Established in 1990, the Discover Award honors forthcoming new work by debuting and underappreciated authors, and is based solely on literary merit.

For more information about the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Awards, visit http://www.audiopub.org

2008 Winners

First place, Fiction
THE WELL AND THE MINE by Gin Phillips (Hawthorne Books & Literary Arts)

Second Place, Fiction
THE BOOK OF GETTING EVEN by Benjamin Taylor (Steerforth Press)

Third Place, Fiction
SWAY by Zachary Lazar (Little, Brown)

First Place, Nonfiction
BEAUTIFUL BOY by David Sheff (Houghton Mifflin)

Second Place, Nonfiction
THE GEOGRAPHY OF BLISS by Eric Weiner (Twelve)

Third Place, Nonfiction
BLUE SKY JULY by Nia Wyn (Dutton)