2014 Medalists

1. Fine Art

Gold (tie): Hopper Drawing, by Carter E. Foster (Whitney Museum of American Art)

Art of the National Parks: Historic Connections – Contemporary Interpretations, by Jean Stern, Susan Hallsten McGarry, and Terry Lawson Dunn (Fresco Fine Art Publications)

Silver: The Vatican: All the Paintings, by Anja Grebe (Black Dog & Levanthal Publishers)

Bronze (tie): Chatting with Henri Matisse: The Lost 1941 Interview, by Henri Matisse with Pierre Courthion (Getty Publications)

Fresh Impressions: Early Modern Japanese Prints, by Carolyn M. Putney, Kendall H. Brown, Koyama Shūko, and Paul Binnie (Toledo Museum of Art)

2. Performing Arts

Gold: All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Beatles Release, by Jean-Michel Guesdon and Philippe Margotin (Black Dog & Levanthal Publishers)

Silver: Tom Petty: Rock ‘n’ Roll Guardian, by Andrea M. Rotondo (Omnibus Press)

Bronze: House of Blues: A Backstage Pass to the Artists, Music, & Legends, by Daniel Siwek (Insight Editions)

3. Photography

Gold: Mitakuye Oyasin, by Aaron Huey (Radius Books)

Silver: Johor: Asia Latitude One, by Justin Guariglia; text by John Krich (de.Mo Design LTD)

Bronze (tie): Keeping Time: The Photographs of Don Hunstein, by Don Hunstein; text by Jon Pareles; edited by Leo Sacks (Insight Editions)

India: In Word & Image, by Eric Meola (Welcome Books)

4. Architecture

Gold: Skyscrapers: A History of the World’s Most Extraordinary Buildings, by Judith Dupré (Black Dog & Levanthal Publishers)

Silver: Great Houses of Summit Avenue and the Hill District, by Karen Melvin (Big Picture Press)

Bronze: Space & Psyche, Edited by Elizabeth Danze and Stephen Sonnenberg (Center for American Architecture and Design)

5. Popular Fiction

Gold: 11 Stories, by Chris Cander (Rubber Tree Press)

Silver (tie): Infidelity, by Stacey May Fowles (ECW Press)

A Glittering Chaos, by Lisa de Nikolits (Inanna Publications)

Bronze (tie): Smart Mouth, by Holly Lörincz (CreateSpace)

On Grace, by Susie Orman Schnall (SparkPress)

6. Literary Fiction

Gold: Fugitive Colors, by Lisa Barr (Arcade Publishing)

Silver: Liliane's Balcony: A Novel of Fallingwater, by Kelcey Parker (Rose Metal Press)

Bronze (tie): The American Sun & Wind Moving Picture Company, by Jay Neugeboren (Texas Tech University Press) and

Mañana Means Heaven, by Tim Z. Hernandez (The University of Arizona Press)

7. Short Story Fiction

Gold (tie): Train Shots, by Vanessa Blakeslee (Burrow Press)

Corporeality, by Hollis Seamon (Able Muse Press)

Silver (tie): If a Stranger Approaches You, by Laura Kasischke (Sarabande Books)

Living Together, by Gloria Whelan (Wayne State University Press)

Bronze: Praying Drunk, by Kyle Minor (Sarabande Books)

8. Anthologies

Gold: Astoria to Zion: Twenty-Six Stories of Risk and Abandon from Ecotone's First Decade, by various authors (Lookout Books)

Silver (tie): Shy: An Anthology, Edited by Naomi K. Lewis and Rona Altrows (University of Alberta Press)

Stone Canoe Journal, Edited by Robert Colley (Syracuse University)

Bronze: The MemoryCare Plays, Edited by Margaret A. Noel (MemoryCare)

9. Juvenile Fiction

Gold: The Boy Who Ran, by Michael Selden (Woodland Park Press)

Silver: Finn Finnegan, by Darby Karchut (Spencer Hill Press)

Bronze: The Devil’s Backbone, by James Babb (CreateSpace)

10. Young Adult Fiction

Gold (tie): The Sin-Eater’s Confession, by Ilsa J. Bick (Carolrhoda Lab)

Some Quiet Place, by Kelsey Sutton (Flux Books / Llewellyn Worldwide)

Silver: Reclaimed, by Sarah Guillory (Spencer Hill Press)

Bronze: Beyond Infinity, by Charles Ames Fischer (Sienna Books)

