Congratulations and sincere thanks to the independent authors and publishers who participated in our 28th annual, 2024 Independent Publisher Book Awards contest.
CATEGORIES:
OUTSTANDING BOOKS OF THE YEAR
These medalists were chosen from our regular entries for exemplifying this daring spirit — the book projects our judges found the most heartfelt, unique, outspoken and experimental among all the entries. All of these books earned IPPY Award gold medals.
Most Original Concept
It All Belongs: Love, Loss, and Learning to Live Again
by Judy & Roy Smoot with Melinda Folse
SparkPoint Press
Outstanding Craftsmanship
Requiem ~ Death in Three-Dimensional Stereographs & 600 Years of Vernacular Imagery, Volumes I-IX
by Lance Speer
Circa Photographics, Ltd.
Outstanding Design
The Frankenstein Art Novel
by Mary Shelley
Bond & Grace
Most Likely to Save the Planet (tie)
The Codex of the Endangered Species Act: The First Fifty Years - Volume I
by Lowell E. Baier with Christopher E. Segal
Rowman & Littlefield
Most Likely to Save the Planet (tie)
The Codex of the Endangered Species Act: Volume II: The Next Fifty Years
by Lowell E. Baier with Christopher E. Segal
Rowman & Littlefield
Independent Spirit Award
JOSEF
by Josef Bandera
Book Incubator
Independent Voice Award
Remembering the Future
edited by Christopher Conte
Self-Published
PEACEMAKER
Lessons on the Road to Peace
by John Noltner
A Peace of My Mind
OUTSTANDING AUDIOBOOK
Master of Music
by Marla Himeda, narrated by Will Hahn
Self-Published
GENERAL CATEGORIES 1-34
1. FINE ART
GOLD:
Copy Machine Manifestos: Artists Who Make Zines
by Branden W. Joseph and Drew Sawyer
Phaidon Press
SILVER:
Making Her Mark: A History of Women Artists 1400-1800
by Andaleeb Badiee Banta and Alexa Greist with Theresa Kutasz Christensen
Goose Lane Editions
BRONZE (tie):
Picturesque Palestine, Sinai, and Egypt: Artworks and Letters of John Douglas Woodward 1878–1879
by Sue Rainey
George F. Thompson Publishing
Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse
edited by Clarissa M. Esguerra and Michaela Hansen
National Gallery of Victoria
2. PERFORMING ARTS
GOLD (tie):
The Cinema of Powell and Pressburger
Nathalie Morris and Claire Smith
The British Film Institute
Deathlife: Hip Hop and Thanatological Narrations of Blackness
Anthony B. Pinn
Duke University Press
SILVER (tie):
Inuit TakugatsaliuKatiget | On Inuit Cinema
edited by Mark David Turner
Memorial University Press
Ghetto Classics: How a youth orchestra changed a Nairobi slum
Ginanne Brownell
Mission Point Press
BRONZE:
You Get Bigger as You Go: Bruce Cockburn's Influence and Evolution
M.D. Dunn
Fermata Press
3. PHOTOGRAPHY
GOLD:
The Uyghurs: Kashgar before the Catastrophe
Kevin Bubriski
George F. Thompson Publishing
SILVER (tie):
Remembering Bears
Margot Raggett
Remembering Wildlife
BOSQUE: Winter Wings
Susan J. Preston
Self-Published
BRONZE:
Shaker Made: Inside Pleasant Hill's Shaker Village
Carol Peachee
University Press of Kentucky
4. ARCHITECTURE
GOLD:
Lost In America: Photographing the Last Days of Our Architectural Treasures
Richard Cahan and Michael Williams
CityFiles Press
SILVER:
Mid-Century to Next Century
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
BRONZE:
A. A. Fischer's St. Louis Streetscapes
Nancy Moore
Hamilton Missouri Historical Society
5. Coffee Table Books
GOLD:
HISTORIC STYLE: Honoring the Past with Design for Today
Kelee Katillac & Jorge Arango
Missouri Life Media
SILVER:
Blood and Lightning: On Becoming a Tattooer
Dustin Kiskaddon
Stanford University Press
BRONZE:
Time for a Change: Discovering Vintage Enicar
Martijn van der Ven
Tuurlijk
6. Popular Fiction
GOLD:
