The 2012 Indies Choice Book Award winners, reflecting the spirit of independent bookstores nationwide, are:
Adult Fiction Book of the Year
- The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
Adult Nonfiction Book of the Year
- Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef by Gabrielle Hamilton
Adult Debut Book of the Year
- The Tiger’s Wife by Téa Obreht
Young Adult Book of the Year
- Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
The winners of the E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards, which reflect the playful, well-paced language, the engaging themes, and the universal appeal to a wide range of ages embodied by E.B. White’s collection of beloved books, are:
E.B. White Read-Aloud Award – Middle Reader
(Balloting ended in a tie between the works of sister and brother Maile Meloy and Colin Meloy.)
- The Apothecary by Maile Meloy, Ian Schoenherr (Illus.)
- Wildwood by Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (Illus.)
E.B. White Read-Aloud Award – Picture Book
- I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen