Melissa Nathan Award for Comedy Romance

If you think chick lit is dead, think again – the Melissa Nathan Award for Comedy Romance, held for the first time in 2007 and the second just a few days ago, could almost be called the Chick Lit Award. I think it’s great – tons of people (women and men) read these books, and award shows are a great way to let us know about some of the best. My only complaint is that it’s limited to British authors. While I agree that chick lit was born in the UK and many of the best books are British, there are one or two good books published elsewhere. Why shouldn’t they be recognized? I guess it’s up to me to make sure you know about good chick lit no matter where it’s published with my Chick Literate Heart Awards.