The Other Side of Nothing
Anastasia Zadeik
She Writes Press
SILVER:
As Though You Were Mine
J Marie Rundquist
Red Adept Publishing
BRONZE:
This Time Could Be Different
Khristin Wierman
SparkPress
7. Literary Fiction
GOLD:
The Disappeared
Rebecca J. Sanford
Blackstone Publishing
SILVER:
The Extinction of Irena Rey
Jennifer Croft
Bloomsbury
BRONZE:
The Buoyant Letters of Mimsy Bell
Laurel Dodge
Littoral Books
8. Short Story Fiction
GOLD:
Waiting for Mr. Kim
Carol Roh Spaulding
The University of Georgia Press
SILVER (tie):
Survival Tips: Stories
Miriam Gershow
Propeller Books
While It Lasts
Scott Nadelson
Columbus State University Press
BRONZE:
Wildflowers
Beverly Parayno
PAWA Press
9. Poetry - Standard
GOLD:
Maps You Can't Make
Mariella Saavedra Carquin
June Road Press
SILVER:
Chores
Maggie Burton
Breakwater Books
BRONZE:
The Disordered Alphabet
Cintia Santana
Four Way Books
10. Poetry - Specialty
GOLD:
HAMPI
River Coello
For the Birds Trapped in Airports
SILVER:
Songs of Seven Days
James R. Dennis
New Beginnings
BRONZE:
The Soul Conveys Itself in Shadow / El alma se mueve en la sombra
edited by Kythe Maryam Heller and Carolina Gómez-Montoya
Stenen Press
11. Anthologies
GOLD:
The Lyric Essay as Resistance: Truth from the Margins
Zoë Bossiere & Erica Trabold
Wayne State University Press
SILVER:
Cascadia Field Guide: Art Ecology Poetry
Derek Sheffield, CMarie Fuhrman, and Elizabeth Bradfield
Mountaineers Books
BRONZE:
The Talent: Stories of Authors and Artists
edited by Kristine Somerville and Speer Morgan
The Missouri Review
12. Juvenile Fiction
GOLD:
The Otherwoods
Justine Pucella Winans
Bloomsbury Children's Books
SILVER:
It Happened on Saturday
by Sydney Dunlap
Jolly Fish Press
BRONZE:
Bigfoot vs. Aliens
Kyle Sullivan
Hazy Dell Press
13. Young Adult Fiction - General
GOLD:
She is a Haunting
Trang Thanh Tran
Bloomsbury
SILVER:
Cold Girls
Maxine Rae
Flux
BRONZE:
The Confession of Hemingway Jones
Kathleen Hannon
CamCat Books
14. YOUNG ADULT FICTION - FANTASY
GOLD (tie):
Hunterland
Dana Claire
CamCat Books
Sing Me to Sleep
Gabi Burton
Bloomsbury
SILVER:
Belt of Chaos: A Teen's Quest to Free a Kingdom Held by Time
Shan Shan Nie
ARTISANIE LLC
BRONZE:
The Grimmer
Naben Ruthnum
ECW Press
15. FANTASY
GOLD:
A Day of Fallen Night
Samantha Shannon
Bloomsbury
SILVER:
The Winter Knight
Jes Battis
ECW Press
BRONZE:
Emma’s Dragon: London and Pemberley
by M. Verant
Acerbic Press
16. SCIENCE FICTION
GOLD:
Darkness in a Sea of Stars
by David Vissers
River Falls Entertainment
SILVER:
The Oxygen Farmer
by Colin Holmes
CamCat Books
BRONZE:
Karma of the Sun
by Brandon Ying Kit Boey
CamCat Books
17. LGBTQ+ FICTION
GOLD:
Disorderly Men
by Edward Cahill
Empire State Editions
SILVER:
Not for a Moment
by Cheyenne Blue
Ylva Publishing
BRONZE:
The Best Hardcore Band in PA
by Bill Elenbark
Amphorae Publishing Group
18. EROTICA
GOLD:
The Union Bar: Lesbian Erotica
by Emma Collier
Word Craft, LLC
SILVER:
Eli ~ The Complete Set
by B.J. Frazier and Jessie Spectre
B.J. Frazier Publications
BRONZE:
Saga of the Swedish Water Spirit
by Caroline Helenasdotter
Self-Published
19. HISTORICAL FICTION
GOLD:
The House of Doors
by Tan Twan Eng
Bloomsbury
SILVER:
The Disappeared
by Rebecca J. Sanford
Blackstone Publishing
BRONZE:
The Map Colorist: A Novel
by Rebecca D'Harlingue
She Writes Press
20. MILITARY/WARTIME FICTION
GOLD:
Kate's War
by Linda Stewart Henley
She Writes Press
SILVER:
An Enemy Like Me
by Teri M Brown
Atmosphere Press
BRONZE:
Becoming Benedict Arnold: A Traitor's Tale
by Stephen Yoch
Wise Ink
21. HORROR
GOLD:
The Marigold
by Andrew F. Sullivan
ECW Press
SILVER:
Girl Among Crows
by Brendon Vayo
