50. CURRENT EVENTS I (POLITICAL/ECONOMIC/FOREIGN AFFAIRS)
Gold
India Is Broken: A People Betrayed Independence to Today
Ashoka Mody
Stanford University Press
Silver
My Brother My Land: A Story from Palestine
by Sami Hermez with Sireen Sawalha
Stanford University Press
Bronze
Shackled: 92 Refugees Imprisoned on ICE Air
Rebecca A. Sharpless
University of California Press
51. CURRENT EVENTS II (SOCIAL ISSUES/HUMANITARIAN)
Gold (tie)
The Story is in Our Bones: How a Life of Just Enough Offers a Way Out of the Climate Crisis
Osprey Orielle Lake
New Society Publishers
I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor
Andrew Boyd
New Society Publishers
Silver
The Economy of Algorithms: AI and the rise of the Digital Minions
Marek Kowalkiewicz
La Trobe University Press
Bronze
A Dictionary of Emotions in a Time of War: 20 Short Works by Ukrainian Playwrights
edited by John Freedman
Laertes, Egret Imprint
52. EDUCATION I (WORKBOOK/RESOURCES)
Gold
On the Same Team: Bringing Educators and Underrepresented Families Together
Ari Gerzon-Kessler
Solution Tree Press
Silver
The Grant Writing Guide
Betty S. Lai
Princeton University Press
Bronze
How to Talk to Porcupines: A Youth Worker's Communication Field Guide
Allegra Birdseye-Hannula
Beaver's Pond Press
Bronze
Critical Thinking Skills: Effective Analysis Argument and Reflection
Stella Cottrell
Bloomsbury
53. EDUCATION II (COMMENTARY/THEORY)
Gold
Immeasurable Outcomes: Teaching Shakespeare in the Age of the Algorithm
Gayle Greene
Johns Hopkins University Press
Silver (tie)
The Culture Trap: Ethnic Expectations & Unequal Schooling for Black Youth
Derron Wallace
Oxford University Press
Teaching the Invisible Race: Embodying a Pro-Asian American Lens in Schools
Tony DelaRosa
Jossey-Bass
Bronze
A Light in the Tower: A New Reckoning with Mental Health in Higher Education
Katie Rose Guest Pryal
University Press of Kansas
54. NATURE
Gold
The Lives of Beetles
Arthur V. Evans
Princeton University Press
Silver
Endangered and Disappearing Birds of Appalachia and the Southeast
Matt Williams
University Press of Kentucky
Bronze
Blurred Boundaries: Perspectives on Rock Art of the Greater Southwest
William Frej and Polly Schaafsma
Museum of New Mexico Press
55. ENVIRONMENT/ECOLOGY
Gold
Scrubbing the Sky: Inside the Race to Cool the Planet
Paul McKendrick
Figure 1 Publishing
Silver
Canopy of Titans: The Life and Times of the Great North American Temperate Rainforest
Jessica Applegate and Paul Koberstein
OR Books
Bronze
Unmaking the Bomb: Environmental Cleanup and the Politics of Impossibility
Shannon Cram
University of California Press
56. FINANCE/INVESTMENT/ECONOMICS
Gold
Don’t Feed the Clowns: Sustainable Investing for Everyday Life
Dale Wannen
Precocity Press
Silver (tie)
FLY: Financially Literate Youth
Jai Hobbs & Marlies Hobbs
FLY Pty Ltd
Financially Capable: A Friendly Guide to Building Whole-Health Wealth
Matt Paradise
Vernon Street Publishing
Bronze
Accounting Fundamentals: A Non-Finance Manager's Guide to Finance and Accounting
Shihan Sheriff
Self-Published
57a. LGBTQ+ NON-FICTION - ACADEMIC
Gold
Who Needs Gay Bars?: Bar-Hopping through America's Endangered LGBTQ+ Places
by Greggor Mattson
Stanford University Press
Silver
Gender Without Identity
by Avgi Saketopoulou and Ann Pellegrini
The Unconscious in Translation
Silver
Been Outside: Adventures of Black Women Nonbinary and Gender Nonconforming People in Nature
by Shaz Zamore and Amber Wendler
Mountaineers Books
Bronze
Defiant Bodies: Making Queer Community in the Anglophone Caribbean
by Nikoli Attai
Rutgers University Press
57b. LGBTQ+ NON-FICTION - NARRATIVE
Gold
My Body Is Distant
Paige Maylott
ECW Press
Silver
Out at the Plate: The Dot Wilkinson Story
Lynn Ames
Chicago Review Press
Bronze
Finding Sunlight: A Coming-of-Age Memoir about Love within the Wreckage of Purity Culture
Chrissy Holm
Wise Ink
58. GIFT/SPECIALTY/JOURNAL
Gold
Yoga of Yarn: A Knitter's Handbook for Self-Discovery
Liza Laird
RK Press
Silver
Please Write: Finding Joy and Meaning in the Soulful Art of Handwritten Letters
Lynne M. Kolze
Beaver's Pond Press
Bronze
The Gift of Me A 15-Year Family Journal
Trish Kiel
Red Cork Publishing
59. HOLIDAY
Gold
The Santa Book: A True Story
by Erin Eby, illustrated by Madison Harper
Santa Collective LLC
Silver
Mouse Malachi Discovers Hanukkah
by Dreama Archibald, illustrated by Zhi Ling Lee
End Game Press
Bronze
Blue Bruce the Christmas Spruce
by Amy Lauren Miller, illustrated by Maggie Russell
Whistling Girl Press
60. HEALTH/MEDICINE
Gold
The Future of U.S. Healthcare: Corporate Power vs. the Common Good
John Geyman M.D.
