Best Sellers...
NY Times Best Sellers
From the New York Times lists to your bookcase. Here's where you'll find our available list of past and present Best Sellers as chosen by the New York Times.
Hot Titles
Noteworthy, newsworthy, timely. We've chosen to feature the titles that people are talking about.
Special Purchases
Our buyer has sought out a selection of titles specifically for our BookCloseOuts.com customers. There are limited quantities of these items, so check back often for the newest arrivals.
Our Top 10 Sellers
Updated daily, this list features the top ten titles being purchased from BookCloseouts. Spot a trend, and keep up with the latest hot reads.
Our Top Category Sellers
Want the best selling cookbook? Kid's Book? Golf Book? We've compiled a list by category, and it changes weekly, based on what our customers are buying.
Oprah Book Club Authors
Not only her Book Club picks, but other titles from her featured authors.
Monthly Blowouts
At the beginning of each month we select great titles and reduce their prices by an additional 30%.
Daily Specials
Every day, two different titles, at discounted prices! Check back every day for our next selection.
Award Winners...
Audie Awards
The Audie Awards are sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association (APA), a not-for-profit trade organization consisting of over 200 member companies including publishers, retailers, distributors, and suppliers along with other industries related to the production, promotion, and sale of audiobooks.
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Bram Stoker Awards
The Bram Stoker Awards for Superior Achievement are awarded annually by the Horror Writers Association, a nonprofit group dedicated to promoting the interests of writers of horror and dark fantasy.
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Caldecott Award
This award was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
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Coretta Scott King Award
The Coretta King Scott award is given annually to authors of African descent whose distinguished books promote understanding and appreciation of the 'American Dream.' This award commemorates the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and honors his widow, Coretta Scott King, for her courage in continuing his work for peace and brotherhood.
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Edgar Awards
The Mystery Writers of America give these awards to honor the best in mystery fiction and nonfiction produced the previous year. The awards began in 1954 and are named in honor of Edgar Allan Poe.
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IACP Awards
The International Association of Culinary Professionals award is given annually to the top cookbooks in twelve different categories, from Breads and Baking to Wine, Beer and Spirits.
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James Beard Cookbook Award
The James Beard Foundation Award honors food and beverage industry professionals in America for their achievements. It is the nation's most prestigious honors for culinary professionals.
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Julia Child Cookbook Award
This award honors the first cookbook by a writer who has not previously authored or co-authored a cookbook.
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Man Booker Prize
The Man Booker Prize was founded in 1969 by Booker McConnell, a multinational conglomerate company. Administered by Book Trust in the United Kingdom, this prestigious award is given to the best full-length novel written in English by a citizen of the U.K., the Commonwealth, Eire, Pakistan, or South Africa.
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Michael L. Printz Award for Teen Literature
The Michael L. Printz Award, first given in 2000, is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. The honor was named for a Topeka, Kansas, school librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association.
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National Book Award
The National Book Awards were established in 1950 by a consortium of publishing groups who wanted to bring to the public's attention exceptional books written by Americans, as well as encourage reading in general. Today, the awards are given to recognize achievements in four genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young people's literature.
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National Book Critics Circle Awards
The National Book Critics Circle consists of more than 700 book reviewers. Since its founding in 1974, the NBCC's centerpiece has been annual awards for the best book in five categories: fiction, general nonfiction, biography/autobiography, poetry, and criticism. In addition, each year the NBCC awards the Ivan Sandrof Award for Contribution to American Arts and Letters and salutes one member of the Circle with the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing.
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Newbery Award
The Newbery award is given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association. The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. The award has been given annually since 1922. It is given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
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Newbery Award
The Newbery award is given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association. The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. The award has been given annually since 1922. It is given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
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Nobel Award
The Nobel prize for literature is the highest international literary honor. First awarded in 1901, it is one of the prizes established by Alfred Bernhard Nobel, a 19th-century Swedish industrialist.
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PEN American Center Literary Awards
The PEN Literary Awards are the most comprehensive program of their kind in the United States; they offer some 16 awards recognizing excellence in Playwriting, Translation, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Memoir, Children's Literature, Poetry, as well as lifetime achievement awards. The recipients of each award are determined by distinguished panels of judges all of whom are writers, editors, translators, poets, or playwrights themselves. PEN awards are customarily presented in New York in the late spring at the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center.
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Pulitzer Prize
Named after Hungarian newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer, this award honors books which address the largest themes in life, the raw passion and tragedy of the human condition.
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Scott O'Dell Award
The annual Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction goes to a meritorious book published in the previous year for children or young adults. Scott O'Dell established this award in 1982, to encourage other writers--particularly new authors--to focus on historical fiction. He hoped in this way to increase the interest of young readers in the historical background that has helped to shape their country and their world.
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Whitbread Book Awards
The annual Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction goes to a meritorious book published in the previous year for children or young adults. Scott O'Dell established this award in 1982, to encourage other writers--particularly new authors--to focus on historical fiction. He hoped in this way to increase the interest of young readers in the historical background that has helped to shape their country and their world.
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