11A. Fantasy

Gold: The Beasts of Upton Puddle, by Simon West-Bulford (Medallion Press)

Silver: Mistress of the Solstice, by Anna Kashina (Dragonwell Publishing)

Bronze: The Raven’s Warrior: A Novel,by Vincent Pratchett (YMAA Publication Center)

11B. Science Fiction

Gold: Artifact, by Shane Lindemoen (Boxfire Press)

Silver: Virtually True, by Adam L. Penenberg (Wayzgoose Press)

Bronze: The Last Firewall, by William Hertling (Liquididea Press)

12. Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans Fiction

Gold: Unbroken, by Larry Benjamin (Beaten Track Publishing)

Silver: Beautiful Music for Ugly Children, by Kirstin Cronn-Mills (Flux Books / Llewellyn Worldwide)

Bronze: Leap, by Z Egloff (Bywater Books)

13. Historical Fiction

Gold (tie): The Kiss, by Scott E. Blumenthal (Loose Leaves Publishing)

Anvil of God, Book One of the Carolingian Chronicles, by J. Boyce Gleason (iUniverse)

Silver: The Sixth, by Avery Hays (Diadema Press)

Bronze (tie): Daughters of the Dragon: A Comfort Woman’s Story, by William Andrews (MADhouse Press)

The Cairo Codex, by Linda Lambert (West Hills Press)

14. Military/Wartime Fiction

Gold: Deus Vult: One Knight’s Life, by Henry Beyer (Beyer & Small)

Silver: Valor’s Measure, by Thomas Wade Oliver (Substance Press)

Bronze: The Peacekeeper’s Photograph, by M.L. Doyle (Vine Hill Road Press)

15. Horror

Gold: Anathema, by D.A. Dalessandro (First Folio Press)

Silver: Chiral Mad 2: Anthology of Psychological Horror, Edited by Michael Bailey (Written Backwards)

Bronze: Caught on Film: An American Nightmare, by Andy Otto (CreateSpace)

16. Multicultural Fiction Adult

Gold: How to Knock a Bravebird from Her Perch, by D. Bryant Simmons (Bravebird Publishing)

Silver: If I Never Went Home, by Ingrid Persaud (Blue China Press)

Bronze: First Generation, by David La Piana (CreateSpace)

17. Multicultural Fiction – Juv-Young Adult

Gold: Crystal City Lights, by Holly Moulder (Blue Marlin Publications)

Silver: I’m Just Me, by M.G. Higgins (Saddleback Publishing)

Bronze: Danny Blackgoat, Navajo Prisoner, by Tim Tingle (7th Generation)

18. Mystery/Cozy/Noir

Gold: What's a Witch to Do? by Jennifer Harlow (Midnight Ink Books / Llewellyn Worldwide)

Silver (tie): Coldwater, by Diana Gould (Rare Bird Books)

Colorado Noir: Stories from the Dark Side, by John Dwaine McKenna (Rhyolite Press) 

Bronze (tie): Tough City, by Yuri Lowenthal and Keith Ikeda-Barry (Bug Bot Press)

Fleeting Glance, by Sherban Young (MysteryCaper Press)

19. Suspense/Thriller

Gold: Carved in Darkness, by Maegan Beaumont (Midnight Ink Books / Llewellyn Worldwide)

Silver (tie): The Cana Mystery, by David Beckett (Tuscany Press)

November Echo, by James Houston Turner (Regis Books)

Bronze (tie): Enough Rope, by P.L. Doss (Mayfair Press)

Corridor of Darkness, A Novel of Nazi Germany, by Patrick W. O’Bryon (Brantôme Press)

20. Religious Fiction

Gold: Treason: A Catholic Novel of Elizabethan England, by Dena Hunt (Sophia Institute Press)

Silver: The Lamp of Darkness: The Age of Prophecy, Book One, by Dave Mason with Mike Feuer (Lionstail Press)

Bronze: You Can't Be That, by Susan Wright Beard (Patten-Miller House)

21. Romance

Gold: The Echoes of Love, by Hannah Fielding (London Wall Publishing)

Silver (tie): The Red Chrysanthemum, by Linda Beutler (Meryton Press)

Song of the Storm (The Stone Trilogy, Book III), by Mariam Kobras (Buddhapuss Ink)

Bronze: The Bloodline War, by Tracy Tappan (B. Reed Publishing)