Nova Medicine and Health
Silver
Nothing But The Tooth: An Insider's Guide to Dental Health
Teresa Yang DDS
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Bronze
Doing Diabetes Differently: Empower a Healthier You
Chad Lewis
Greenleaf Book Group
61. HISTORY (U.S.)
Gold
When Washington Burned: The British Invasion of the Capital and the Nation's Rise from the Ashes
Robert P Watson
Georgetown University Press
Silver
Delivered Under Fire: Absalom Markland and Freedom's Mail
Candice Shy Hooper
Potomac Books
Bronze
In Order That Justice May Be Done
John M. Shaw
North Dakota State University Press
62. HISTORY (WORLD)
Gold
Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State
Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky
Stanford University Press
Silver
Nadia Comaneci and the Secret Police: A Cold War Escape
Stejarel Olaru
Bloomsbury Academic
Bronze
The Gutenberg Parenthesis: The Age of Print and Its Lessons for the Age of the Internet
Jeff Jarvis
Bloomsbury Academic
63. HISTORY (OVERSIZED/COFFEE TABLE)
Gold
Invited to Life: Finding Hope After the Holocaust
by B.A. Van Sise, with Dr. Mayim Bialik, Neil Gaiman, and Sabrina Orah
Mark Schiffer Publishing
Silver
The Uyghurs: Kashgar before the Catastrophe
Kevin Bubriski
George F. Thompson Publishing
Bronze
Farmall Century
Lee Klancher
Octane Press
64. INSPIRATIONAL/SPIRITUAL
Gold
The Gift of Perspective: Wisdom I Gained from Losing a Leg and Two Lungs
Lindsey Roy
Figure 1
Silver
Mossback: Ecology Emancipation and Foraging for Hope in Painful Places
David Michael Pritchett
Trinity University Press
Silver
A Necessary Lie: Escape for Freedom and Love
by Doohyun Kim & Jiyeon Maeng with Heidi Tucker
Redstone Media
Bronze
Dream Rut: Navigating Your Path Forward
by Dr. Yumiko Shimabukuro, illustrated by Jieyu Deng
Wise Ink
65. NEW AGE/MIND-BODY-SPIRIT
Gold
The Master Plant Experience
Maya Shetreat MD
Difference Press
Silver
Transformative Grief: An Ancient Ritual of Healing for Modern Times
Tracee Dunblazier
Red Feather Mind, Body, Spirit
Silver
The Empath's Oracle
by Raven Digitalis, illustrated by Konstantin Bax
Llewellyn Books
Bronze
Endless Awakening: Time Paradox and the Path to Enlightenment
Patrick Paul Garlinger
Red Elixir
66. PARENTING
Gold
To Carry Wonder: A Memoir and Guide to Adventures in Pregnancy and Beyond
Emese C. Parker
Larkwell Press
Silver
Building Boys: Raising Great Guys in a World that Misunderstands Males
Jennifer L.W. Fink
Rowman & Littlefield
Bronze
Parent in Crisis: Finding Peace and Purpose in a Special Needs Home
John E. Goralski
HiJack Publishing Company L.L.C.
67. POPULAR CULTURE
Gold
All Kinds of Scary: Diversity in Contemporary Horror
Jonina Anderson-Lopez McFarland
McFarland
Silver
Love Stories & Bejeweled Snakes: Era to Era: The Unofficial Concert Handbook
Sheri L Neilson
Evidence Publishing
Bronze
How to Be the Star of Your Life: Lessons from Hollywood and Beyond
Anita Rosenberg
Heliotrope Books, LLC
68. PSYCHOLOGY/MENTAL HEALTH
Gold
The Unexpected Gift of Trauma: The Path to Posttraumatic Growth
Dr. Edith Shiro
Harvest
Silver
Building Social Relationships 3: A Systematic Approach to Teaching Social Skills to Children with Autism and other Social Challenges
Scott Bellini, Ph.D.
