Congratulations and sincere thanks to the independent authors and publishers who participated in our 23rd annual, 2019 Independent Publisher Book Awards contest.
10 OUTSTANDING BOOKS OF THE YEAR
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2019 Winners and Finalists
1. Fine Art
GOLD: In Our Eyes, In Our Words: Portraits from the Edge of Society by Jeff Horn (Music Care Inc.) SILVER: Manifest Exhibition Annual Season 10 Edited by Jason Franz; designed by Tim McMahon (Manifest Press) BRONZE: Kimono Refashioned: Japan’s Impact on International Fashion Edited by Yuki Morishima & Rie Nii; Essays by Akiko Fukai, Cynthia Amneus, Katherine Anne Paul, Karin G. Oen, Yuki Morishima & Rie Nii (Asian Art Museum of San Francisco)2. Performing Arts
GOLD: Die Hard: The Ultimate Visual History by James Mottram and David S. Cohen (Insight Editions) SILVER: Flying Sleeves: The Grandeur of Chinese Opera by Dr. Chua Ee Kiam (Simply Green) BRONZE: Sound Pictures: The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin: The Later Years, 1966-2016 by Kenneth Womack (Chicago Review Press)3. Photography
GOLD: Cultures in Transition: Spirit - Heart - Soul Photography by Oliver Klink; Essays by Anne Wilkes Tucker, Peter Finke and Geir Jordahl (True North Editions) SILVER (tie): Wild India by Axel Gomille (Papadakis) Joni: The Joni Mitchell Sessions by Norman Seeff (Insight Editions) BRONZE: Manifest International Photography Annual 5 Edited by Jason Franz; designed by Tim McMahon (Manifest Press)4. Architecture
GOLD: CENTER 21: The Secret Life of Buildings by Various Authors; Edited by Michael Benedikt and Kory Bieg (School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin) SILVER: Charles R. Stinson Architects- Connections by Kristin Parker; photography by Paul Crosby; book design by Bobby Rogers; project direction by Carol Eastlund (Wise Ink Creative Publishing) BRONZE: Beauty, Neuroscience & Architecture: Timeless Patterns & Their Impact on our Well-Being by Donald H. Ruggles, AIA (Fibonacci)5. Coffee Table Books
GOLD: St. Croix & Namekagon Rivers, the Enduring Gift: Collector’s Edition Photography by Craig Blacklock (Blacklock Photography Galleries) SILVER: Fantastic Worlds: The Art of William Stout by Ed Leimbacher (Insight Editions) BRONZE: Vroom! photography by Shannon Brooke (Working Class Publishing)6. Popular Fiction GOLD: Running to Graceland by John Slayton (Wise Ink Creative Publishing) SILVER (tie): Hard Cider by Barbara Stark-Nemon (She Writes Press) Better Than This by Cathy Zane (She Writes Press) BRONZE: The Water Tower Club by B K Mayo (Fir Valley Press)
7. Literary Fiction GOLD: Whiskey & Ribbons by Leesa Cross-Smith (Hub City Press) SILVER (tie): Across the Great Lake by Lee Zacharias (The University of Wisconsin Press) Dixie Luck: Stories and the novella Terminal by Andy Plattner (Mercer University Press) BRONZE: What Luck, This Life by Kathryn Schwille (Hub City Press)
8. Short Story Fiction
GOLD (tie): What it Might Feel Like to Hope by Dorene O’Brien (Baobab Press) Shelf Life of Happiness by Virginia Pye (Press 53) SILVER (tie): Perfect Conditions by Vanessa Blakeslee (Curbside Splendor Publishing) Unruly Creatures by Jennifer Caloyeras (Vandalia Press) BRONZE: The Owl That Carries Us Away by Doug Ramspeck (BkMk Press, University of Missouri-Kansas City)9A. Poetry
GOLD: Lord of the Butterflies by Andrea Gibson (Button Poetry) SILVER (tie): Nothing But the Blood by Laura Apol (Michigan State University Press) Valleyspeak by Cait Weiss Orcutt (Zone 3 Press) BRONZE: Drugstore Blue by Susana H. Case (Five Oaks Press)9B. Poetry - Specialty/ILLUSTRATED/aNTHOLOGY