CamCat Books
BRONZE:
Claw Heart Mountain
by David Oppegaard
CamCat Books
22. MULTICULTURAL FICTION
GOLD:
Isolated Incident
by Mariam Pirbhai
Mawenzi House
SILVER (tie):
Reuniting With Strangers
by Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio
Douglas & McIntyre
I Sat Alone by the Gate
by Mary Efendi
Greenleaf Book Group
BRONZE:
My Friend from Raffles City
by C.S. Chan
Every Well Publications
23. MULTICULTURAL FICTION - JUVENILE/YOUNG ADULT
GOLD:
Mythical Monsters of Greenland: A Survival Guide
by Maria Bach Kreutzmann, illustrated by Maria Bach Kreutzmann and Coco Apunnguaq Lynge
Inhabit Media
SILVER:
ROOT - Spirit Era (Book 1)
by Aurélie Benattar
Girl Friday Productions
BRONZE:
Secrets in the Wind
by Rumki Chowdhury
Djarabi Kitabs Publishing
24. MYSTERY
GOLD:
The Shimmer on the Water
by Marina McCarron
Aria
SILVER:
King Me
by J. A. Crawford
CamCat Books
BRONZE:
The Immortal Detective
by D. B. Woodling
CamCat Books
25. SUSPENSE/THRILLER
GOLD:
The Stone Secret
by Amanda McKinney
Self-Published
SILVER:
Relentless
by Michael Maloof
Golden Oak Writer's Guild LLC
BRONZE (tie):
The Sinful
by G.W. Allison
Self-Published
Citizen Orlov
by Jonathan Payne
CamCat Books
26. RELIGIOUS/INSPIRATIONAL FICTION
GOLD:
A Noble Cunning
by Patricia Bernstein
History Through Fiction
SILVER:
Brock's Spirit
by Tom Taylor
Hancock and Dean
BRONZE:
Country of Their Own
by Hope Bolinger
End Game Press
27. ROMANCE
GOLD:
Managing the Matthews
by Haleigh Wenger
CamCat Books
SILVER:
One Sweet Holiday
by Lucy Day
Blue Crow Books
BRONZE (tie):
Wedding Issues
by Elle Evans
Zibby Media
Rising Courage
by Heather Moll
Excessively Diverted Press
28. NOVELLA/SHORT FICTION
GOLD:
Apparitions
by Sybil Baker
Signal 8 Press
SILVER:
Shoot the Horses First
by Leah Angstman
Kernpunkt Press
BRONZE:
Naked Came the Detective
by Glendall C. Jackson III
GCJ3 Enterprises
29. VISIONARY/NEW AGE FICTION
GOLD (tie):
Iago's Penumbra
by Rose Guildenstern
Schiffer Publishing
Gold
The Once Upon a Time of Now
by Hope West
Self-Published
SILVER:
Orchid Child
by Victoria Costello
Liminal Books
BRONZE:
Dinner at God's House
by Todd B. Lieman
Wellness Writers Press
30a. TRUE CRIME
GOLD:
BROKEN: The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age
by Fred M. Kray
Live Oak Press
SILVER:
Murder on Federal Street: Tyrone Everett the Black Mafia Fixed Fights and the Last Golden Age of Philadelphia Boxing
by Sean Nam
Rushcutters Bay Books
BRONZE:
Behold the Monster: Confronting America's Most Prolific Serial Killer
by Jillian Lauren
Sourcebooks
30b. TRUE CRIME - LEGAL
GOLD:
Toxic Exposure: The True Story Behind the Monsanto Trials and the Search for Justice
by Chadi Nabhan MD MBA FACP
Johns Hopkins University Press
SILVER:
THE FIGHT FOR JUSTICE: Lee Kreindler and Lockerbie
by Ruth Kreindler and Chris Angermann
Self-Published
BRONZE:
The Death Penalty’s Denial of Fundamental Human Rights: International Law, State Practice, and the Emerging Abolitionist Norm
by John Bessler
Cambridge University Press
31. GRAPHIC NOVEL/DRAWN BOOK
GOLD:
I Must Be Dreaming
by Roz Chast
Bloomsbury
SILVER:
The Dirty Parts of the Bible: A Graphic Novel
by Sam Torode, illustrated by Tina Ritchie
Sam Torode Book Arts
BRONZE:
Blackwax Boulevard Is Listening
by Dmitri Jackson
Frotoon Press
32. HUMOR
GOLD:
Shut Up and Feel: An Adult Picture Book on Emotions
by DJ Corchin, illustrated by Dan Dougherty
The phazelFOZ Company
SILVER (tie):
I Love You All, Please Leave: Essays on COVID Lockdowns and Psych Lockups
by Victoria Carlisle
Victoria Carlisle Press
Water Memory
by Tom Strelich
Owl Canyon Press
BRONZE:
Bumpy Rides and Soft Landings
by James Pauley Jr.