PDSA Publishing
Bronze
Madness at the Movies: Understanding Mental Illness through Film
James Charney MD
Johns Hopkins University Press
69. SPORTS/FITNESS/RECREATION
Gold (tie)
Soccer Grannies: The South African Women Who Inspire the World
Jean Duffy
Rowman & Littlefield
The 19 of Greene
Tony Barnhart
University of Georgia Press
Silver
Trophies and Scars
Ray Evernham
Octane Press
Bronze
A Fine Line: Searching for Balance Among Mountains
Graham Zimmerman
Mountaineers Books
70. REFERENCE
Gold
Encyclopedia of Trade Goods: Ornaments and Art Supplies
James A. Hanson
Museum of the Fur Trade
Silver
A Bouquet of Words: Express Yourself Through the Language of Flowers
by Mary Kelava, illustrated by Carrie Wasterlain
Self-Published
Bronze
Grocery Shopping Secrets
Carol Ann Kates
Penny Lane Press of Colorado
71. RELIGION (EASTERN/WESTERN)
Gold
Loaves of Torah: Exploring the Jewish Year through Challah
Rabbi Vanessa M. Harper
CCAR Press
Silver
The Sacred Earth: Jewish Perspectives on Our Planet
Rabbi Andrue J. Kahn
CCAR Press
Bronze
Daodejing: The Oral Tradition
Bruce Frantzis
Energy Arts Inc
72. SCIENCE
Gold
Rex Appeal 2: The Real Story of Sue Revised & Updated
Peter Larson & Kristin Donnan
Rockin Dog Studio
Silver
Information Crisis: How a Better Understanding of Science Can Help Us Face the Greatest Problems of Our Time
Julia Soplop
Hill Press
Bronze
A Photographic History of Snakebite Treatments: "Bad Medicine" Snake Oils Potions Elixirs and Kits
Bob Ashley, Charles F. Smith, and Gordon W. Schuett
Winger Marketing
73. SELF HELP
Gold
Better Days: Tame Your Inner Critic
Neal Allen
Namaste Publishing
Silver
Inner Field Trip: 30 Days of Personal Exploration, Collective Liberation, and Generational Healing
Leesa Renée Hall
Row House Publishing
Bronze
Discovering Optimal: Shift your narrative transform your thoughts boost your energy
Joseph Gibbons
Figure 1
74. SEXUALITY/RELATIONSHIPS
Gold
Single at Heart: The Power Freedom and Heart-Filling Joy of Single Life
Dr. Bella DePaulo
Apollo Publishers
Silver
The Better Man: A Guide to Consent Stronger Relationships and Hotter Sex
Eric FitzMedrud
Wonderwell
Bronze (tie)
Manic-depressive Pixie Dream Girl
Katya Zinn
Game Over Books
In Search of Mr Darcy: Lessons Learnt In The Pursuit of Happily Ever After
Christina Ford
Icon Books
75. TRANSPORTATION (AUTO/AVIATION/RAILROAD)
Gold
The Last Steam Railways: Vol 1: The People's Republic of China
Robert D. Turner
Harbour Publishing
Silver
Driving Force: Automobiles and the New American City, 1900-1930
Darryl Holter with Stephen Gee
Angel City Press
Bronze
John Deere's Company - Volume 2
Wayne G. Broehl Jr.