22. True Crime

Gold: Met Her on the Mountain: A Forty-Year Quest to Solve the Appalachian Cold-Case Murder of Nancy Morgan, by Mark I. Pinsky (John F. Blair, Publisher)

Silver: Skull in the Ashes: Murder, a Gold Rush Manhunt, and the Birth of Circumstantial Evidence in America, by Peter Kaufman (University of Iowa Press)

Bronze: Nameless Indignities: Unraveling the Mystery of One of Illinois’s Most Infamous Crimes, by Susan Elmore (The Kent State University Press)

23. Visionary Fiction

Gold: Mystic Tea, by Rea Nolan Martin (Wiawaka Press)

Silver: The Rockin' Chair, by Steven Manchester (The Story Plant)

Bronze: Cobalt Blue, by Peggy Payne (Roundfire Books)

24. Children’s Picture Books (7 & Under)

Gold: Momo and Snap Are NOT Friends! by Airlie Anderson (Child’s Play)

Silver (tie): What the Sleepy Animals Do at the Audubon Zoo, by Grace Millsaps and Ryan Murphy; illustrated by John Clark IV and Alyson Kilday (The Sleepy Animals)

The Night Before Baseball at the Park by the Bay, by David Schnell; illustrated by Macky Pamintuan (Self-Published)

Bronze (tie): Lenny the Crow, by Angela Halgrimson; illustrated by Brian Barber (Beaver’s Pond Press)

A Happy Hat, by Cecil Kim; illustrated by Joo-Kyung Kim (Magination Press)

25. Children’s Picture Books (All Ages)

Gold (tie): The Acrobat, by Alborozo (Child’s Play)

The Man with the Violin, by Kathy Stinson; illustrated by Dušan Petričić (Annick Press)

What Do You Do with an Idea? by Kobi Yamada; illustrated by Mae Besom (Compendium Kids)

Silver: Maurice’s Valises, Book II: The Micetro of Moscow, by J.S. Friedman; illustrated by Chris Beatrice (Mouse Prints Press)

Bronze: Stumble, Trip, Fall. by Robert Scully (Psst! Books)

26. Children’s Interactive

Gold: And Then… Story Starters: 20 Imaginative Beginnings, by M.H. Clark; illustrated by Alexandra Ball (Compendium)

Silver: My Very Exciting, Sorta Scary, Big Move, by Lori Attanasio Woodring, PhD; illustrated by Timm Joy (Child’s View Press)

Bronze: Story Lines: Illustrate-Your-Own-Books, by M.H. Clark; designed by Julie Flahiff (Compendium Kids)

27. Juvenile-Young Adult Non-Fiction

Gold: Flying with the Flak Pak: A Pacific War Scrapbook, by Kenny Kemp (Alta Films Press)

Silver: Bones Never Lie: How Forensics Helps Solve History’s Mysteries, by Elizabeth MacLeod (Annick Press)

Bronze: Fourth Down and Inches: Concussions and Football’s Make-or-Break Moment, by Carla Killough McClafferty (Carolrhoda Books)

28. Multicultural Non-Fiction Juv-Young Adult

Gold: Coloring, Learning & Activity Book: Puerto Rico, by Mark Drenth; illustrated by Abner Cardona (Sunnyscene)

Silver: Letters to Mandela, by Denise Stephani (Global Messages of Peace)

Bronze: Afghan Proverbs Illustrated, by Edward Zellem; illustrated by the students of Marefat High School, Kabul, Afghanistan (CreateSpace)

29. Multicultural Non-Fiction Adult

Gold: (1)ne Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race, by Yaba Blay, Ph.D. (BLACKprint Press)

Silver: Moving with the Seasons: Portrait of a Mongolian Family, by Liza F. Carter (Saltwind Press)

Bronze: The Work of Art: Folk Artists in the 21st Century, by Carmella Padilla (IFAA Media)

30. Essay/Creative Non-Fiction

31. Autobiography/Memoir I (Celebrity / Political / Romance)

Gold: Dining at the White House: From the President’s Table to Yours, by John Moeller with Mike Lovell (American Lifestyle Publishing)

Silver: The Education of a Lifetime, by Robert Khayat (Nautilis Publishing)

Bronze (tie): Me and Murder, She Wrote, by Peter S. Fischer (The Grove Point Press)

From Kristallnacht to Watergate: Memoirs of a Newspaperman, by Harry Rosenfeld (Excelsior Editions / State University of New York Press)

