89. Audiobook - Fiction
GOLD (tie):
Crow Country
by Emily V. Sullivan; narrated by Will Hahn
(JA Publications Ltd)
The Blue Butterfly: A Novel of Marion Davies
by Leslie Johansen Nack; narrated by Rachel Fulginiti
(She Writes Press)
SILVER
Rubies from Burma
by Anne Lovett; narrated by Sara Van Beckum
(SVB Productions)
BRONZE (tie)
Secret Garden of Yanagi Inn
by Amber Logan; narrated by Emily Ellet
(CamCat)
The Registration
by Madison Lawson; narrated by: Kathleen McInerney
(CamCat)
90. Audiobook - Non-Fiction
GOLD (tie)
Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia
by Natasha Lance Rogoff; narrated by Emily Lahey Shoov
(Lance Productions)
Uprooted: Family Trauma, Unknown Origins, and the Secretive History of Artificial Insemination
by Peter J. Boni; narrated by Josh Bloomberg
(Greenleaf Book Group Press)
SILVER
Emotional Magnetism - How to Communicate to Ignite Connection in Your Relationships
written and narrated by Sandy Gerber
(NEXT Impact Press)
BRONZE (tie)
On Constance
written and narrated by Karin Konoval
(Post Hypnotic Press)
The Grateful 3 Approach to Life
written and narrated by Annmarie Lord
(Self-Published)
REGIONAL
US NORTHEAST – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD
Super Bloom
by Megan Tady
(Zibby Books)
SILVER
Out Front the Following Sea
by Leah Angstman
(Regal House Publishing)
BRONZE
The Gathering Room - A Tale of Nelly Butler
by Michelle E. Shores
(Self-Published)
US NORTHEAST – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD
Occupying Massachusetts: Layers of History on Indigenous Land
by Sandra Matthews
(George F. Thompson Publishing)
SILVER
New York Groove: An Inside Look at the Stars, Shows, and Songs that Make NYC Rock
by Frank Mastropolo
(Edgar Street Books)
BRONZE
My Life of Crime: Essays and Other Entertainments
by Tyler C. Gore
(Sagging Meniscus)
MID-ATLANTIC – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD
Her Past Can’t Wait
by Jacqueline Boulden
(Pine Place Press)
SILVER
Strangers in the Avalon Dunes
by Jane Kelly
(Plexus Publishing, Inc.)
BRONZE
Death on the Line
by Carol Amorosi
(Gu Leor Publications)
MID-ATLANTIC – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD
The Isaiah Fountain Case: Outrage and Jim Crow Justice on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
by Joseph Koper
(Secant Publishing)
SILVER
RVA Playlist: Stories from the Richmond, Virginia Music Scene
by Andrew Cothern
(Self-Published)
BRONZE
Adventurous Use of the Sea
by Tim Murphy; edited by Sheila McCurdy
(Seapoint Books + Media LLC)
SOUTHEAST – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD
Goldie
by Taylor Thomas Smythe
(Lamplight Universe)
SILVER
Pleasant Surprises
by Wesley Moor
(Self-Published)
BRONZE (tie)
Dead Letters from Paradise
by Ann McMan
(Bywater Books)
Blood in the Low Country
by Paul Attaway
(Self-Published)
SOUTHEAST – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD
Century’s Witness: The Extraordinary Life of Journalist Wallace Carroll
by Mary Llewellyn McNeil
(Whaler Books)
SILVER
A Year Without Months
by Charles Dodd White
(West Virginia University Press)
BRONZE
Sister in a Brotherhood: Stories from My Life as a Female Firefighter
by Cindie Schooner-Ball
(KC Books)
SOUTH – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD
Loving the Dead and Gone
by Judith Turner-Yamamoto
(Regal House Publishing)
SILVER
Life Dust
by Pam Webber
(She Writes Press)
BRONZE
Party Favors
by Darden North
(WordCrafts Press)
SOUTH – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD
Roadside South
by David Wharton
(George F. Thompson Publishing)
SILVER
To Where You Are
by Jason Fisher
(Warren Publishing)
BRONZE
No Doubting Thomas: “HAWG WHISPERER” My Arkansas Memoirs
by Greg Thomas with Leland Barclay
(Outskirts Press)
GREAT LAKES – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD
Musky Run: A Northern Lakes Mystery
by Jeff Nania
(Feet Wet Writing)
SILVER
Hungry Town
by Jason Kapcala