GOLD: Songs of Horses and Lovers by Madelyne Camrud (North Dakota State University Press) SILVER: Olympusville by Ron Koertge; illustrations by Alicia Kleman (Red Hen Press) BRONZE: All We Know of Pleasure: Poetic Erotica by Women Edited by Enid Shomer (Blair)10. Anthologies
GOLD: Ransoming Pagan Babies: The Selected Writings of Warren Hinckle Edited by Emmerich Anklam and Steve Wasserman (Heyday) SILVER: America, We Call Your Name: Poems of Resistance and Resilience by Murray Silverstein, Senior Editor (Sixteen Rivers Press) BRONZE: Short Circuits: Aphorisms, Fragments, & Literary Anomalies Edited by James Lough and Alex Stein (Schaffner Press)11. Juvenile Fiction
GOLD: AZ and the Lost City of Ophir by Andrew Zimmern & H.E. McElhatton; Illustrated by Lisa Troutman (Beaver's Pond Press) SILVER: The Case of the Poached Egg: A Wilcox & Griswold Mystery by Robin Newman; Illustrated by Deborah Zemke (Creston Books) BRONZE (tie): Trygg the Dinosaur by Paula Louise Salvador; Illustrated by John Bindon (Productus/Tellwell) Anna Either Way by Lisa Cerasoli (Story Merchant)12. Young Adult Fiction
GOLD: The Unbinding of Mary Reade by Miriam McNamara (Sky Pony Press) SILVER: Meet Me in the Strange by Leander Watts (Meerkat Press) BRONZE: Fire Song by Adam Garnet Jones (Annick Press)13. Fantasy
GOLD: The Heretic’s Guide to Homecoming: Book One: Theory by Sienna Tristen (Molewhale Press) <SILVER: Smoke City by Keith Rosson (Meerkat Press) BRONZE The White Raven by Carrie D. Miller (FiveFold Press) The Alchemists’ Council (Book Two): The Flaw in the Stone by Cynthea Masson (ECW Press)14. Science Fiction
GOLD: The Seas of Distant Stars by Francesca G. Varela (Owl House Books) SILVER: When the River Ran Dry by Robert Davies (Indigo) BRONZE: It Takes Death to Reach a Star by Stu Jones & Gareth Worthington (Vesuvian Books)15. LGBT+ Fiction
GOLD: Paper is White by Hilary Zaid (Bywater Books) SILVER: Sugar Land by tammy lynne stoner (Red Hen Press) BRONZE: The Fifth Woman by Nona Caspers (Sarabande Books)16. Erotica
GOLD: Domme Quixote by Lissa Trevor (Riverdale Avenue Books) SILVER: Women Who Love Monsters edited by Lori Perkins (Riverdale Avenue Books) BRONZE: Pop Secrets by Markus Taylor and Camille English - pen name Jackie Notter (Climate Publishing)17. Historical Fiction GOLD (tie): A Hundred Fires in Cuba by John Thorndike (Beck & Branch) <La Brigantessa by Rosanna Micelotta Battigelli (Inanna Publications) SILVER: A Child Went Forth by Boston Teran (High Top Publishing) BRONZE Spies of a Midnight Sun by Samuel Marquis (Mount Sopris Publishing) Escapement by Kristen Wolf (Pixeltry)
18. Military/Wartime Fiction GOLD: The Wooden King by Thomas Mcconnell (Hub City Press) SILVER: Finding Sgt. Kent by Raymond Hutson (Köehler Books) BRONZE: Billy Gogan: Gone Fer Soldier by Roger Higgins (Solas House)
19. Horror
GOLD: Our Lady of the Inferno by Preston Fassel (Fangoria) SILVER: Callie: The Bayou Hauntings 1 by Bill Thompson (Ascendente Books) BRONZE: Headcheese by Jess Hagemann (Cinestate)20. Multicultural Fiction
GOLD: The Wrong Kind of Indian by Jessica Mehta (Wyatt-MacKenzie) SILVER (tie): Side by Side by Anita Kushwaha (Inanna Publications) When a Woman Rises by Christine Eber (Cinco Puntos Press) BRONZE: How a Mountain Was Made by Greg Sarris (Heyday)21. Multicultural Fiction – Juv-Young Adult GOLD: Apple in the Middle by Dawn Quigley (North Dakota State University Press) SILVER: Mosquitos Don’t Bite Me by Pendred E. Noyce (Tumblehome Learning) BRONZE: Chula the Fox by Anthony Perry (Chickasaw Press)