32. Autobiography/Memoir II (Coming of Age / Family Legacy / Travel)

Gold: Bad Indians: A Tribal Memoir, by Deborah A. Miranda (Heyday Books)

Silver: The End of the Sherry, by Bruce Berger (Aequitas Books / Pleasure Boat Studio)

Bronze: Replacement Child, by Judy L. Mandel (Seal Press)

33. Autobiography / Memoir III (Personal Struggle / Health Issues)

Gold (tie): College Girl: A Memoir, by Laura Gray-Rosendale (Excelsior Editions / State University of New York Press)

After Action: The True Story of a Cobra Pilot’s Journey, by Dan Sheehan (CreateSpace)

Silver: Heart’s Oratorio: One Woman’s Journey through Love, Death, and Modern Medicine, by Mary Oak (Goldenstone Press)

Bronze: Imaging My Inner Fire: Finding My Path Through Creating Art, by Martha Jane Petersen (Self-Published)

34. Biography

Gold: John Wayne: The Genuine Article, by Michael Goldman (Insight Editions)

Silver: Mystic Chemist: The Life of Albert Hofmann and His Discovery of LSD, by Dieter Hagenbach and Lucius Werthmüller (Synergetic Press)

Bronze (tie): Ida McKinley: The Turn-of-the-Century First Lady through War, Assassination, and Secret Disability, by Carl Sferrazza Anthony (The Kent State University Press/Published in cooperation with The National First Ladies’ Library)

Dolores del Río: Beauty in Light and Shade, by Linda B. Hall (Stanford University Press)

35. Aging/Death & Dying

Gold: And In Health: A Guide for Couples Facing Cancer Together, by Dan Shapiro, PhD (Trumpeter Books / Shambhala Publications)

Silver: Changing the Way We Die: Compassionate End-of-Life Care and the Hospice Movement, by Fran Smith and Sheila Himmel (Viva Editions / Cleis Press)

Bronze: The Fifth Season: A Daughter-in-Law’s Memoir of Caregiving, by Lisa Ohlen Harris (Texas Tech University Press)

36. Animals/Pets

Gold: It’s Important to Paws: Lessons Learned from Animal Companions, by David Jensen (David Jensen Photography)

Silver: People Training for Good Dogs: What Breeders Don’t Tell You and Trainers Don’t Teach, by Melissa Berryman (iUniverse)

Bronze (tie): Porch Dogs, by Nell Dickerson (John F. Blair, Publisher)

Puppy-Mill Survivors, by Melissa McDaniel (Present Dog Press)

37. Business/Career/Sales

Gold: Talent Wants to Be Free: Why We Should Learn to Love Leaks, Raids, and Free Riding, by Orly Lobel (Yale University Press)

Silver: Hunting in a Farmer’s World: Celebrating the Mind of an Entrepreneur, by John F. Dini (Gardendale Press)

Bronze: HR’s Seat at the Table: How to Lead the Conversations and Deliver the Talent That Drives Strategic Results, by Jack H. Cage, PhD, and Laura E. Larson (Leap for Words)

38. Coffee Table Books

Gold: Alternative Movie Posters: Film Art from the Underground, by Matthew Chojnacki (Schiffer Publishing)

Silver: A year in the life of Grange, by Philip White; photographed by Milton Wordley (Southlight)

Bronze: Of Beards and Men, by Joseph D.R. OLeary (Veto Design)

39A. Cookbooks

Gold (tie): An American Family Cooks, by Judith Choate with Michael Choate and Christopher Choate; photographed by Steve Pool; paintings by Stephen Kolyer (Welcome Books)

Stone Edge Farm Cookbook, by John McReynolds; photographed by Leslie Sophia Lindell (Stone Edge Farm)

Silver (tie): Sarogini’s Sri Lanka Food, by Sarogini Kamalanathan; photographed by Craig Kinder (Four Wallas Partnership)

Cooking with Intuition, by Cari Sánchez-Potter and Robin Rütenberg; photographed by Laura Evans (Intuition Ale Works)

Bronze: The Crimson Spoon: Plating Regional Cuisine on the Palouse, by Jamie Callison with Linda Burner Augustine; photographed by E.J. Armstrong (Washington State University)

39B. Cookbooks (Nutrition / Vegetarian)

Gold: Foraging & Feasting: A Field Guide and Wild Food Cookbook, by Dina Falconi; illustrated by Wendy Hollender (Botanical Arts Press)

