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2023 Award Winners

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Still Me

Dean Koontz

Jojo Moyes

AGENT Richard Pine and Kimberly Witherspoon
AGENCY InkWell Management Literary Agency
AUTHOR Jojo Moyes
PUBLISHER Penguin Books
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#1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller

Devoted

The Outsider

Dean Koontz

Stephen King

AGENT Richard Pine and Kimberly Witherspoon
AGENCY InkWell Management Literary Agency
AUTHOR Stephen King
PUBLISHER Scribner
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2020 Hugo Award

Devoted

Vengeful (Villains, 2)

Dean Koontz

V. E. Schwab

AGENT Richard Pine and Kimberly Witherspoon
AGENCY InkWell Management Literary Agency
AUTHOR V. E. Schwab
PUBLISHER Tor Books
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2020 Hugo Award

Devoted

The Kiss Quotient

Dean Koontz

Helen Hoang

AGENT Richard Pine and Kimberly Witherspoon
AGENCY InkWell Management Literary Agency
AUTHOR Helen Hoang
PUBLISHER Berkley
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#1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller

Devoted

The Great Alone

Dean Koontz

Kristin Hannah

AGENT Richard Pine and Kimberly Witherspoon
AGENCY InkWell Management Literary Agency
AUTHOR Kristin Hannah
PUBLISHER St. Martin's Press
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#1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller

Devoted

Circe

Dean Koontz

Madeline Miller

AGENT Richard Pine and Kimberly Witherspoon
AGENCY InkWell Management Literary Agency
AUTHOR Madeline Miller
PUBLISHER Little, Brown and Company
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2020 Hugo Award

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