RebeccasRead Best Men's Fiction Award 2005

RebeccasReads E-zine has selected "A Dedication" as the best men's
fiction of 2005.

Another amazing year of great reads. So many books, so little time!
So many reasons why a book becomes my “Best of...” and gets the “Golden Teapot”. Sometimes it's because it's exquisitely written & edited, & sometimes it's not, yet it opens the mind to Big Thoughts, thrills & satisfaction.

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“ A Dedication lovingly explores the gains and losses of growing up. Zaiss has provided his readers with an insightful and fun read reminiscent of both Ordinary People and Tuesdays with Morrie.”

— Sherman R. Frederick, Publisher The Las Vegas Review Journal

“ A Dedication is a deeply felt and richly described account of a boy’s discovery of the world, what it demands of him and what he is willing to give it. As such it follows a great tradition in American fiction: that of an adolescent boy coming of age. Quinn Marshall is an only slightly removed relative of Huck Finn, Henry Fleming and Holden Caulfield . . . like them he evokes a shock of discovery in the reader.”

— Dewey Ganzel, Emeritus Professor of English, Oberlin College

“ . . . a testimonial to the transformative possibilities of friendship and human connection across the generational divide . . . a story that is hopeful and moving, told with directness, lucidity, and humanity. ”

— Robert Howse, author Mozart: A Novel