The 2007 Newbery Award winner (recognizing excellence in books for young adults) is The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron.Newbery Honor books are Penny from Heaven by Jennifer L. Holm; Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson; and Rules by Cynthia Lord.

The 2007 Caldecott Medal winners (recognzing excellence in illustrated books for young children) have been announced. The medal winner is Flotsam by David Wiesner. It's a book without words, picturing life underwater.2007 Honor books are Gone Wild by David McLimans (an alphabet book whose letters are endangered animals) and Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her … Continue reading 2007 Caldecott Medal Winners

NPR has posted an excerpt from Vikram Chandra's second novel Sacred Games. You can also hear him read from the book's opening paragraphs.It's still early, but this may well be the Bollywood crime potboiler of the year.