2005 Quill Award Winners
- Book of the Year: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré (Illustrator)
- Debut Author of the Year: Elizabeth Kostova for The Historian
- Audio Book: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction, Jon Stewart and the Writers of the Daily Show
- Children's Illustrated Book: Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook, Shel Silverstein
- Children's Chapter Book/Middle Grade: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré (Illustrator)
- Young Adult/Teen: Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood, Ann Brashares
- General Fiction: The Mermaid Chair, Sue Monk Kidd
- Graphic Novel: Marvel 1602 Volume I, Neil Gaiman, Andy Kubert and Richard Isanove
- Mystery/Suspense/Thriller: Eleven on Top, Janet Evanovich
- Poetry: Let America Be America Again: And Other Poems, Langston Hughes
- Romance: 44 Cranberry Point, Debbie Macomber
- Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror: The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror, Christopher Moore
- Religion and Spirituality: Peace is the Way: Bringing War and Violence to an End, Deepak Chopra
- Biography/Memoir: Chronicles, Vol. 1, Bob Dylan
- Business: Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
- Cooking: Rachael Ray's 30-Minute Get Real Meals: Eat Healthy Without Going to Extremes, Rachael Ray
- Health and Self-Improvement: He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys, Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo
- History/Current Events/Politics: 1776, David McCullough
- Humor: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction, Jon Stewart and the Writers of the Daily Show
- Sports: Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season, Stewart O'Nan and Stephen King
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