Comments on One Book Award Down

Why do people think curlicue fonts mean "classy"? Why do books have to be associated with curlicue rubbish? Talk about poshlust. It's just tragic, that picture.

@1, so we can assume you were not nominated for anything right?

I'm pretty sure my lack of nominations is attributable to the fact I've never written a book.

Good riddance! And I say that as a publisher who has been nominated...

If it weren't for this post, I would have never known they existed at all.

@3: Bah! If you were truly talented, that wouldn't matter!

I agree with Fnarf. Any organization that would utilize those fonts and that shitty design for a press release, deserves to die...esp a so-called literary and publishing organization that should know better.

Wasn't Chip Kidd available?

"Past winners of The Quills’ ... He’s Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys by Greg Behrendt"

Oh sweet Jesus.

They would have made it if they had Oprah

What a dumb idea. Movies are a visual media and thus are worth a performed awards show. Books are written and not exactly visually glamorous. It's like having a televised awards show for paintings or pottery. It just doesn't make sense and there's no market or demand for it.

Just stupid wankery.

This was always a dumb award. I, too, voted the first year and swore never to be associated with the thing again. It was embarassing. While all book awards are marketing ploys this one was blatantly, obnoxiously geared to a book as product mentality. And the winners were just mortifying. Airport books. Blech. Good riddance... The font is the least of the problems with the Quills (my god, the name...).