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Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett JohnsonJourney by Aaron BeckerMarianne Dreams by Catherine StorrAll the Answers by Kate MessnerThe Magic Paintbrush by Laurence Yep
Magic Pencils
97 books — 19 voters
Coyote America by Dan FloresThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeEager by Ben GoldfarbLab Girl by Hope JahrenRain by Cynthia Barnett
PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Longlists
80 books — 15 voters

Waking Up in the Land of Glitter by Kathy Cano-MurilloThe Meaning of Maggie by Megan Jean SovernThe Writing Class by Jincy WillettThe Collective by Don LeeGraffiti Moon by Cath Crowley
Art Supplies
42 books — 12 voters
Poses for Artists Volume 4 - Couples Poses by Justin R. MartinRendering in Pen and Ink by Arthur L. GuptillPoses for Artists Volume 3 - Fighting and Various Poses by Justin R. MartinPoses for Artists Volume 2 - Standing Poses by Justin R. MartinGeek Ink by Emanuele Pagani
Pen and Ink
48 books — 12 voters

In Search of the Return by Joshua RaymondGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Best Award Winning and Honor Books
125 books — 10 voters
The Leavers by Lisa KoAnd West Is West by Ron ChildressRunning the Rift by Naomi BenaronMudbound by Hillary JordanGood Kings Bad Kings by Susan Nussbaum
PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction
10 books — 4 voters

The People in the Trees by Hanya YanagiharaA Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony MarraBrief Encounters with the Enemy by Said SayrafiezadehGodforsaken Idaho by Shawn VestalLet's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris
PEN Shortlists for 2014 Book Prizes
12 books — 2 voters
Startup by Jerry KaplanThinkpad by Deborah A. DellPenpoint User Interface Design Reference by Corp GoThe Power of Penpoint by Robert Carr
Pen Computing
4 books — 1 voter

Housekeeping by Marilynne RobinsonSpeedboat by Renata AdlerShiloh and Other Stories by Bobbie Ann MasonImagining Argentina by Lawrence ThorntonThe Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton
PEN/Hemingway Winners
44 books — 1 voter
Be Holding by Ross GayBorderland Apocrypha by Anthony CodyThe Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke EmeziThe Freezer Door by Mattilda Bernstein SycamoreSharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn
PEN/ Jean Stein Award Winners and Finalists
25 books — 1 voter

The Geography of Girlhood by Kirsten "Kiwi" SmithFatal Distraction by Emmi FredericksTomorrowland by Michael CartThe Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy SchumerGrave Markings by Michael A. Arnzen
Title Written on Skin
16 books — 1 voter

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