Take Flight Publishing
33. CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK (7 & UNDER)
GOLD:
Baby's Black and White Contrast Book: High-Contrast Art for Visual Stimulation at Tummy Time
by Tabitha Paige
Blue Star Press
SILVER:
Cow Tales
by Linda K. Coddington
Palmetto Publishing
BRONZE:
Art & Oakie Ask: Do You Speak Bear?
by Josh Oaktree, Josiane Vlitos, and Amelia Boscov
Oak Tree Comics
34. CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK (ALL AGES)
GOLD (tie):
While Everyone Is Sleeping
by Sarah Mackenzie, illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard
Waxwing Books
Caravan of Camels
by Julie Le Cornu
Brok Pty Ltd
SILVER:
WHO'S WRITING THIS STORY?!
by Robin Newman, illustrated by Deborah Zemke
Creston Books
BRONZE:
Food For Hope
by Jeff Gottesfeld, illustrated by Michelle Agatha
Creston Books
GENERAL CATEGORIES 35-65
35. CHILDREN'S INTERACTIVE
GOLD (tie):
Vampire Baby!
by Elias Barks
Hazy Dell Press
With My Dog
by Miriam Hathaway
Compendium
SILVER:
Unleash - Free your mind live fully & achieve your dreams
by Daniele Clarke
Ascot
BRONZE:
Vocabulary Victory English Root Word Cards
by Robert Badal
BLS Press
36. JUVENILE-YOUNG ADULT NON-FICTION
GOLD:
The Story of Us
by Rebecca Choy and Laurent Chan
Self-Published
SILVER:
From 'Loser' to Legend- How 60+ Celebrities Survived and Thrived After Bullying
by Patricia Stahl LCSW
Kindle Self-Publishing
BRONZE:
Allies for Justice: How Louis Redding and Collins Seitz Changed the Complexion of America's Schools
by Kathleen M Doyle
Happy Self-Publisher
37. MULTICULTURAL NON-FICTION - JUVENILE/YOUNG ADULT
GOLD:
Black and Brilliant
by Rodney L. Hurst Sr.
KiJas Publishing
SILVER:
Painting Joy: the Art and Life of Fernando Llort
by Teddi Ahrens
Self-Published
BRONZE:
ABCs of the World's Religions
by Rev. Vicki Michela Garlock Ph.D
Eaton Press
38. MULTICULTURAL NON-FICTION - ADULT
GOLD:
Arctic Song
by Germaine Arnattaujuq & Neil Christopher
Inhabit Media
SILVER:
Sa-I-Gu: Korean & Asian American Journalists Writing Truth to Power
edited by Karen Umemoto, Russell Leong, Soo Mee Kim with Vince Leus
UCLA Asian American Studies Center
BRONZE:
The Fortune Teller's Prophecy: A Memoir of an Unlikely Doctor
by Lally Pia
She Writes Press
39. ESSAY
GOLD:
Why?: The Philosophy Behind the Question
by Philippe Huneman, translated by Adam Hocker
Stanford University Press
SILVER (tie):
Night Mother: A Personal and Cultural History of The Exorcist
by Marlena Williams
Mad Creek Books
The Golden Ticket: A Life in College Admissions Essays
by Irena Smith
She Writes Press
BRONZE:
These Particular Women
by Kat Meads
Sagging Meniscus
40. CREATIVE NON-FICTION
GOLD:
The Hurricane Book: A Lyric History
by Claudia Acevedo-Quiñones
Rose Metal Press
SILVER:
Prisoners I Once Loved: A Memoir
by Nandi Sojourner Crosby
Freedom Conscious Ink
BRONZE:
Still True: The Evolution of an Unexpected Journalist
by Reagan E.J. Jackson
Hinton Publishing SPC
41. AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR I (CELEBRITY/POLITICAL/ROMANCE)
GOLD (tie):
Finding My Way: A Memoir of Family, Identity, and Political Ambition
by Robin F. Schepper
Girl Friday Books
Women We Buried, Women We Burned
by Rachel Louise Snyder
Bloomsbury
SILVER:
Justice is Served: A Tale of Scallops, the Law, & Cooking for RBG
by Leslie Karst
She Writes Press
BRONZE:
Finding Waypoints: A Warrior's Journey Towards Peace and Purpose
by Terese Schlachter and Colonel Gregory Gadson (Ret.)