Octane Press
76. TRAVEL - ESSAY
Gold
The Travelling Ape: What Travelling (Nearly) Everywhere Taught Me about Humanity Geopolitics and Happiness
Michael Mackay Richards
Fuzzy Flamingo
Silver
Wanderlust: Extraordinary People Quirky Places and Curious Cuisine
Karen Gershowitz
She Writes Press
Bronze
The Twenty: One Woman's Trek Across Corsica on the GR20 Trail
Marianne C. Bohr
She Writes Press
77. TRAVEL - GUIDEBOOK
Gold (tie)
The Dayhiker's Guide to the National Parks
Michael Joseph Oswald
Stone Road Press
Wonder Year: A Guide to Long-Term Family Travel and Worldschooling
Julie Frieder, Angela Heisten, and Annika Paradise
Wonderwell
Silver
National Park Maps
Michael Joseph Oswald
Stone Road Press
Bronze
Discovering the Outlaw Trail: Routes, Hideouts, and Stories from the Wild West
Mike Bezemek
Mountaineers Books
78. WOMEN'S ISSUES
Gold
A Woman's Life Is a Human Life: My Mother Our Neighbor and the Journey from Reproductive Rights to Reproductive Justice
Felicia Kornbluh
Grove Press
Silver
Revolutionary Feminists: The Women’s Liberation Movement in Seattle
Barbara Winslow
Duke University Press
Bronze
The Mirrored Door
Ellen Connelly Taaffe
Page Two
79. WRITING/PUBLISHING
Gold
The Publishing Business: A Guide to Starting Out and Getting On
Kelvin Smith and Melanie Ramdarshan Bold
Bloomsbury
Silver
Acetylene Torch Songs: Writing True Stories to Ignite the Soul
Sue William Silverman
University of Nebraska Press
Bronze
The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Graphic Literature: Artists and Writers on Creating Graphic Narratives Poetry Comics and Literary Collage
Kelcey Ervick and Tom Hart
Rose Metal Press
80. BOOK/AUTHOR/PUBLISHER WEBSITE
Gold (tie)
https://www.bejeweledsnakes.com
Silver
https://www.teawithcoffee.media
Bronze
81. COVER DESIGN - FICTION
Gold
The Catbird Seat
Rebecca Hollingsworth
Greenleaf Book Group
Silver
The Broken Hummingbird
Ann Marie Jackson
She Writes Press
Bronze (tie)
Love Like This
Cynthia Newberry Martin
Vine Leaves Press
Altered Estates
Chris Mathison
Greenleaf Book Group
82. COVER DESIGN - NON-FICTION
Gold
Feisty Righty: A Cancer Survivor's Journey
Jennifer D. James
Self-Published
Silver
Inner Field Trip: 30 Days of Personal Exploration, Collective Liberation, and Generational Healing
Leesa Renée Hall
Row House Publishing
Bronze
Transformative Grief: An Ancient Ritual of Healing for Modern Times
Tracee Dunblazier
Red Feather Mind, Body, Spirit
83. COVER DESIGN - NON-FICTION OVERSIZE
Gold
The Santa Book: A True Story
by Erin Eby, illustrated by Madison Harper
Santa Collective LLC
Silver
It All Belongs: Love, Loss, and Learning to Live Again
Judy & Roy Smoot with Melinda Folse
Spark Point Press
Bronze
Bowerbirds!
Donna L. Huntriss
Blurb Books
84. BEST FIRST BOOK - FICTION
Gold
Ghost Tamer
Meredith R. Lyons
CamCat Books
Silver
The Palisades
Gail Lynn Hanson
Slippery Fish Press
Bronze
No Lifeguard on Duty - a novel
Paul C. Bomba
Bumper Car Books
85. BEST FIRST BOOK - JUV/YA
Gold (tie)
Stuck in Her Head
Kylie Wang and Liana Tang
Earnshaw Books
Girl on Trial
Kathleen Fine
CamCat Books
Silver
The Airs of an Heir
Stephanie Lane
Self-Published
Bronze
Our Vengeful Souls
Kristi McManus
CamCat Books
86a. BEST FIRST BOOK - NON-FICTION - INFORMATIONAL
Gold
Simply Put: Why Clear Messages Win – and How to Design Them
Ben Guttmann
Berrett-Koehler Books
Silver
Dare to Be Naive: How to Find Your True Self in a Noisy World
Joshua Berry
Ideapress Publishing
Bronze (tie)
Careers by the People: Candid Career Advice from 101 Experienced Professionals
Mike Wysocki
Wise Ink
Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat.
Colin C. Campbell
Forbes Books
86b. BEST FIRST BOOK - NON-FICTION - PERSONAL
Gold
But You Look So Normal: Lost and Found in a Hearing World
Claudia Marseille
She Writes Press
Silver (tie)
Crossing Borders: The Search for Dignity in Palestine
Christa Bruhn
Little Creek Press
Cracks of Destruction: A Daughter's Search for Home
Sherrie Lancaster
Merry Dissonance Press
Bronze
Vietnam Combat: Firefights and Writing History
Robin Bartlett
Casemate Publishers
87. BOOK SERIES - FICTION
Gold
The Poison Dart: A Debbie Bradley Mystery
Geri L. Dreiling
Self-Published
Silver
Queen's Catacombs
Jordan H. Bartlett
CamCat Books
Bronze
Fortuny Bay Series
Ara Grigorian
Live, Laugh, Learn Media
88. BOOK SERIES - NON-FICTION
Gold
Why The Clergy Lied: A Journalist’s Academic Report on LGBTQ and Christianity
D. L. Day
Self-Published
Silver
Remembering Leopards, Remembering Lions, Remembering Elephants
Margot Raggett
Remembering Wildlife
Bronze
Ultimate Mix Tape music quiz book series
Tamara Dever
Narrow Gate Books