So that happened . . .


News about Lauren Myracle’s Withdrawal from The National Book Award Continues to Garner National Media Attention.


Amulet; $16.95; May 2011; 9780810984172



About the book
When her best guy friend falls victim to a vicious hate crime, sixteen-year-old Cat sets out to discover who in her small town did it. Richly atmospheric, this daring mystery mines the secrets of a tightly knit Southern community and examines the strength of will it takes to go against everyone you know in the name of justice. Against a backdrop of poverty, clannishness, drugs, and intolerance, Myracle has crafted a harrowing coming-of-age tale couched in a deeply intelligent mystery. Smart, fearless, and compassionate, this is an unforgettable work from a beloved author.

On Wednesday, October 19th, NPR’s “All Things Considered” will be interviewing Lauren Myracle during the program, which airs on WNYC-AM at 7:00pm.
http://www.npr.org/programs/all-things-considered/

Also, Lauren Myracle will have an *exclusive* blog post on 
The Huffington Post on
October 19th.

On Tuesday, October 18th, VanityFair.com interviewed Myracle, which will be featured on their homepage on October 19th:

http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2011/10/-i-vanity-fair--i--exclusive--a-conversation-with-national-book-

Twitter is still buzzing with book fans and literary supporters using the hash tags
#ISupportShine and #BuyShine

