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For Readers, Writers, Libraries, & Everyone Who Loves Books

Welcome to Happy Dead Trees for all things reading, writing, and books. We are committed to finding and promoting unknown, or under-appreciated, authors, books, and stories.

As a service to site visitors we host directories of bookstores and used book sales - because people who love books become nervous when Colorful row of resized booksthey aren't sure where their next book is coming from. (Along the way we will also write about book awards, new books from well known authors, and just about anything else of a literary nature that happens to capture our collective interest at any given moment.) 

Our current focus is on launching the Where To Donate Book Section, Used Book Sales Directory, and Bookstore Directory. We are working to update and correct errors in all areas of the website - if you spot an error, and you are a member of Happy Dead Trees, please report the problem through the "Report a Problem" link in the User Menu. If you are not a member, please report errors viat the contact us link which can be found at the top and bottom of just about every page.

Our Current Offerings:

Where to Donate Books - a listing of libraries and other nonprofit organizations that accept book donations. Free listings for all libraries and other nonprofits.

 

Used Book Sales Directory - a compilation of periodic used book sales held by libraries and other nonprofits - representatives of any library or nonprofit are welcome to place their free listing in this directory. If sales are held weekly, or more often, the listing should go in the Bookstore Directory.

 

Writing Contests - contests for both children and adults. No entry fees for any of the contests. Cash prizes awarded in some.

 

Bookstore Directory - bookstores of all types. Free listings for both nonprofit and for non-profit bookstores.

 

Author pages - we will soon offer authors the ability to post their own dedicated pages here on Happy Dead Trees. In the meantime we have pages dedicated to authors chosen for the honor of a profile by the staff of Happy Dead Trees - these pages are not affiliated in any way with the authors profiled.

 

Book Awards - this portion of the site is currently undergoing a major renovation, but we do have a huge list of past winners of many major - and many, many, minor - book awards.

 

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Random Book Awards

The Pulitzer Prize for Biography
Saturday, 31 May 2008
  The Pulitzer Prizes have been given annually since 1917 for the best American writing for journalism and for book length works in various... Read more...
Pfizer Award in the History of Science
Friday, 23 January 2009
  The latest winner of the Pfizer Award is featured below along with a complete list of all past winners of the award. We also provide... Read more...
Los Angeles Times Book Prize Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction
Monday, 12 May 2008
  The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes are given annually in ten categories. To be eligible for one of the prizes a book must have... Read more...
World Fantasy Award Best Collection
Sunday, 23 August 2009
The latest winner of the World Fantasy Award for Best Collection is featured below, along with a list of all previous winners, links to other World... Read more...
Costa Book Award for Best Book of the Year
Tuesday, 20 January 2009
   The Costa Book Award for best book of the year can be found below along with a list of all previous winners. We also... Read more...
The Orange Broadband Award for New Writers
Wednesday, 04 June 2008
  The Orange Broadband Award for new writers was established to recognize new women writers who have published a first novel or... Read more...
Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award (Canadian Library Association)
Saturday, 14 June 2008
  The Canadian Library Association, Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award for best illustrated children's book is given... Read more...
Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel
Friday, 13 June 2008
  The Arthur Ellis Awards are given by the Crime Writers of Canada for the best crime and mystery writing by Canadian authors. Award categories... Read more...
The National Book Award for Young People's Literature
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
   For "over a half-century since its inception, the National Book Awards continues to recognize the best of American literature,... Read more...
The Herbert Baxter Adams Prize for European History
Friday, 23 January 2009
  The most recent winner of the Herbert Baxter Adams Prize is featured below along with a complete list of all past winners. We also provide a... Read more...

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