22. Mystery
GOLD (tie): The Moving Blade by Michael Pronko (Raked Gravel Press) Shadowed by Death by Mary Adler (Dancing Dog Books) SILVER: Full Service Blonde by Megan Edwards (Imbrifex Books) BRONZE: The Sleeping Lady by Bonnie C. Monte (She Writes Press)23. Suspense/Thriller
GOLD: High Crimes: A Georgia Davis Novel of Suspense by Libby Fischer Hellmann (The Red Herrings Press) SILVER (tie): The Maw by Taylor Zajonc (Skyhorse Publishing) Big Woods by May Cobb (Llewellyn Worldwide) BRONZE: Death’s Echoes by Penny Mickelbury (Bywater Books)24. Religious Fiction
GOLD: Island of Promise by Amy Schisler (Chesapeake Sunrise Publishing) SILVER: Granted (May Hollow Trilogy Book Three) by Angela Correll (Köehlerbooks) Bronze: An Amish Blessing: An Amish Romance Inspired by a Beloved Bible Story by J.E.B. Spredemann (Blessed Publishing)25. Romance
GOLD: Aphrodite’s Tears by Hannah Fielding (London Wall Publishing) SILVER: Love All by Rachel Spangler (Bywater Books) BRONZE: The Weaving: A Novel of Twin Flames Through Time by Cheryl Lafferty Eckl (Flying Crane Press)26. Urban Fiction
GOLD: The Accidental Mistress by Aya De Leon (Dafina Books/Kensington Publishing) SILVER: A Fistful of Honey by Malena Crawford (Transformation Press) BRONZE: The LoveLock by Eichin Chang-Lim (Self-Published)27. Visionary/New Age Fiction
GOLD: Heroines of Avalon & Other Tales by Ayn Cates Sullivan, PhD (Infinite Light Publishing) SILVER: 49 Buddhas: Lama Rinzen in the Hell Realm by Jim Ringel (Black Bee Publishing) BRONZE: Cloud Whispers by Sedona Hutton (Self-Published)28. True Crime
GOLD: The Girls Are Gone by Michael Brodkorb and Allison Mann (Wise Ink Creative Publishing) SILVER: The Insanity Defense and the Mad Murderess of Shaker Heights: Examining the Trial of Mariann Colby by William L. Tabac (Kent State University Press) BRONZE: Chasing Dillinger: Police Captain Matt Leach, J. Edgar Hoover and the Rivalry to Capture Public Enemy No. 1 by Ellen Poulsen and Lori Hyde (Exposit)29. Graphic Novel/Drawn Book - General
GOLD: Drawn to Berlin: Comic Workshops in Refugee Shelters and Other Stories from a New Europe by Ali Fitzgerald (Fantagraphics Books) SILVER: Artful Design: Technology in Search of the Sublime by GE Wang (Stanford University Press) BRONZE: Why Art? by Eleanor Davis (Fantagraphics Books)30. Graphic Novel/Drawn Book- Drama/Documentary
GOLD: Mark Twain’s Niagara by Zachary Schwartz, Andy Stanleigh, Fred Kennedy (Alternate History Comics Inc.) SILVER: Mandela and the General by John Carlin and Oriol Malet (Plough Publishing House) BRONZE: SCI: The Jewish Comics Anthology Volume 2, edited by Steven M. Bergson; lettering by Andrew Thomas (Alternate History Comics Inc)31. Humor
GOLD: This Little Piggy Went to the Liquor Store ((Infused Edition): Unapologetic Admissions from a Non-Contender for Mother of the Year by AK Turner (Brown Books Publishing Group) SILVER: The Ultimate Guide for the Avid Indoorsman: Life Is Better in Here by John Driver (Harvest House Publishers) BRONZE: How to Complain When There’s Nothing to Complain About by Susan Goldfein (Citrine Publishing)32. Children’s Picture Books (7 & Under)
GOLD: Little Moss, Big Tree by M. Yap-Stewart; illustrated by Mariya Prytula (Pebble & Moon Publishing) SILVER (tie): First Snow by Nancy Viau; illustrated by Talitha Shipman (Albert Whitman & Co) T-Shirts Aren’t Napkins! by Marta Zafrilla; illustrated by Martina Peluso; Translated by Jon Brokenbrow (Cuento de Luz) BRONZE: My Mom Has Two Jobs by Michelle Travis (DartFrog Books)33. Children’s Picture Books (all ages)
