Thanks Dkos diarist 88kathy {{Hugs}}

You made my morning! If memory serves me correctly, this represent the kind of diary Markos says he now wants to include on his web site. No longer a site just for politics.

Your diary has made me feel very contemporary as to what is going on in the literary world. Thanks!

As always,
BB

And the winner is . . . Commonwealth Writer's Prize - Canada and Caribbean Quarter
By 88kathy for Readers and Book Lovers
Excerpt:
The Commonwealth Writer's Prize is divided into 4 quadrants: Africa, Canada & Caribbean, South Asia and Europe, South East Asia and Pacific. Each of these sections is allowed 12 books. Six best books and six best first books.

And
I am taking each quadrant separately, listing the finalists, linking a review, and investigating whether or not it is being sold on US Amazon. Last week I found that 2 of the African books were being sold on Kindle. One from the best book and one from the best first book. Although the winners won't be announced for a few weeks, I think we might speculate who the winners will be. The overall winner will be announced later this spring in Sidney, Australia.
Read more at:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/02/28/948786/-And-the-winner-is----Commonwealth-Writers-PrizeCanada-and-Caribbean-Quarter