THE COLD ROOM by J.T. Ellison won the ITW Thriller Award and her Taylor Jackson series was optioned for film in a seven-book deal.

Chris Culver's THE ABBEY made Amazon's Top Ten Bestselling Books of 2011 at #9.

Jeanne Stein was also nominated for a 2011 Romantic Times Book Reviews award.

SEDUCTION OF A HIGHLAND LASS by Maya Banks made Amazon's Top Ten Romances this year at #3.

Believing the Lie: An Inspector Lynley Novel, by Elizabeth George makes the January 2012 Indie Next List.

Demetria Martinez - 2011 Louis Leal Award.

Michael Ondaatje - finalist for the 2011 Scotiabank Giller Prize.

Michael Ondaatje - THE CAT'S TABLE New York Times Notable Book of 2011; Top 100 Books of the Year, Amazon.com; Barnes & Noble Top Fiction of 2011; Top 10 fiction on Publisher's Lunch.

Marilynne Robinson - finalist for the 2011 International Man Booker Prize.

Daniel Woodrell - 2011 Clifton Fadiman Medal for THE DEATH OF SWEET MISTER.

Russell Banks - 2011 Common Wealth Award.

Russell Banks - THE LOST MEMORY OF SKIN Top 10 fiction of 2011, as selected by Janet Maslin; Top 100 Books of the Year, Amazon.com.

Louis Sachar - 2011 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults List.

Daniel Woodrell, WINTER'S BONE - 2011 Audie Award, Fiction.

Daniel Woodrell - THE OUTLAW ALBUM selected named one of top 25 fiction books of 2011 by Kirkus.

Elisabeth Tova Bailey, THE SOUND OF A WILD SNAIL EATING: 2011 John Burroughs Medal.

Alan Cumyn - TILT was selected by the Junior Library Guild as one of the best young adult novels of 2011.

Alexander Yates's MOONDOGS was selected as one if Kirkus Review's Best Fiction Debuts of 2011.

Marlon James's THE BOOK OF NIGHT WOMEN optioned to Bushwazee Films.

Christopher Kelly's END OF STORY optioned to The Miller Company.

Russell Banks's RULE OF THE BONE optioned to Bngalow 7.

Chris Abani's QUEEN OF KATWE optioned to Walt Disney Pictures.

Andrew Ward's DARK MIDNIGHT WHEN I RISE optioned to Realm.

The TV/ film rights to PUBLIC ENEMY ZERO by Andrew Mayne optioned to Larry Zerner by Erica Spellman Silverman on behalf of Robert Gottlieb at Trident Media Group.

Sarah MacLean’s ELEVEN SCANDALS TO START TO WIN A Duke’s Heart is A Best Romance of the Year for 2011 on amazon.com.

Sarah MacLean’s ELEVEN SCANDALS TO START TO WIN A Duke’s Heart was nominated for Romantic Times Best Historical Romance of the Year for 2011.

Eleven Scandals was also a NY Times Bestseller and a USA Today Bestseller.

Lisa Greenwald’s MY LIFE IN PINK & GREEN has been option by Fremantle Media.

Bobbie Pyron’s A DOG'S WAY HOME has been optioned by Independent Media.

Sherrilyn Kenyon has been nominated for a 2011 Romantic Times Book Reviews Award.

Vicki Lewis Thompson has been nominated for a 2011 Romantic Times Book Reviews Award.

Cherry Adair has been nominated for two 2011 Romantic Times Book Reviews Awards.

Sarah Maclean has been nominated for a 2011 Romantic Times Book Reviews Award.

Shannon Stacey has been nominated for a 2011 Romantic Times Book Reviews Award.

Jaci Burton has been nominated for two 2011 Romantic Times Book Reviews Awards.

Cherry Adair has been nominated for two 2011 Romantic Times Book Reviews Awards.

Maya Banks has been nominated for two 2011 Romantic Times Book Reviews Awards.

Karin Tabke has been nominated for a 2011 Romantic Times Book Reviews Award.

Guy Gavriel Kay’s book, UNDER HEAVEN, was just nominated for three awards: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature, Prix Aurora Award for Best Novel in English and is a 2011 Locus Finalist for Best Fantasy Novel.

THE BUTTERFLY'S DAUGHTER by Mary Alice Monroe (Gallery Books) is honored as an International Book Award winner in the category of Fiction: Environmental/Green Fiction

Brian Katcher wins the 2010-2011 North Carolina Young Adult Book Award for PLAYING WITH MATCHES.

2011 RITA Finalist for Romantic Suspense: THE DARKEST HOUR by Maya Banks.

2011 RITA Finalist for Regency Historical Romance: NINE RULES TO BREAK WHEN ROMANCING A RAKE by Sarah MacLean.

Trident once again for the sixth year straight is ranked number one for 2010 in sales by Publisher's Market Place.com

The Orange Prize for Fiction is awarded to Marilynne Robinson for HOME.

Brian Katcher’s ALMOST PERFECT (Delacorte) wins 2011 ALA Stonewall Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award.

Rahna Reiko Rizzuto is a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist for her memoir, HIROSHIMA IN THE MORNING.

UNDER HEAVEN by Guy Gavriel Kay is named a top fantasy title for the 2011 RUSA Reading List by the ALA.