books
Nonsuch Book

Steph Su Reads

The Book Blogger Appreciation Week Awards committee is so pleased to announce that the winner of Best Writing is:

Steph Su Reads

Congratulations! On behalf of the BBAW committee, we applaud your work and thank you for all you do to make the book blogging community a better, more interesting place.

It is our distinct pleasure to announce the winner of the Best Series or Feature category.

But first, in case you didn’t have the chance to check them out before, take a gander at the five wonderful blogs nominated for Best Series or Feature:

451 Fridays at As Usual, I Need More Bookshelves
Author Recipes at Maw Books Blog
Scene of the Blog at Kittling: Books
Spotlight on Bookstores at She Is Too Fond of Books
What a Girl Wants at Chasing Ray

**slips open envelop**

The Book Blogger Award Week committee is so pleased to announce that
the winner of Best Series or Feature is:

Scene of the Blog at Kittling: Books

Congratulations, Kittling: Books. On behalf of the BBAW committee, we
applaud your work and thank you for all you do to make the book
blogging community a better, more interesting place.

In case you didn’t have the chance to check them out before, here are links to the five wonderful blogs nominated for Best Special Interest Blog:

Awful Library Books
BookDads
Guys Lit Wire
it’s dark in the dark
Judge a Book By It’s Cover

The Book Blogger Appreciation Week Awards committee is so pleased to announce that the winner of Best Special Interest Blog is:

Congratulations!  On behalf of the BBAW committee, we applaud your work and thank you for all you do to make the book blogging community a better, more interesting place.

The review is such an important part of the book blog and the following five bloggers were shortlisted for the very excellent reviews that they write:

Savvy Verse and Wit
S. Krishna’s Books
She Is Too Fond of Books
Stacked Blog
Things Mean a Lot

The BBAW Awards Committee is pleased to announce that the winner of Best Reviews is:

Things Mean a Lot

Congratulations Things Mean a Lot!  We here at the BBAW Awards Committee applaud your excellent reviews and thank you for breaking our banks in pursuit of books.  Thank you for all you do for the love of books and for your part in making the book blogging community such an interesting fun place!