GOLD: It’s Music Time by T.C. Bartlett (Sandhill Publishers) SILVER: Tiny, Perfect Things by M.H. Clark; illustrated by Madeline Kloepper (Compendium) BRONZE (tie): Children in the Woods: A Photographic Fantasy by Carl R. Sams II and Jean Stoick (Carl R. Sams II Photography) Badger Tales: The Teacup Fliers by Meghan Tibbits; illustrated by Sally Tibbits (Tellwell)34. Children’s Interactive GOLD: Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Guide to Hogwarts by Matthew Reinhart; illustrated by Kevin M. Wilson (Insight Editions) SILVER: Along Came a Monster: the Monster’s Transport by Donna Pirone Bauer and Angela Pirone; illustrated by Lorraine Dey (Grain House Publishing) BRONZE: Happy Holidays, Pirates by Tatiana Koval; illustrated by Inna Chernyak (Clever Publishing)
35. Juvenile-Young Adult Non-Fiction
GOLD: Dinosaurs of the Alberta Badlands by Dr. W. Scott Persons IV; illustrations by Dr. Julius T. Csotonyi (Harbour Publishing) SILVER: The 50 State Fossils: A Guidebook for Aspiring Paleontologists by Yinan Wang; illustrations by Jane Levy (Schiffer Publishing) BRONZE: Mr. President: A Life of Benjamin Harrison by Ray E. Boomhower (Indiana Historical Society Press) 36. Multicultural N-F Juv- Young Adult GOLD: Sioux Code Talkers of World War II by Andrea M. Page (Pelican Publishing) SILVER: Tom Max in the Wild West: True American Cowboy Stories as told by Tomás Maximiliano Benavidez (Lectura Books) BRONZE: Lost Stories of the Great War by Rosalie Lauerman (Self-Published)37. Multicultural Non-Fiction Adult
GOLD: How to Make a Life: A Tibetan Refugee Family and the Midwestern Family they Adopted by Madeline Uraneck (Wisconsin Historical Society Press) SILVER: The Stump: My Way Out of Chicago’s South Side by Terry L. Braddock (Self-Published) BRONZE: Breaking Vases: Shattering Limitations & Daring to Thrive by Dima Ghawi (Dima Ghawi, LLC)38. Essay/Creative Non-Fiction
GOLD: Freedom Fighters and Hell Raisers: A Gallery of Memorable Southerners by Hal Crowther (Blair) SILVER: America Deconstructed by Chaithanya Sohan and Shaima Adin (Motivational Press)
BRONZE: The Balance Point: A Missing Link in Human Consciousness
by Joseph Jenkins
(Self-Published)
39. Autobiography/Memoir I (Celebrity/Political/romance)
GOLD: Hurley: From the Beginning
by Hurley Haywood and Sean Cridland
(Visions of Power Press)
SILVER: Maharishi & Me: Seeking Enlightenment with the Beatles’ Guru
by Susan Shumsky
(Skyhorse Publishing)
BRONZE
The People We Wanted to Forget
by Michael G. Harpold
(Book Publishers Network)
Me & Mario: Love, Power, & Writing with Mario Puzo, Author of The Godfather
by Carol Gino
(aaha! Books)
40. Autobiography/Memoir II (coming of age/family legacy/travel)
GOLD
A Letter to my Daughters: Remembering the Lost Dimensions & the Texture of Life
by Theodore Richards
(Little Bound Books)
With Gratitude: A Memoir of Gifts and Givers
by Jerrold S. Felsenthal
(Magnolia Press)
SILVER: Redlined: A Memoir of Race, Change, and Fractured Community in 1960s Chicago
by Linda Gartz
(She Writes Press)
BRONZE: Buried Rivers: A Spiritual Journey Into the Holocaust
by Ellen Korman Mains
(West Lake Books)
41. Autobiography/Memoir III (personal struggle/health issues)
GOLD: Nisei Naysayer: The Memoir of Militant Japanese American Journalist Jimmie Omura
by James Matsumoto Omura
(Stanford University Press)
SILVER: 48 PEAKS: Hiking and Healing in the White Mountains
by Cheryl Suchors
(She Writes Press)
BRONZE: Relentless: How a Massive Stroke Changed my Life for the Better
by Ted W. Baxter
(Greenleaf Book Group Press)