The news has also appeared in the following media, within the last 48 hours alone,
and continues to grow:
·         PUBLISHERS LUNCH
http://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2011/10/lauren-myracles-book-is-withdrawn-from-the-national-book-awards/
·         PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/49143-shine-withdrawn-as-nba-young-people--s-literature-nominee.html
·         SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL
http://www.slj.com/slj/home/892417-312/lauren_myracle_drops_out_of.html.csp
·         YALSA
http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/
·         THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
http://hosted2.ap.org/COGRA/75b5867d7ab940959fa6cee255e38415/Article_2011-10-17-Books-Nominee%20Withdraws/id-85ac52f1ad5e469bb5abf37e6368383f
·         REUTERS
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/10/17/us-books-laurenmyracle-idINTRE79G4UE20111017
·         YAHOO NEWS
http://movies.yahoo.com/news/book-award-nominee-withdraws-144708096.html
·         TIME
http://entertainment.time.com/2011/10/18/shine-not-chime-the-national-book-awards-gets-it-wrong/
·         HUFFINGTON POST
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/17/lauren-myracle-withdraws-national-book-awards_n_1015649.html
·         SALON
http://www.salon.com/2011/10/17/liberia_president_optimistic_over_runoff_vote/
·         MSN
http://entertainment.msn.com/news/article.aspx?news=676052&affid=100055
·         BUSINESS WEEK
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9QE6DSO0.htm
·         CBS MONEYWATCH
http://moneywatch.bnet.com/economic-news/news/book-award-nominee-withdraws/6316207/
·         NY TIMES
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/17/she-coulda-been-a-contender-national-book-award-finalist-withdraws-after-mistake/
·         WASHINGTON POST
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/lauren-myracle-national-book-award-nominee-withdraws-from-contention/2011/10/17/gIQABpTkrL_story.html
·         LA TIMES
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2011/10/lauren-myracle-asked-to-withdraw-from-national-book-award-finalists.html
·         NPR-Monkey See
http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2011/10/17/141420533/a-disappointed-author-a-misheard-word-and-a-mess-at-the-national-book-awards
·         ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
http://shelf-life.ew.com/2011/10/17/lauren-myracle-national-book-award-nomination-withdrawn/?iid=rcfooter-books-%27shine%27%3A+national+book+award+nom+an+error
·         NY MAGAZINE
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/10/national-book-awards-shine-myracle.html
·         THE NEW YORKER
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2011/10/in-the-news-book-award-breakdown-think-fast.html
·         NY OBSERVER
http://www.observer.com/2011/10/dumb-assonance-national-book-foundation-a-victim-of-vowels/
·         GAWKER
http://gawker.com/5850524/national-book-awards-oops-we-shortlisted-the-wrong-book
·         BLACKBOOK
http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/national-book-award-honors-wrong-book/27379
·         GOTHAMIST
http://gothamist.com/2011/10/17/author_mistakenly_given_national_bo.php
·         FLAVORWIRE
http://flavorwire.com/221020/childrens-author-withdraws-from-national-book-award-competition
·         PR NEWSWIRE
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vermont-college-of-fine-arts-applauds-alumnas-gracious-withdrawal-from-national-book-awards-controversy-132011578.html
·         WBUR
http://www.wbur.org/npr/141420533/a-disappointed-author-a-misheard-word-and-a-mess-at-the-national-book-awards
·         OREGON LIVE
http://www.oregonlive.com/books/index.ssf/2011/10/national_book_award_finalist_l.html
·         NEWSDAY
http://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/books/book-award-nominee-withdraws-1.3251264
·         MEDIA BISTRO
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/lauren-myracle-drops-out-of-national-book-award-consideration_b40303
·         SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Book-award-nominee-withdraws-2222544.php
·         BALTIMORE EXAMINER
http://www.examiner.com/books-in-baltimore/lauren-myracle-withdraws-shine-from-national-book-awards-finalists-list
·         SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
http://www.mercurynews.com/books/ci_19131724
·         ASBURY PARK PRESS
http://www.app.com/article/20111017/NJENT07/310170075/National-Book-Award-nominee-withdraws-after-mistakes-others-made
·         MIAMI HERALD
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/10/17/2458427/book-award-nominee-withdraws.html
·         FRESNO BEE
http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/10/17/2580223/book-award-nominee-withdraws.html
·         THE REPUBLIC
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/7b33bd1b716b4483a34d05851b6018fa/US--Books-Nominee-Withdraws/
·         BANGOR DAILY NEWS
http://bangordailynews.com/2011/10/18/living/you-know-that-big-book-award-we-just-gave-you-never-mind/?ref=mostReadBox
·         KING 5 TV SEATTLE
http://www.king5.com/news/business/131989418.html
·         WW2 NEWS SAN DIEGO
http://ww2.cox.com/myconnection/sandiego/today/news/entertainment/article.cox?moduleType=apNews&articleId=D9QE6DS00
·         KPTV
http://www.kptv.com/story/15712096/book-award-nominee-withdraws
·         1310 NEWS
http://www.1310news.com/entertainment/article/289259--lauren-myracle-national-book-award-nominee-withdraws-from-contention
·         CF NEWS 13
http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/ap/october/330980/Book-award-nominee-withdraws
·         NWCN
http://www.nwcn.com/news/business/131989418.html
·         WCNC
http://www.wcnc.com/entertainment/131996253.html
·         WFAA
http://www.wfaa.com/news/national/131989418.html
·         WNEM
http://www.wnem.com/story/15712096/book-award-nominee-withdraws
·         HYPABLE
http://www.hypable.com/books/2011/10/17/lauren-myracle-withdraws-from-national-book-award/
·         IBT TIMES
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/232627/20111017/lauren-myracle-book-award-nomination-mistake-withdraw.htm
·         NOTES IN THE MARGIN
http://www.notesinthemargin.org/weblog/2011/10/17/lauren-myracle-withdraws-from-national-book-award-finalists-latimes-com/
·         FIGMENT
http://blog.figment.com/2011/10/17/lauren-myracle-and-the-national-book-award/
·         THE CELEBRITY CAFE
http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/lauren-myracle-agrees-withdraw-national-book-award-nominees-10-17-2011
·         KT LITERARY
http://ktliterary.com/2011/10/a-nba-update/
·         RYAN FIELD
·         http://ryan-field.blogspot.com/2011/10/lgbtq-ya-book-shine-removed-from.html
·         HILLARY HOMZIE
http://hillaryhomzie.com/2011/10/the-myracle-mistake-did-the-national-book-award-do-the-right-thing/
·         LIL RED WRITING HOOD
http://lilredwritinghood.wordpress.com/2011/10/17/really-really/
·         STEPHEN L DUNCAN
http://stephenlduncan.blogspot.com/2011/10/lauren-myracles-shine-wronged.html