Press Release February 2011: Bound Like Grass has received the Montana Book Award! Librarians from across the state choose their favorite among Montana books published in 2010. August Update: BLG is a finalist in the creative nonfiction category of the WILLA Awards, sponsored by Women Writing the West. October 15, 2011: Bound Like Grass received the High Plains Book Award in "Best First Book" category, open to nominees from seven states and three provinces.