42. Biography
GOLD: Carl Llewellyn Weschcke: Pioneer & Publisher of Body, Mind & Spirit
by Melanie Marquis
(Llewellyn Worldwide)
SILVER: Pence: The Path to Power
by Andrea Neal
(Red Lightning Books)
BRONZE: Albright: The Life and Times of John J. Albright
by Mark Goldman
(Buffalo Heritage Press)
43. AGING/DEATH & DYING
GOLD: On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity & Getting Old
by Parker J. Palmer
(Berrett-Koehler Publishers)
SILVER: Before I Leave: Wisdom from the Stories of Six Women Over Eighty
by Jenney Egertson
(Wise Ink Creative Publishing)
BRONZE: AARP Memory Activity Book: Engaging Ways to Stimulate the Brain, for People Living With Memory Loss or Dementia
by Helen Lambert
(AARP/DK Publishing)
44. ANIMALS/PETS
GOLD: Tears in the Jungle: Fight for Survival
by Daniel Clarke and William Clarke
(Tears in the Jungle)
SILVER: Adventures with Durango Pete: Life and Poetry with a Cow Dog Philosofur
by Stephen Hinman
(Barking Crow Publishing)
BRONZE (tie):
Pigs of Paradise: The Story of the World-Famous Swimming Pigs
by T.R. Todd
(Skyhorse Publishing)
Lusitano: Noble, Courageous, Eternal
by Keron Psillas Oliveira
(Veritas Editions)
45. BUSINESS/CAREERS/SALES
GOLD: Orchestrating Transformation: How to Deliver Winning Performance with a Connected Approach to Change
by Michael Wade, James Macaulay, Andy Noronha, Joel Barbier
(IMD - International Institute for Management Development)
SILVER: Convinced! How to Prove Your Competence & Win People Over
by Jack Nasher
(Berrett-Koehler Publishers)
BRONZE: The Responsive Leader: How to Be a Fantastic Leader in a Constantly Changing World
by Erik Korsvik Østergaard
(LID Publishing)
46. Cookbooks - General
GOLD: Forest City Cookbook
by Alieska Robles
(Self-Published)
by Tony Di Lembo; photography by Tucker & Hossler
(Self-Published)
by Jennifer Clair; photography by Meredith Heuer
(HCNY Press)
47. Cookbooks - Specialty
GOLD: Awesome Ancient Grains & Seeds: A Garden-to-Kitchen Guide
by Dan Jason and Michele Genest
(Douglas & McIntyre)
by Flavel Montiero
(ITP Media)
BRONZE: Ciao Italia: My Lifelong Food Adventures in Italy
by Mary Ann Esposito; photography by John W. Hession (Peter E. Randall Publisher)
48. Current Events I (Political/Economic/Foreign Affairs)
GOLD: Savvy: Navigating Fake Companies, Fake Leaders and Fake News in the Post-Trust Era
by Shiv Singh and Rohini Luthra
(Ideapress Publishing)
SILVER: The Jihadi Next Door: How ISIS Is Forcing, Defrauding, and Coercing Your Neighbor into Terrorism
by Kimberly Mehlman-Orozco
(Skyhorse)
by Christopher J. Coyne and Abigail R. Hall
(Stanford University Press)
49. Current Events II (Social Issues/Humanitarian)
by Denis Dragovic
(Odyssey Books)
by David J. Thomas, Ph.D. LMHC
(Praeger)
BRONZE: Hate Unleashed America's Cataclysmic Change
by Edward Dunbar
(Praeger)
50. Education I (Workbook/Resources)
GOLD: Take Time For You: Self-Care Action Plans for Educators
by Tina H. Boogren
(Solution Tree Press)
SILVER: Every Student, Every Day: A No-Nonsense Nurturer®️ Approach to Reaching All Learners
by Kristyn Klei Borrero
(Solution Tree Press)
BRONZE: Owning It: Proven Strategies to Ace and Embrace Teaching
by Alex Kajitani
(Solution Tree Press)
51. Education II (Commentary/Theory)
GOLD: Leveraged Learning: How the Disruption of Education Helps Lifelong Learners and Experts with Something to Teach
by Danny Iny
(Ideapress Publishing)
Edited by Laura Gray-Rosendale
(SUNY Press)
BRONZE: Emotional Poverty in All Demographics: How to Reduce Anger, Anxiety, and Violence in the Classroom
by Ruby K. Payne PhD.
