What about you? Do you check out books that have won awards?

Book Chat #398 | Do book awards make you want to check out the book?

Yes, but not all book awards.

As I mostly read Christian fiction (especially Christian romance), I have a particular preference for book awards that are either specifically for Christian fiction (such as the Christy and Carol Awards), or which have a Christian or inspirational fiction category. I also have a preference for awards organised by writer or reader organisations.

What I’m less interested in is “participation awards”. You know the ones: they say they have over 500 authors entering the awards each year, but when you look at the website you realise there are close to 100 categories, with five finalists in each category …

What about you? Do you check out books that have won awards?

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