Da Chen

The nominees for the 2007 Quills Awards have been announced. Founded by Reed Business Information to honor the “most entertaining and enlightening titles” each year. This year’s picks were published between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007, with the winners in 19 categories to be selected by a popular votes of a voting board comprised of over 6,000 invited booksellers and librarians. The award ceremony will be held at Lincoln Center televised live by NBC in October.

Nominees for the 2007 Quill Awards

General Fiction

BROTHERS
Da Chen
Shaye Areheart Books/Crown Publishing

Da has just signed a two-book deal for the FORBIDDEN BOOKSTORE SERIES, with the esteemed the editor Laura Geringer, of Laura Geringer Books, an award-winning imprint of HarpersCollins Children Books division. He has written the first book already, namely, SWORD, which will be published in fall 08 and the second one to be issued, in winter 08. Da and his editor/publisher Laura hope to put out three to four books of this series annually.

BROTHERS has been chosen as BEST BOOK OF 2006 by:

1. The Washington Post
2. San Francisco Chronicle
3. Miami Herald
4. Salt Lake Tribune
5. Publishers’ Weekly

The paperback edition will be published by Crown/Three Rivers in June 07.

Da is finishing his next adult novel, MY EMPRESS, for Shaye Areheart Books/Crown/Random House for publication fall 08.