Oklahoma Reads Oklahoma / Press Release on Selection of Saints and Sinners of Okay County

Oklahoma Reads Oklahoma / Press Release on Selection of Saints and Sinners of Okay County:
"The Saints and Sinners of Okay County by Dayna Dunbar has been selected as the Oklahoma Reads Oklahoma Book for 2006. The announcement was made November 23 at the State Capitol.

Dunbar's novel is the third book selected for the annual statewide reading and discussion program, an official Oklahoma Centennial project that aims to make literature and history a part of the Sooner State's 100th birthday celebration. The project will continue each year through 2007.

Oklahoma readers vote for the title online and via paper ballot at libraries throughout the state each September and October. Readers are presented with a list of six nominated titles.

Almost 2,500 people voted in this year's election, with 40% of them casting their ballots for Saints and Sinners. The novel tells the story of Aletta Honor, a hardscrabble heroine with a unique talent, who must overcome her own demons before she can reclaim her life and lay the past to rest."