Silver: Fast Fresh + Simple: Over 100 Delicious Recipes for Entertaining and Every Day, by Hope Cohen; photographed by Kristi Senat (Strawberryblonde Press)

Bronze: Well Fed 2: More Paleo Recipes for People Who Love to Eat, by Melissa Joulwan; photographed by David Humphreys (Smudge Publishing)

40. Current Events I (Political/Economic/Legal/Media)

Gold: Hell and High Water: The Battle to Save the Daily New Orleans Times-Picayune, by Rebecca Theim (Pelican Publishing)

Silver: The Power of Habeas Corpus in America: From the King’s Prerogative to the War on Terror, by Anthony Gregory (Cambridge University Press)

Bronze: Global Crossings: Immigration, Civilization, and America, by Alvaro Vargas Llosa (The Independent Institute)

41. Current Events II (Social Issues/Public Affairs/Ecological/Humanitarian)

Gold (tie): Among Murderers: Life After Prison, by Sabine Heinlein (University of California Press)

Malignant: How Cancer Becomes Us, by S. Lochlann Jain (University of California Press)

Silver: Affluenza: How Overconsumption Is Killing Us – And How to Fight Back, by John de Graaf, David Wann, and Thomas H. Naylor (Berrett-Koehler Publishers)

Bronze: Blinded By Sight: Seeing Race Through the Eyes of the Blind, by Osagie K. Obasogie (Stanford Law Books)

42. Current Events III (Foreign Affairs/Military)

Gold: New Media, Old Regimes: Case Studies in Comparative Communication Law and Policy, by Lyombe S. Eko (Lexington Books)

Silver: Palace of Yawns: How the United Nations Failed Poor Nations in the Population Explosion, by Peter H. Michael (Underground Railroad Free Press)

Bronze: Karaoke Singing Camels? by Bobby Hart (Hartbeat Publishing)

43. Education I (Workbook / Resource)

Gold: The Language of Learning: Teaching Students Core Thinking, Listening, & Speaking Skills, by Margaret Berry Wilson (Northeast Foundation for Children)

Silver: Doing Science in Morning Meeting: 150 Quick Activities that Connect to Your Curriculum, by Lara Webb and Margaret Berry Wilson (Northeast Foundation for Children)

Bronze: When the School Says No… How to Get the Yes! Securing Special Education Services for Your Child, by Vaughn K. Lauer (Jessica Kingsley Publishers)

44. Education II (Commentary / Theory)

Gold: Teaching That Changes Lives: 12 Mindset Tools for Igniting the Love of Learning, by Marilee Adams, PhD (Berrett-Koehler Publishers)

Silver: The New Digital Scholar: Exploring and Enriching the Research and Writing Practices of NextGen Students, Edited by Randall McClure and James P. Purdy (Information Today)

Bronze: An Agent of Change: Chicago Commons, by Frank S. Seever, Ph.D. (Ampersand Inc)

45. Environment/Ecology/Nature

Gold: Enter the Realm of the Golden Eagle, by David H. Ellis (Hancock House Publishers)

Silver: The Origin of Feces: What Excrement Tells Us About Evolution, Ecology, and a Sustainable Society, by David Waltner-Toews (ECW Press)

Bronze: The New American Front Yard: Kiss Your Grass Goodbye! by Sarah Carolyn Sutton (Tendril Press)

46. Erotica

Gold: Dark Secret Love: A Story of Submission, by Alison Tyler (Cleis Press)

Silver: Under Her Thumb: Erotic Stories of Female Domination, Edited by D.L. King (Cleis Press)

Bronze: The Pleasure Dial, by Jeremy Edwards (1001 Nights Press)

47. Finance/Investment/Economics

Gold: The U.S. Pension Crisis, by Ronald J. Ryan, CFA (The Leading Press)

Silver: The Terrible 10: A Century of Economic Folly, by Burton A. Abrams (The Independent Institute)

Bronze: The Joy of Financial Security, by Donna Skeels Cygan, CFP, MBA (Sage Future Press)

48. Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans - Non-Fiction

Gold: The Missing Myth: A New Vision of Same-Sex Love, by Gilles Herrada (SelectBooks)

Silver: Red-Inked Retablos, by Rigoberta González (The University of Arizona Press)

Bronze: Queer Lessons for Churches on the Straight & Narrow, by Cody J. Sanders (Faithlab)

49. Gift / Specialty / Journal

Gold: Bump to Birthday: Pregnancy & First Year Journal, by Helen Stephens (from you to me limited)

