Bookseller nominations

Finalists are out for the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association awards for 2009. Nominees include "Losing My Religion" by ex-L.A. Times reporter William Lobdell, "The Wonder Years" by Rick Rickman and California Authors founder Donna Wares, "Shanghai Girls" by Lisa See, "Faces of Sunset Boulevard" by Patrick Ecclesine and "Eat: Los Angeles" by Colleen Dunn Bates. Here's the full list and an item at California Authors. Winners will be announced at a dinner on Oct. 24.