(West Virginia University Press)
BRONZE
Finding Grace
by Maren Cooper
(She Writes Press)
GREAT LAKES – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD
Rust Belt Vegan Kitchen
edited by Meredith Pangrace
(Belt Publishing)
SILVER
40 for 40
by Dennis O’Donnell
(Self-Published)
BRONZE
Fulfilling the Dream
by Wayman Britt with Ray Serafin
(WBE Books)
MIDWEST – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD
A Ballroom for Ghost Dancing
by John F. Duffy
(Self-Published)
SILVER
The Friendship Breakup
by Annie Cathryn
(Alcove Press)
BRONZE
Chasing Shadows: Genesis
by Zachariah Jones
(Water Sign Books)
MIDWEST – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD
Mall of America Celebrates 30 Years
by Daniel Jasper & Melinda Nelson
(Mall of America)
SILVER
Bosnian St. Louis
by Patrick McCarthy & Akif Cogo
(Missouri Historical Society Press)
BRONZE
Murder at Minnesota Point
by Jeffrey M. Sauve
(North Star Editions)
WEST-MOUNTAIN – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD
Girl Flees Circus
by C. W. Smith
(University of New Mexico Press)
SILVER
Hardland
by Ashley E. Sweeney
(She Writes Press)
BRONZE
A Lady Newspaperman’s Dilemma
by Eileen Joyce Donovan
(Woodhall Press)
WEST-MOUNTAIN – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD
Boise: City of Trees
by David R. Day & BoiseDev
(David R. Day & Day365)
SILVER
More Than Scenery
by Janet L. Pritchard
(George F. Thompson Publishing)
BRONZE
Spoke by Spoke
by Terry Chase
(Push On Press)
WEST-PACIFIC – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD
Last Liar Standing
by Danielle M. Wong
(Red Adept Publishing)
SILVER
Border Less
by Namrata Poddar
(713 Books)
BRONZE
The View from Half Dome
by Jill Caugherty
(Black Rose Writing)
WEST-PACIFIC – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD
Labor Under Siege: Big Bob McEllrath and the ILWU’s Fight for Organized Labor in an Anti-Union Era
by Harvey Schwartz with Ronald E. Magden
(University of Washington Press)
SILVER
Atomic Days: The Untold Story of the Most Toxic Place in America
by Joshua Frank
(Haymarket Books)
BRONZE
Deep Waters: A Memoir of Loss, Alaska Adventure, and Love Rekindled
by Beth Ann Mathews
(She Writes Press)
CANADA-EAST – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
Took You So Long
by C.I. Matthews
(The Porcupine’s Quill)
SILVER
Bound
by Theresa Redmond
(FriesenPress)
BRONZE
Fearnoch
by Jim McEwen
(Breakwater Books)
CANADA-EAST – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD
Shift Change: Scenes from a Post-Industrial Revolution
by Stephen Dale
(Between the Lines)
SILVER
From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge: Canada and the Civil War
by Brian Martin
(ECW Press)
BRONZE
Hastings: A Four Season County
by Bryan Davies, Helen Dow and various contributors
(Tagona Press)
CANADA-WEST – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD
Going to Beautiful
by Anthony Bidulka
(Stonehouse Publishing)
SILVER
Hell and Gone
by Sam Wiebe
(Harbour Publishing)
BRONZE
The Taste of Hunger
by Barbara Joan Scott
(Freehand Books)
CANADA-WEST – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD (tie)
Under the Nakba Tree: Fragments of a Palestinian Family in Canada
by Mowafa Said Househ
(Athabasca University Press)
Tracking the Caribou Queen: Memoir of a Settler Girlhood
by Margaret Macpherson
(NeWest Press)
SILVER
Being Different
by Ada Glustein
(Self-Published)
BRONZE
Falcons Forever
by Cathie Eliasson
(FriesenPress)
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD
Black Randall
by Jo Braithwaite
(Self-Published)
SILVER
Ruapehu
by Jesse Reiss
(Self-Published)
BRONZE
Copper Waters
by Marlene Bell
(Ewephoric Publishing)
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD
Daughters of Melbourne: A Guide to the Invisible Statues of Melbourne
by Maree Coote
(Melbournestyle Books)
SILVER
A Heartfelt Undertaking
by Rebecca Lyons
(Self-Published)
BRONZE (tie)
With Friends Like These, Who Needs An Anemone?
