It is the first Saturday of December, which is a little later than usual, but nevertheless it means it is time to launch the 6th Reprint of the Year (ROY) award, before I consider tackling the pile of present wrapping I have to do (fortunately this is what husbands are for… I knew I had married well when I found a man who could cut paper in a straight line!)
If you’re new to all of this, here is a quick recap…
During the planning stages of the ROY, I put a list together of vintage mysteries which have been reprinted this year. This list is an aid for participating bloggers to choose from, as over the next two weeks, the bloggers listed below will be canvassing for your precious votes for their chosen reads. I aim to post this as a list on my blog, as this was something readers have found helpful in previous years. Moreover, readers will also be able to add in the comments to that post any titles I have missed (as there are always some due to patchy or delayed online information).
With so many novels and short story collections on offer, it can be hard to pick out the very best, which is where the Reprint of the Year Awards come in. Below are the key dates for each stage of the awards.
As in previous years the awards will unfold in four stages…
14th December
Next Saturday me and 9 other bloggers…
Aidan – Mysteries Ahoy
Bev – My Reader’s Block
Brad – Ah Sweet Mystery Blog
Hayley – Desperate Reader
Janet – From First Page to Last
Mallika – Literary Potpourri
Moira – Clothes in Books
Neeru – A Hot Cup of Pleasure
Puzzle Doctor – In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel
… will begin by sharing our first nomination for the award, putting forward our reasons for why you should vote for our nominee. This title has to be a reprint published this year and not a title released for the first time.
I will be posting later, on this day and on the 21st, as I will be gathering in links to everyone else’s nominations, so you can track them all down more easily.
21st December
On the following Saturday we will reveal our second choices.
22nd December
I will set up a poll for this award, listing the 20 titles my fellow bloggers and I have chosen, as well as 3 readers’ choices (more on that later). At this stage you will then be able to vote for your favoured titles. Due to the dates of the Saturdays the voting period is a bit shorter than usual, so make sure you don’t delay once the poll goes live!
31st December
As the year draws to a close, I will reveal the results of the poll, announcing the title which has won the accolade of Reprint of the Year!
If you’ve been reading carefully, you will have noticed that I have mentioned that the poll will include 3 nominations which are chosen by my blog readers. So if there is a mystery reprint which has been released this year (paperback, e-Book, audio), which you’ve loved put it in the comments section below this post. Please avoid nominating titles that have been submitted to previous ROY awards. Only submit your nominations to this post, not to any subsequent ROY posts. If someone has already mentioned a title you love, then please do still second it or repeat it, as I will be selecting the 3 readers choices using a random name generator. Yet if a title has more than one recommendation, (from different people of course), then they will get extra entries added to the generator.
Make sure you submit your nominations before the 22nd!
Important: When adding a nomination in the comments below, it would be really helpful if you could, in brackets, include the name of the publisher who reprinted them. If you’re at all unsure about whether a title is eligible feel free to check.
So, make sure you vote when the time comes and if possible, please share this post on social media, so more people can hear about it and get involved if they want to. Each year the number of people voting has always increased, so it would be lovely to keep that trend growing. Any questions or queries let me know and of course may the best book win!