(aha! Process)
52a. Nature
GOLD: Trees: Between Earth and Heaven
Photographs by Art Wolfe; text by Gregory McNamee; introduction by Wade Davis
(Earth Aware Editions)
SILVER: The Continent of Antarctica
by Julian Dowdeswell & Michael Hambrey
(Papadakis)
BRONZE: Endangered and Disappearing Birds of the Midwest
by Matt Williams
(Indiana University Press)
52b. Environment/Ecology
GOLD: Listening to the Bees
by Mark L. Winston & Renée Sarojini Saklikar
(Nightwood Editions)
SILVER: Return of the Wolf: Conflict & Coexistence
by Paula Wild
(Douglas & McIntyre)
BRONZE: Save the Planet: An Amazonian Tribal Leader Fights for His People, The Rainforest, and The Earth
by Almir Narayamoga Suruí and Corine Sombrun
(Schaffner Press)
53. Finance/Investment/Economics
GOLD: Happy Go Money: Spend Smart, Save Right & Enjoy Life
by Melissa Leong
(ECW Press)
SILVER: Can Finance Save the World? Regaining Power Over Money to Serve the Common Good
by Bertrand Badré
(Berrett-Koehler Publishers)
BRONZE: 52 Weeks to Prosperity: What Your Accountant, Banker, Broker & Financial Adviser Might Not Tell You
by Peggy Doviak
(The RoadRunner Press)
54. LGBT+ Non-Fiction
GOLD: Queer Magic: LGBT+ Spirituality and Culture from Around the World
by Tomás Prower
(Llewellyn Publications)
SILVER: The First Signs of April: A Memoir
by Mary-Elizabeth Briscoe
(She Writes Press)
BRONZE: In Search of Pure Lust: A Memoir
by Lise Weil
(She Writes Press)
55. Gift/Specialty/Journal
GOLD: The Powerful You: A Message for Children & Young Adults that has Inspired Millions Worldwide
by Patrick Atkinson
(Beaver’s Pond Press)
SILVER: Until We Meet Again: From Grief to Hope After Losing a Pet
by Melissa Lyons; illustrated by Patricia Henderson
(Self-Published)
BRONZE: Walking the Heart Path: Bite-Sized Bits of Wisdom on Living & Leading From the Inside Out
by Sharon E. Reed
(Heart By Design)
56. Holiday
GOLD: Ramadan Around the World
by Ndaa Hassan; illustrated by Azra Momin; Edited by Minha Kauser
(Self-Published)
SILVER: The Secret of Santa’s Naughty-Nice List
by Pat Hall; illustrated by Tamara Campeau
(Crow’s Foot Books)
BRONZE: Catching the Christmas Spirit
by Bob Outman; art by Dave Franks
(Self-Published)
57. Health/Medicine/Nutrition
GOLD: An Unlikely Intervention: A Startup Company’s Quest to Conquer the World’s Second Leading Killer of Children
by Thomas Washing
(Leather Apron Media)
SILVER: Kids, Sports, and Concussion: A Guide for Coaches and Parents
by William Paul Meehan III, MD
(Praeger)
BRONZE (TIE):
True Wellness: How to Combine the Best of Western and Eastern Medicine for Optimal Health
by Catherine Kurosu, MD, LAc and Aihan Kuhn, CMD, OBT
(YMAA Publication Center)
Cancer Screening in the Developing World: Case Studies and Strategies from the Field
Edited by Madelon L. Finkel, PhD
(Dartmouth College Press)
