Launched in 2005 by Reed Business Information and the NBC Universal Television Stations, The Quill Awards were created to honor excellence in book publishing. A short list of titles was selected by booksellers and librarians from across the country, who chose from among titles appearing on the Book Sense Picks lists or on Barnes & Noble bestseller lists, or those earning a starred review in Publishers Weekly, among other criteria. Voting on the short list was open to consumers online.

In February 2008, Reed Business Information announced plans to suspend support of the Quill Awards program.

2007
Book of the Year - Angels Fall by Nora Roberts (Putnam)

Audio - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee; read by Sissy Spacek (Caedmon Audio/HarperCollins)

Biography/Memoir - Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson (S&S)

Business - The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't by Robert I. Sutton, Ph.D. (Business Plus/Grand Central)

Children's Chapter/Middle Grade - The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (Scholastic)

Children's Picture Books - Flotsam by David Wiesner (Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin)

Cooking - Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, and Ethan Becker (Scribner)

Debut Author - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (Atria)

General Fiction - The Road by Cormac McCarthy (Knopf)

Graphic Novel - Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels by Scott McCloud (Harper Paperbacks)

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

History/Current Events/Politics - The Assault on Reason by Al Gore (Penguin Press)

Humor - I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence by Amy Sedaris (Warner Books)

Mystery/Suspense/Thriller - What the Dead Know Laura Lippman (William Morrow)

Poetry - For the Confederate Dead by Kevin Young (Knopf)

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

Romance - Angels Fall by Nora Roberts (Putnam)

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

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

Young Adult/Teen - Sold by Patricia McCormick (Hyperion Books for Children)

Variety Blockbuster Book to Film Award - The Bourne Film Trilogy (Universal Pictures)

2007 Platinum Quill - David Halberstam

Corporate Literacy Quill - Time Warner Inc. /Time Warner Cable

The Variety Blockbuster Book To Film Award: The Devil Wears Prada

Debut Author of the Year: Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen

Audio Book: Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog

Laura Joffe Numeroff, illustrated by Felicia Bond /HarperCollins Children's Book Group/Geringer

Masashi Kishimoto/A Shonen Jump imprint (VIZ Media) Mystery/Suspense/Thriller: Twelve Sharp

Biography/Memoir: Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog

Business: The Girl's Guide to Being a Boss (Without Being a Bitch): Valuable Lessons, Smart Suggestions, and True Stories for Succeeding as the Chick-in-Charge

Cooking: Rachael Ray 365: No Repeats: A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners

Health/Self Improvement: It's Not Easy Being Green: And Other Things to Consider

Humor: Don't Make a Black Woman Take off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited Commentaries on Love and Life

Debut Author of the Year: The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova (Little Brown) -- A June 2005 Book Sense Pick

Audiobook: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents America: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction by Jon Stewart and the Writers of the Daily Show (Time Warner AudioBooks)

Biography/Memoir: Chronicles: Volume One by Bob Dylan (S&S)

General Fiction: The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd (Viking) -- A May 2005 Book Sense Pick

Children's Illustrated Book: Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook by Shel Silverstein (HarperCollins Children's)

Children's Chapter Book/Middle Grade: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling, illustrated by Mary GrandPre (Arthur Levine/Scholastic)

Young Adult/Teen: Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares (Delacorte)

Graphic Novel: Marvel 1602, Volume I by Neil Gaiman, Andy Kubert, and Richard Isanove (Marvel Comics)

Mystery/Suspense/Thriller: Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's)

Poetry: Let America Be America Again: And Other Poems by Langston Hughes (Vintage)

Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror: The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror by Christopher Moore (William Morrow) -- A November 2004 Book Sense Pick

Religion/Spirituality: Peace Is the Way: Bringing War and Violence to an End by Deepak Chopra (Harmony)

Business: Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner (William Morrow) -- A June 2005 Book Sense Pick

Cooking: Rachel Ray's 30-Minute Get Real Meals: Eat Healthy Without Going to Extremes by Rachael Ray (Clarkson Potter)

Health/Self Improvement: He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo (Simon Spotlight Entertainment)

History/Current Events/Politics: 1776 by David McCullough (S&S)

Humor: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents America: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction by Jon Stewart and the Writers of the Daily Show (Warner)

Sports: Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season by Stewart O'Nan and Stephen King (Scribner)