It's a record: 228 books nominated for 2019 High Plains Book Award

Press release

A record 228 books have been nominated for the 13th annual High Plains Book Awards, which recognize writers and their work from seven western states and three Canadian provinces.

This year’s High Plains Book Awards will take place Oct. 11 and 12 in Billings, Montana. The number of nominations this year topped the 207 nominations received in 2018, and the number of entries from Canada — 95 this year — was also a record. The High Plains Book Awards were established in 2006 to recognize regional authors and/or literary works that examine and reflect life on the High Plains, a region...