NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Returning in its third year with a revamped program, the 2007 Quill Awards, supported by Reed Business Information and the NBC Universal Television Stations, were presented on Oct. 22 during a gala ceremony at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City.

Comedian Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report opened the ceremony, NBC's Ann Curry hosted, and presenters included NBC's Tom Brokaw, former Giant running back Tiki Barber, actress Lorraine Bracco, actress Gina Gershon, Jonathan Groff of the Broadway hit Spring Awakening, author and actress Marlo Thomas, author Tina Brown, and author Mary Higgins Clark.

The 2007 Quill Award Winners

Winning authors in all of the categories, plus dozens of other bestselling authors, will be seen when the Awards Program airs on NBC Saturday, October 27.

Book Of The Year
Angels Fall
Written by Nora Roberts
Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons

Debut Author Of The Year
The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel
Written by Diane Setterfield
Published by Atria

General Fiction
The Road
Written by Cormac McCarthy
Published by Alfred A. Knopf

Romance
Angels Fall
Written by Nora Roberts
Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons

Audio
To Kill a Mockingbird
Written by Harper Lee
Read by Sissy Spacek
Published by Caedmon Audio

Religion/Spirituality
Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know - And Doesn't
Written by Stephen Prothero
Published by Harper One

Graphic Novel
Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels
Written by Scott McCloud
Published by Harper Paperbacks

Poetry
For the Confederate Dead
Written by Kevin Young
Published by Alfred A. Knopf

Cooking
Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition
Written by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, and Ethan Becker
Published by Scribner

Health/Self-Improvement
How Doctors Think
Written by Jerome Groopman, M.D.
Published by Houghton Mifflin

Biography/Memoir
Einstein: His Life and Universe
Written by Walter Isaacson
Published by Simon & Schuster

Sports
The Kings of New York: A Year Among the Geeks, Oddballs, and Geniuses Who Make Up America's Top High School Chess Team
Written by Michael Weinreb
Published by Gotham Books

Humor
I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence
Written by Amy Sedaris
Published by Warner Books

History/Current Events/Politics
The Assault on Reason
Written by Al Gore
The Penguin Press

Business
The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't
Written by Robert I. Sutton, PhD
Published by Business Plus, Grand Central Publishing

Mystery/Suspense
What the Dead Know
Written by Laura Lippman
Published by William Morrow

Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day One)
Written by Patrick Rothfuss
Published by DAW Books

Children's Picture Books
Flotsam
Written by David Wiesner
Published by Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin

Children's Chapter/Middle Grade
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Written by Brian Selznick
Published Scholastic Press

Young Adult/Teen
Sold
Written by Patricia McCormick
Published by Hyperion Books for Children

Variety Blockbuster Book to Film Award
The Bourne Film Trilogy from Universal Pictures based on the bestsellers by Robert Ludlum

Platinum Quill
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, war correspondent, and bestselling author David Halberstam

Corporate Literacy Quill
Time Warner Inc. / Time Warner Cable

Produced by Al Roker Entertainment, Inc., the awards program will be carried by the NBC Universal Television Stations and syndicated through NBC Universal Television Distribution to local markets nationwide on Oct. 27.

Publishers Weekly magazine, the leading trade publication for international and U.S. book publishing, had an important role in the nomination process. Headed by Sara Nelson, PW's editor in chief, a Quills/PW Selection Committee comprised of PW editors drew upon industry expertise, PW starred reviews and PW Bestseller Lists to nominate five books in each of the Quills nineteen categories. Eligible titles were published between July 1, 2006 and June 30.

The list of nominated authors were announced in a highly publicized and visible platform at BookExpo America (BEA) in New York City on June 2. The PW staff's unique overview of the thousands of titles published each year will help to insure that the best of both the commercial and literary worlds are considered, and that nominated titles share the Quills' commitment to bring today's leading literature to the reading public.

David Nudo, publisher of Publishers Weekly, commented, "We're pleased to bring increased attention to some of the year's most worthy titles as we broaden our role within the Quills program. Publishers Weekly's skilled and diverse editorial team brings a perspective that will help insure that this year's nominated titles will be both of popular interest and literary quality."

Following the BEA announcement, a voting board consisting of more than 6,000 booksellers and librarians voted for the winners in the nineteen categories. On Sept. 10, in a completely new procedure for the Quills, the winners were announced to the public. "We know the attendees feel strongly about wanting to see all of the winners at the awards ceremony and this will go a long way toward helping us achieve that goal," said Gerry Byrne, chairman and founder of The Quill Awards. "We are pleased to continue to build on the success of last year by implementing these changes."

From Sept. 10 through Oct. 10, book consumers were very much involved by casting their votes on NBC's owned and operated stations and via www.quillsvote.com for "The Book of the Year," selecting from the group of nineteen Quill Award winners.

Designed to inspire reading while promoting great literature, the Quill Awards ceremony was a true celebration of books. The gala ceremony will be held at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street in New York City. As in previous years, these nationally televised awards were filled with celebrities and bestselling authors on the red carpet and during the presentations to the winners.

The Nominating Process

The Quills/PW Selection Committee, including a distinguished panel of editors from Publishers Weekly, the publishing industry's preeminent magazine, reviewed original books published in North America and marketed between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007. Eligible titles have met at least one of the following criteria:

Starred review in Publishers Weekly

Position on the Publishers Weekly Bestseller List

Special Selection of the Committee

The Quills/PW Selection Committee nominated five titles in each of the 19 categories. These finalists were announced June 2.

The Voting Board

The Quills Voting Board, comprised of over 6,000 invited booksellers and librarians, voted for the 19 category winners between June 18 and Aug. 31.

Consumer Voting

Following the announcement of this year's winners on September 10, readers cast their online votes for "The Book of The Year" from September 10 to October 10 at www.quillsvote.com.