Silver: All The Love in the World, by Jesse Hunter (Hardie Grant Books)

Bronze: Quotable: 20 Years of Black + White, by Quotable (Quotable Cards)

50. Holiday

Gold: Passover Parodies: Short Plays for the Seder Table, by Shoshana Hantman (Sidney Books)

Silver: A Fantastic Holiday Season, Edited by Kevin J. Anderson (WordFire Press)

Bronze: Rosie the Reindeer, by Chantell Taylor; illustrations by Shawna JC Tenney (Pangea Kids Publishing)

51. Health/Medicine/Nutrition

Gold: After the Error: Speaking Out About Patient Safety to Save Lives, by Susan McIver, Ph.D. and Robin Wyndham (ECW Press)

Silver: CURE’s Illustrated Guide to Cancer, Second Edition (CURE Media Group)

Bronze (tie): Breast Cancer Journey: The Essential Guide to Treatment and Recovery, by Ruth O’Regan, Sheryl Gabram-Mendola, Terri Ades, Rick Alteri, Joan Kramer, Kimberly Stump-Sutliff (American Cancer Society)

Integrative Nutrition: Feed Your Hunger for Health & Happiness, by Joshua Rosenthal (Institute for Integrative Nutrition)

52. Graphic Novel/Drawn Book – Humor/Cartoon

Gold: Multiplex: There and Back Again, by Gordon McAlpin (Chase Sequence)

Silver (tie): Sinemania! by Sophie Cossette (ECW Press)

Did Houdini Ever Lock Himself Out of the House? And Other Curious Musings, by Tyler Linkin; illustrated by Eric Olson (Linkin Creative)

Bronze: DitzAbled Princess: A Comical Diary Inspired by Real Life, by Jewel Kats; illustrated by Katarina Andriopoulos (Marvelous Spirit Press)

53. Graphic Novel/Drawn Book – Drama/Documentary

Gold: War Brothers: The Graphic Novel, by Sharon E. McKay and Daniel Lafrance (Annick Press)

Silver: Brielle and the Horror, by Jared Barel, Jordan Barel, and Alex Goz (Loaded Barrel Studios)

Bronze (tie): Zen of Wonder: Hatter M Volume 4, by Frank Beddor and Liz Cavalier; illustrated by Sami Makkonen (Automatic Pictures Publishing)

Artifice, by Alex Woolfson; illustrated by Winona Nelson (AMW Comics)

54. History (U.S.)

Gold (tie): Connected: How Trains, Genes, Pineapples, Piano Keys, and a Few Disasters Transformed Americans at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century, by Steven Cassedy (Stanford University Press)

The Living White House, by Betty C. Monkman (White House Historical Association)

Silver: America’s Greatest Blunder: The Fateful Decision to Enter World War One, by Burton Yale Pines (RSD Press)

Bronze: A Killer Is What They Needed: The True, Untold Story of Commodore Perry Owens, A Sheriff of the Arizona Territory, by David Grassé (Graphic Publishers)

55. History (World)

Gold: Père Marie-Benoît and Jewish Rescue: How a French Priest Together with Jewish Friends Saved Thousands during the Holocaust, by Susan Zuccotti (Indiana University Press)

Silver: Scattered: The Forced Relocation of Poland’s Ukrainians after World War II, by Diana Howansky Reilly (The University of Wisconsin Press)

Bronze: The Bank Holiday Murders: The True Story of the First Whitechapel Murders, by Tom Wescott (Crime Confidential Press)

56. Home & Garden

Gold: An Invitation to Entertain: Recipes for Gracious Parties, by Elizabeth Stone (Bright Sky Press)

Silver: 100 Plants that Almost Changed the World, by Chris Beardshaw (Papadakis)

Bronze: Gardening by the Book: Celebrating 100 Years of the Garden Club of America, by Arete Swartz Warren (The Garden Club of America & The Grolier Club)

57. How-To (Crafts / Hobby / Industrial Arts)

Gold: Web Marketing on All Cylinders: Kick-Start Your Online Presence, by John McDougall (Intera Press)

Silver: Nose, Legs, Body! Know Wine Like the Back of Your Hand, by Len Napolitano (Wineology Press)

Bronze: Watercolour Toolbox: Essentials for Painting Success, by Karen Richardson (Friesen Press)

58. Humor

Gold: How Not to Be a Dick: An Everyday Etiquette Guide, by Meghan Doherty (Zest Books)