58. History (U.S.)
GOLD
The Third Degree: The Triple Murder that Shook Washington and Changed American Criminal Justice
by Scott D. Seligman
(Potomac Books)
Don’t Never Tell Nobody Nothin’ No How: The Real Story of West Coast Rum Running
by Rick James
(Harbour Publishing)
by David Pietrusza
(Lyons Press)
BRONZE: A Chickasaw Historical Atlas
by Stanley Nelson
(Chickasaw Press)
59. History (World)
GOLD: A Dark Inheritance: Blood, Race, and Sex in Colonial Jamaica
by Brooke N. Newman
(Yale University Press)
SILVER: Cork Wars: Intrigue and Industry in World War II
by David A. Taylor
(Johns Hopkins University Press)
BRONZE: My Soul is Filled with Joy: A Holocaust Story
by Karen I. Treiger
(Stare Lipki Press)
60. Home & Garden
GOLD: Tomato: Know-Sow-Grow-Feast
by Penny Woodward, Janice Sutton, and Karen Sutherland
(Self-Published)
SILVER: Small Space Living: Expert Tips and Techniques on Using Closets, Corners, and Every Space in Your Home
by Roberta Sandenbergh, AIA
(Skyhorse Publishing)
BRONZE:Straight Dirt: New York’s Premier Landscape Designer Tells It Like It Is
by Steve Griggs
(Hugo House Publishers)
61. How-To (Crafts/Hobby/Industrial Arts)
by Genevieve Layman
(Azara Publications)
by Deb Brandon
(Schiffer Publishing)
by Clarissa Thorne and Oceano Ransford
(Fanbase Press)
62. Inspirational/Spiritual
by Jane Perkins and Raghu Rai
(Insight Editions)
by Marley Kaul and Taiju Geri Wilimek
(Mill Studio Press)
written and illustrated by Jeannie DuBose
(Beaver’s Pond Press)
63. New Age / Mind-Body-Spirit
by Barbara Hannah Grufferman
(AARP)
by Robert N. Stonehill
(Self-Published)
by Pax Tandon
(Schiffer Publishing)
64. Parenting
by Whitney Ellenby
(Köehlerbooks)
by Mark C. Perna
(Greenleaf Book Group Press)
by Dr. Nicholas Despotidis, Dr. Noah Tannen, and Kimberly Lee, Ed.M.
(Self-Published)
65. Popular Culture
by James Cameron and various authors
(Insight Editions)
by Lance Parkin and Lars Pearson
(Mad Norwegian Press)
by David Jerome
(Smack Books)
66. Psychology/Mental Health
by Homer B. Martin MD and Christine B.L. Adams MD
(Praeger)
SILVER: Intimate Relationships Across the Lifespan: Formation, Development, Enrichment, and Maintenance
by Abdul Khaleque
(Praeger)
by Martin Kantor MD
(Praeger)
67. Sports/Fitness/Recreation
by Bruce Haas
(Beaver’s Pond Press)
by Michael Traikos
(Douglas & McIntyre)
BRONZE: An All-Star’s Cardboard Memories
by Tom Zappala, Ellen Zappala, and Joe Orlando with Rico Petrocelli
(Peter E. Randall Publisher)
68. Reference
by Richard Carleton Hacker
(Skyhorse Publishing)
SILVER: Dead Serious and Lighthearted -The Memorable Words of Modern America -Volume III (1994-2015)
by Mack W. Borgen
(Schmitt & Brody Publishers)
by Michael Biddick
(Mascot Books)
69. Religion (Eastern/Western)
by Lawrence Edward Carter Sr.
(Middleway Press)
by Barkley S. Thompson
(Bright Sky Publishing)
by Martin Mosebach
(Plough Publishing House)
70. Science
by Mark Gober
(Waterside Press)
by Karen Elkins
(Self-Published)
by Tim Stroh
(Self-Published)
71. Self Help
GOLD (tie):
by Donna Cameron
(She Writes Press)
by Julie Santiago
(Lumina Press)
by Toko-pa Turner
(Her Own Room Press)
by Peta Kelly
(Waterside Press)
72. Sexuality/Relationships
by Leslie Spurr PhD.
