Book Awards

For the most part, I think that having numerous different awards is a positive thing because it brings awareness to great literature that is being written that might otherwise be overlooked. I know that when I go to the bookstore I look at the books with metals on them. I might not always buy them, but I pick them up and see what they are. Also, from class last week we learned that more diverse literature is now being written. I think that diverse awards being given is definitely a factor in this because it can inspire authors to write about their culture, or a culture that they are interested in. The negative thing however is that maybe awards such as the Newberry Award will overlook such diverse books because they will think “oh well they will get the such and such award.”