Silver: Midlife Cabernet: Life, Love & Laughter After Fifty, by Elaine Ambrose (Mill Park Publishing)

Bronze: Chronicles of an Irreverent Reverend: What Goes Wrong Can Make You Better, by Dr. A. Joseph Baroody Jr. (Joggling Board Press)

59. Inspirational/Spiritual

Gold (tie): Burning the Midnight Oil: Illuminating Words for the Long Night’s Journey Into Day, by Phil Cousineau (Viva Editions / Cleis Press)

Recipes for a Sacred Life: True Stories and a Few Miracles, by Rivvy Neshama (Divine Arts)

Silver: Steps Out of Time: One Woman’s Journey on the Camino, by Katharine B. Soper (Stellaire Press)

Bronze: The Infinite Song, by Andrea Freeman (Halcyon Wind Press)

60. New Age (Mind-Body-Spirit)

Gold: Conversations with the Universe: How the World Speaks to Us, by Simran Singh (SelectBooks)

Silver (tie): Fault Lines: The Sixties, the Cultural War, and the Return of the Divine Feminine, by Gus diZerga (Quest Books Theosophical Publishing House)

Garden of Bliss: Cultivating the Inner Landscape for Self-Discovery, by Debra Moffitt (Llewellyn Publications)

Bronze: The Esoteric Tarot: Ancient Sources Rediscovered in Hermeticism and Cabala, by Ronald Decker (Quest Books Theosophical Publishing House)

61. Parenting

Gold (tie): Getting to 50/50: How Working Parents Can Have It All, by Sharon Meers and Joanna Strober (Viva Editions / Cleis Press)

Retro Baby: Cut Back on All the Gear and Boost Your Baby’s Development with More than 100 Time-Tested Activites, by Anne H. Zachry, PhD, OTR/L (American Academy of Pediatrics)

Silver: Depression and Your Child: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers, by Deborah Serani (Rowman & Littlefield)

Bronze: Bet On Black: African-American Women Celebrate Fatherhood in the Age of Barack Obama, Edited by Kenrya Rankin Naasel (Kifani Press)

62. Poetry

Gold: Birth Marks, by Jim Daniels (BOA Editions)

Silver: Corn Exchange, by Helen Vitoria (Wild Chestnut Press)

Bronze (tie): Darktown Follies, by Amaud Jamaul Johnson (Tupelo Press) and Earth Again, by Chris Dombrowski (Wayne State University Press)

63. Popular Culture

Gold: The SpongeBob SquarePants Experience: A Deep Dive into the World of Bikini Bottom, by Jerry Beck (Insight Editions)

Silver: Iron Man Manual, by Daniel Wallace (Insight Editions)

Bronze (tie): Beautiful Lego, by Mike Doyle (No Starch Press)

The Alluring Art of Margaret Brundage: Queen of Pulp Pin-Up Art, by Stephen D. Korshak and J. David Spurlock (Vanguard Productions)

64. Psychology/Mental Health

Gold: Make Your Worrier a Warrior: A Guide to Conquering Your Child’s Fears, by Dan Peters, Ph.D. (Great Potential Press)

Silver: Mind Potential: Unzip the Fat Suit Using Your Mind, by Maggie Wilde (Mind Design Centre)

Bronze: “And Neither Have I Wings to Fly”: Labelled and Locked Up in Canada’s Oldest Institution, by Thelma Wheatley (Inanna Publications)

65. Sports/Fitness/Recreation

Gold: A Passion for Grouse: The Lore and Legend of America’s Premier Game Bird, Edited by Thomas R. Pero (Wild River Press)

Silver: Sailing on the Edge: America’s Cup, by Bob Fisher and Kimball Livingston (Insight Editions)

Bronze (tie): All the Babe’s Men: Baseball’s Greatest Home Run Seasons and How They Changed America, by Eldon L. Ham (Potomac Books)

Coach For a Nation: The Life and Times of Knute Rockne, by Jim Lefebvre (Great Day Press)

66. Reference

Gold: Arts Law Conversations: A Surprisingly Readable Guide for Arts Entrepreneurs, by Elizabeth T Russell (Ruly Press)

Silver: The Best Boring Book Ever of Select Healthcare Classification Systems and Databases, by Katherine S. Rowell and Ann Cutrell (Health Data Viz)

Bronze: A Farcountry Field Guide to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, by Kurt F. Johnson (Farcountry Press)

