Romantic Times BOOKreviews Magazine Nominees for Best Books and Authors of 2006

The envelope, please! Romantic Times BOOKreviews magazine unveils the contenders in women's fiction, romance, mystery, fantasy and more for the best of 2006.

New York, NY (PRWeb) February 19, 2007 -- Another phenomenal year in publishing has come and gone and the industry's leading book magazine, Romantic Times BOOKreviews (http://www.romantictimes.com), has selected the nominees for best books and authors for 2006. The team of over 40 reviewers covered more books last year than ever before in its 25-year history. The fan-favorite magazine launched its first issue in 1981, under the name Romantic Times, specializing in the then burgeoning romance novel industry. Today the name has been changed to Romantic Times BOOKreviews magazine to reflect the many genres of women's fiction it covers, including romance, mystery, science fiction/fantasy, erotica, inspirationals, chick lit, romantic suspense and bestseller fiction.

The reviewers have mulled over last year's books and taken on the laborious task of selecting, from thousands of books they have reviewed, the nominees for the Romantic Times BOOKreviews Career Achievement and Reviewers' Choice awards. For the Reviewers' Choice nominees, RT's knowledgeable team selected only those books that deeply resonated with them. The Career Achievement nominees represent authors who boast exceptional bodies of work throughout their careers.

The list of nominees can be found in the March issue (#277) of RT BOOKreviews (http://www.romantictimes.com/magazine.php?issue=277) or can be viewed online at http://www.romantictimes.com/books_awards.php. The website also features 12 years' worth of previous nominees and winners, as well as over 30,000 reviews that have appeared in RT since 1995, a great resource for readers, writers and industry professionals.

Winners will be listed in the June 07 issue of Romantic Times BOOKreviews, just prior to RT's 24th Annual Booklovers Convention in Houston, Texas, April 25 to 29, 2007 (http://www.rtconvention.com). Winners will be honored at a luncheon at the convention, and awards will be presented to authors in attendance. The Romantic Times Booklovers Convention is a much anticipated annual event that brings together readers, aspiring writers, published authors, booksellers, editors, agents distributors, wholesalers and chain store buyers under one roof to celebrate and support the book industry.

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