by Don Kemp; illustrated by Perry Fletcher
(Self-Published)
The Birds in the Backyard
by Donna L. Huntriss
(Self-Published)
EUROPE – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD
Attribution
by Linda Moore
(She Writes Press)
SILVER
The Baba Yaga Mask
by Kris Spisak
(Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing)
BRONZE
Harriet: A Jane Austen Variation
by Alice McVeigh
(Warleigh Hall Press)
EUROPE – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD
Art Imitating Life Imitating Death
by Cónal Creedon
(Irishtown Press)
SILVER
Promenade of Desire: A Barcelona Memoir
by Isidra Mencos
(She Writes Press)
BRONZE (tie)
Timeless People in a Changing Time
by Douglas Bullis
(Atelier Books)
Hodden Grey: From Scottish Homespun to Modern Battledress
by Anthony Partington
(Words Indeed Publishing)
EBOOK
E1. Best Adult Fiction Ebook
GOLD
Implied Consent
by Keenan Powell
(Three Hooligans Press)
SILVER
Véronique’s Journey
by Patti Flinn
(Gilded Orange Books)
BRONZE
Twisted Crows
by Will Canduri
(BPRO Editorial)
E2. Best Romance/Erotica Ebook
GOLD
The Queering
by Brooke Skipstone
(Skipstone Publishing)
SILVER
Christmas Mouse
by Rachel Spangler
(Self-Published)
BRONZE
Learning to Love You
by Noelle Bensen
(Autumn Mountain Books)
E3. Best Mystery/Thriller Ebook
GOLD
Last Liar Standing
by Danielle M. Wong
(Red Adept Publishing)
SILVER (tie)
Hidden Pieces
by Mary Keliikoa
(Level Best Books)
On Lonesome Roads
by Dan Flanigan
(Arjuna Books)
BRONZE
A Colossal Injustice: A Griffin Knight Corporate Murder Mystery
by Miguel Angel Hernandez Jr.
(Soaring High Publishing)
E4. Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Ebook
GOLD
ANANKE: The Prologue
by Natalie Raffaele, illustrated by Yishan Li
(Raffish Press)
SILVER
Paladin’s Light
by Marc Alan Edelheit and Quincy J. Allen
(Self-Published)
BRONZE
Archangel: The Book of Mammon
by Black Mike
(Audere Books)
E5. Best Adult Non-Fiction Personal Ebook
GOLD
Psychedelics For Everyone, A Beginner’s Guide to these Powerful Medicines for Anxiety, Depression, Addiction, PTSD, and Expanding Consciousness
by Matt Zemon
(Psyched Publishing LLC)
SILVER
Mom Life Versus the Everyday Apocalypse: Tales of Survival from Marriage
by Megan Whitmer
(Self-Published)
BRONZE
Crooked Lines: A Single Mom's Jewish Journey
by Jenna Zark
(Koehler Books)
E6. Best Adult Non-Fiction Informational Ebook
GOLD
Leading Through Loss: How to Navigate Grief at Work
by Margo Fowkes
(Find Your Harbor Press)
SILVER
Unmuted: How to Show Up, Speak Up, and Inspire Action
by Heather Hansen
(Bloomsbury Business)
BRONZE
The Review Cycle: The four-step model to mastering your online reviews
by Matt R. Vance
(Self-Published)
E7. Best Juvenile/Young Adult Fiction Ebook
GOLD
The Trials of Ildarwood
by S.C. Selvyn
(Avylaan Kingdom Press LLC)
SILVER
Once Upon a Scare
by Dr. Bon Blossman
(Self-Published)
BRONZE
Heaven’t You Heard?
by Geanna Culbertson
(BQB Publishing)
E8. Best Children’s Illustrated Ebook
GOLD
We are Gems: Healing from Anti-Asian Microaggressions Through Self-love and Solidarity
by Ko Kim, Christine Yoon, and Andrew Hem
(Ko Kim)
Why Me, Mama?
by Katherine Lockwood
(Acorn Cottage Press)
BRONZE
Benefelence the Elephence and the Wonderful You
by Todd H. William; illustrated by Ilya Fortuna
(Dizkorce)
E9. Best Regional Ebook – Fiction
GOLD
Killer in the Kitchen: A Chesapeake Bay Mystery
by Judy L. Murray
(Level Best Books)
SILVER
Dry Heat
by Len Joy
(BQB Publishing)
BRONZE
The Girl in the Water
by Joseph Howse
(Nummist Media)
E10. Best Regional Ebook – Non-Fiction
GOLD
A Fish Has No Word For Water: A punk homeless San Francisco memoir
by Violet Blue
(Digita Publications)
SILVER
Lita & Jean: Memoirs of Two Generations of Military Women
by Lita Tomas & Jean Marie McNamara
(Master Wings Publishing)
BRONZE
Salmon in the Seine: Alaskan Memories of Life, Death, & Everything In-Between
by Norris Comer
(MilSpeak Books, MilSpeak Foundation, Inc.)