Al Young

Something About the Blues:
An Unlikely Collection of Poetry

Honorable Mention

2008 Chicago Book Clinic Book & Media Show Club

On November 6th, the Chicago Book Clinic held their 57th annual Book & Media Show – which is the organization’s annual celebration of excellence in publishing.The show receives entries from members of the publishing community in the Central US and Canada competing in 13 categories and dozens of sub-categories.This year’s show had over 150 books submitted across the 13 categories of judging. As the Chicago area’s largest trade book publisher, Sourcebooks has maintained a strong relationship with the Chicago Book Clinic and has garnered many awards in previous years. As the awards were handed out, this year continued to be no different for us. 

We are pleased to announce that seven Sourcebooks titles were recognized by the judges for their outstanding achievements in the design, production, and manufacture of the finished book. This was the strongest showing for Sourcebooks in several years, and was highlighted by our first Best of Show award as well. 

Summary of Awards from the 57th Annual Chicago Book Clinic Book & Media Show:

Best of Show - Fairy Foals

Crystal Book Awards of Excellence

Harry Caray – General Trade Books with CDs 

The Cuddle Sutra – General Trade Instructional/Self-Help/Cookbooks 

Fairy Foals – Children’s Specialty

Adventures of Isabel – Children’s Media

Honorable Mention Titles:

Frankenstein’s Bride – General Trade Fiction 

 Something About the Blues – General Trade Books with CDs 

The Secret Garden – Children’s Young Reader

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