(Praeger)
by Joel Block PhD
(Praeger)
BRONZE: Intimate Relationships Across the Lifespan: Formation, Development, Enrichment, and Maintenance
by Abdul Khaleque
(Praeger)
73. Transportation (Auto/Aviation/Railroad)
GOLD: Huntington Tracks
by Paul A. Smedley
(Golden West Books)
by Ronald Dale Karr
(Branch Line Press)
by Vern Tardel & David Featherston
(Featherston Publishing)
74. Travel – Essay
by Dena Moes
(She Writes Press)
by Mary K. Jensen
(She Writes Press)
by Donna Hill
(Oriole Publishing)
75. Travel – Guidebook
GOLD: Arizona and New Mexico: 25 Scenic Side Trips
by Rick Quinn
(Imbrifex Books)
SILVER: The State of Bourbon: Exploring the Spirit of Kentucky
by Cameron M. Ludwick & Blair Thomas Hess
(Indiana University Press)
BRONZE: Cool Tokyo Guide: Adventures in the City of Kawaii Fashion, Train Sushi, and Godzilla
by Abby Denson (Tuttle Publishing)
83. Best First Book - Non-Fiction GOLD: Remembering Shanghai: A Memoir of Socialites, Scholars and Scoundrels
85. Book Series - Non-Fiction GOLD: The Non-Obvious Guide Series (3 Volumes)
76. Women's Issues
by Andrea-Teresa Arenas and Eloisa Gómez
(Wisconsin Historical Society Press)
by Rickey Gard Diamond; illustrations by Peaco Todd
(She Writes Press)
by Kim Kane
(Wise Ink Creative Publishing)
77. Writing/Publishing
by Anne Janzer
(Cuesta Park Consulting)
by Kate Kramer
(Schiffer Publishing)
BRONZE: Marketing Steamy Romance
by Kilby Blades
(Luxe Press)
78. BOOK/PUBLISHER/AUTHOR WEBSITE
GOLD: www.welcometoshale.com (Web Design by Avi Silver)
SILVER: https://wdp.wharton.upenn.edu (Web Design by Push10)
BRONZE: www.jeremy-wagner.com (Web Design by Tony Bosco)
79. Cover Design – Fiction
by Sienna Tristen; illustrated by Haley Rose Szereszewski
(Molewhale Press)
SILVER: Run Story
by Daniel Hales; Cover art by Patrick Porter; Cover design by Philitha Cowdrey
(Shape & Nature Press)
BRONZE: The Rabbit Princess: The Path
by R. Chen
(Self-Published)
80. Cover Design – Non-Fiction
by Shiv Singh and Rohini Luthra
(Ideapress Publishing)
by Isabel Sun Chao and Claire Chao; Cover design by Paul Barrett
(Plum Brook)
Edited by Steven Taylor; Original Cover Art by R. Crumb
(Three Rooms Press)
81. Cover Design - Non-Fiction Oversize
Photography by Craig Blacklock
(Blacklock Photography Galleries)
by Stuart R Kaplan w/ Mary K Greer, Elizabeth Foley OConnor & Melinda Boyd Parsons
(U.S. Games Systems Inc.)
written and published by Ripley Publishing
82. Best First Book - Fiction
by Gayle Marie
(Mnemosyne Books)
SILVER: Sleeping Together
by Kitty Cook
(Brass Anvil Books)
BRONZE: High Hand
by Curtis Harris, James Rosen and James Ellenberger writing as Curtis J. James
(Copper Peak Press)
83. Best First Book - Non-Fiction GOLD: Remembering Shanghai: A Memoir of Socialites, Scholars and Scoundrels
by Isabel Sun Chao and Claire Chao
(Plum Brook)
SILVER: Spoiler Alert: You’re Gonna Die: Unveiling Death One Question at a Time
by Korttany Finn & Jacquie Purcell
(Fawkes Press)
BRONZE (tie): Wisdom from the Homeless: Lessons a Doctor Learned at a Homeless Shelter
by Neil Craton M.D.
(Friesen Press)
The Doctor Next Door
by Elaine Holt M.D.
(Köehlerbooks)
84. Book Series - Fiction
GOLD: The Guinevere’s Tale Trilogy
by Nicole Evelina
(Lawson Gartner Publishing)
SILVER: The Dyed in the Green Series
by George Mercer
(Self-Published)
BRONZE (tie): Clown William, Books 1&2
by Robin Elno
(IngramElliot Inc.)
The Steve Cannon Series
by B.R. Laue
(Brandy Hill Publishing)
85. Book Series - Non-Fiction GOLD: The Non-Obvious Guide Series (3 Volumes)
by Rohit Bhargava, James Notter, Maddi Grant, and Andrea Driessen
(Ideapress Publishing)
SILVER: Historical and Theological Foundations of Law (3 Volumes)
by Colonel John Eidsmoe
(Nordskog Publishing)
BRONZE: The Aztlán Anthology Series (6 Volumes)
Senior Editor Rebecca Frazier
(UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press)
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