67. Religion

Gold (tie): Three Testaments: Torah, Gospel, and Quran, by Brian Arthur Brown (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers)

The Messianic Feast: Moving Beyond the Ritual, by T. Alex Tennent (Messianic Publishing)

Silver: Zen Confidential: Confessions of a Wayward Monk, by Shozan Jack Haubner (Shambhala Publications)

Bronze: Many Many Many Gods of Hinduism, by Swami Achuthananda (CreateSpace)

68. Science

Gold: Sabertooth, by Mauricio Antón (Indiana University Press)

Silver: The Naked Eye, by Dr Gerard Sutton and Dr Michael Lawless (A.K.A. Publishing)

Bronze: Hunting the Higgs: The Inside Story of the ATLAS Experiment at the Large Hadron Collider, by Claudia Marcelloni and Colin Barras (Papadakis)

Love, Sex and Mushrooms: Adventures of a Woman in Science, by Cardy Raper (Self-Published)

69. Self Help

Gold: Take Charge of Your Life: How to Get What You Need with Choice Theory Psychology, by William Glasser, MD (iUniverse)

Silver (tie): Four Quadrant Living: Making Healthy Living Your New Way of Life, by Dina Colman (Four Quadrant Media)

Walk Like a Buddha: Even If Your Boss Sucks, Your Ex Is Torturing You & You’re Hungover Again, by Lodro Rinzler (Shambhala)

Bronze: Beyond Divorce: Stop the Pain, Rekindle Your Happiness, and Put Purpose Back in Your Life, by Jeannine Lee (Deliberate Press)

70. Sexuality/Relationships

Gold: Partners in Passion: A Guide to Great Sex, Emotional Intimacy, and Long-Term Love, by Mark A. Michaels & Patricia Johnson (Cleis Press)

Silver: Dancing with Fire: A Mindful Way to Loving Relationships, by John Amodeo, PhD (Quest Books)

Bronze: He Did You a Favor: A Smart Girl’s Guide to Breaking Up, Waking Up, and Discovering the Gift of You, by Debra Rogers (Self-Published)

71. Transportation (Automotive/Aviation/Railroad)

Gold: Railroads and the American People, by H. Roger Grant (Indiana University Press)

Silver: Drawing on Our History: Fishing Vessels of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, by James A. Cole (Documentary Media)

Bronze: Red Tractors: 1958-2013, by Lee Klancher et al. (Octane Press)

72. Travel Essay

Gold: The Blind Masseuse: A Traveler’s Memoir from Costa Rica to Cambodia, by Alden Jones (University of Wisconsin Press)

Silver: Ghost Dance in Berlin: A Rhapsody in Gray, by Peter Wortsman (Travelers’ Tales)

Bronze: Before Tomorrow Comes, by Bob Demchuk (McFarland)

73. Travel Guidebook

Gold: Prague: ARTĚL Style, by Karen Feldman with Scott Ross (ARTĚL Books)

Silver: Off the Beaten Page: The Best Trips for Lit Lovers, Book Clubs, and Girls on Getaways, by Terri Peterson Smith (Chicago Review Press)

Bronze: Flavours of Melbourne, by Jonette George and Ethan Jenkins (Smudge Books)

74. Women’s Issues

Gold: Being Fruitful Without Multiplying: Stories and Essays from Around the World, by Patricia Yvette, Renee Ann, and Janice Lynne (Coffeetown Press)

Silver: Whiskey Women: The Untold Story of How Women Saved Bourbon, Scotch, and Irish Whiskey, by Fred Minnick (Potomac Books )

Bronze: The Bridge to Take When Things Get Serious: A Memoir, by Lori Jakiela (C&R Press)

75. Writing/Publishing

Gold (tie): Counter-Culture Colophon: Grove Press, The Evergreen Review, and the Incorporation of the Avant-Garde, by Loren Glass (Stanford University Press)

Paper Dreams: Writers and Editors on the American Literary Magazine, Edited by Travis Kurowski (Atticus Books)

Silver: Writing in Community: Say Goodbye to Writer’s Block and Transform Your Life, by Lucy Adkins and Becky Breed (WriteLife)

Bronze: Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story, by K.M. Weiland (PenForASword Publishing)

76. Best Book/Author/ Publisher Website

Gold: www.DawnaStone.com

Silver (tie): www.FairyBirds.com

www.AaronSamuelsPoetry.com

Bronze: www.TheGenderBook.com