ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Who: Borders Group Chief Executive Officer George Jones will lead the retailer's 12th annual Original Voices Awards ceremony, which recognizes fresh, compelling and ambitious works from new and emerging talents of 2007 in fiction, non-fiction, young adult/independent reader and children's picture books. The winner of the Original Voices' fiction category is Steven Hall for his debut book, "The Raw Shark Texts: A Novel," published by Canongate. The winner of the Original Voices' non-fiction category is Peter Godwin for his book, "When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa," published by Little Brown & Co. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: A Novel in Cartoons," written by Jeff Kinney and published by Abrams Books for Young Readers, is the Original Voices' winner of the young adult/independent reader category. In the children's picture book category, the Original Voices' winner is author and illustrator John Rocco for "Wolf! Wolf!" published by Hyperion Books for Children. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060208/BORDERSLOGO) What: Godwin, Hall and Rocco will accept Borders' Original Voices Awards and offer their insights on their work during the ceremony followed by Godwin, Hall and Rocco signing copies of their winning books. When: Tuesday, April 15 at 5:30 p.m. Where: Borders 3140 Lohr Road Ann Arbor, MI 48108 (734) 997-8884 Why: This unique signing and awards ceremony celebrates some of the finest new and emerging authors of the year as selected by Borders' Original Voices program. During this one-time only event exclusively at Borders concept store on Lohr Road in Ann Arbor, fans can personally meet Godwin, Hall and Rocco. Customers can find recommendations for the best new books every year through Borders' Original Voices program. Media Contact: Media interested in attending this event should contact Kimberly Lombardini at (734) 977-8884 or at . Media interested in learning more about Borders' Original Voices program should contact Kolleen O'Meara at (734) 477-1224 or at . http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060208/BORDERSLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Borders CONTACT: Kimberly Lombardini, +1-734-977-8884, , or Kolleen O'Meara, +1-734-477-1224, , both of Borders Web site: http://www.bordersgroupinc.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/106169.html

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