Schaffner Press
42. AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR II (COMING OF AGE/FAMILY LEGACY)
GOLD:
Third Girl from the Left
by Christine Barker
Delphinium Books
SILVER:
Good Morning, Hope
by Argita and Detina Zalli
Sandra Jonas Publishing House
BRONZE (tie):
Reading Jane
by Susannah Kennedy
Sibylline Press
Blurred Boundaries: A Martial Arts Legacy and the Shaping of Taiwan
by Hong Ze-Han, translated by Christopher Bates
YMAA Publication Center
43. AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR III (PERSONAL STRUGGLE/HEALTH ISSUES)
GOLD:
Underwater Daughter
by Antonia Deignan
She Writes Press
SILVER:
A Darker Shade of Blue
by Keith Merith
ECW Press
BRONZE:
Straitjackets and Lunch Money
by Katya Cengel
Woodhall Press
44. BIOGRAPHY
GOLD:
Hegel: The Philosopher of Freedom
by Klaus Vieweg, translated by Sophia Kottman
Stanford University Press
SILVER:
Delivered Under Fire: Absalom Markland and Freedom's Mail
by Candice Shy Hooper
Potomac Books
BRONZE:
Royal Robbins: The American Climber
by David Smart
Mountaineers Books
45. AGING/DEATH & DYING
GOLD:
Available As Is: A Midlife Widow's Search for Love
by Debbie Weiss
She Writes Press
SILVER:
Postcards from Within: Random Ramblings of an Ordinary Human
by Savita Harjani
Beaver's Pond Press
BRONZE (tie):
Lifeline
by Stephanie Kain
ECW Press
The Year of Mourning: A Jewish Journey
by Rabbi Lisa D. Grant PhD and Cantor Lisa B. Segal
CCAR Press
46. ANIMALS/PETS
GOLD:
Raven: Get a Grip
by Pat Thomas
Windywood Publishing
SILVER:
The History of the Working Collie Breeds
by Carole L. Presberg
Rowe Publishing
BRONZE:
Starter Dog
by Rona Maynard
ECW Press
47. BUSINESS/CAREERS/SALES
GOLD:
Mindstuck: Mastering the Art of Changing Minds
by Michael McQueen
Amplify Publishing
SILVER (tie):
Employalty
by Joe Mull
Page Two
The Future of Work is Human: Transforming Company Culture for a Post-Pandemic World
by Hannah L. Ubl & Lisa X. Walden
Wise Ink
BRONZE (tie):
Positive Chaos
by Dan Thurmon
Page Two
Going on Offense: A Leader’s Playbook for Perpetual Innovation
by Behnam Tabrizi
Ideapress Publishing
48. COOKBOOKS - GENERAL
GOLD:
The Spokane Cookbook
by Ari Nordhagen
Spokane Arts
SILVER:
That Time We Ate Our Feelings
by Lisa Lucas & Debrianna Mansini
Apollo Publishers
BRONZE:
Spirited Cooking from the Pacific Northwest
by Chef John Wahlke
Culinary Book Creations
49. COOKBOOKS - SPECIALTY
GOLD:
Zaatari: Culinary Traditions of the World's Largest Syrian Refugee Camp
by Karen E. Fisher
Goose Lane Editions
SILVER:
SkilletHeads
by Ashley L. Jones
Red Lightning Books
BRONZE:
Easy Allergy-Free Cooking
by Kayla Cappiello
Skyhorse Publishing
50. CURRENT EVENTS I (POLITICAL/ECONOMIC/FOREIGN AFFAIRS)
GOLD:
India Is Broken: A People Betrayed Independence to Today
by 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
by 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
by Osprey Orielle Lake
New Society Publishers
I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor
by Andrew Boyd
New Society Publishers
SILVER:
The Economy of Algorithms: AI and the Rise of the Digital Minions
by 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
by Ari Gerzon-Kessler
Solution Tree Press
SILVER:
The Grant Writing Guide
by Betty S. Lai
Princeton University Press
BRONZE (tie):
How to Talk to Porcupines: A Youth Worker's Communication Field Guide
by Allegra Birdseye-Hannula
Beaver's Pond Press
Critical Thinking Skills: Effective Analysis Argument and Reflection
by Stella Cottrell
Bloomsbury
53. EDUCATION II (COMMENTARY/THEORY)
GOLD:
Immeasurable Outcomes: Teaching Shakespeare in the Age of the Algorithm
by Gayle Greene
Johns Hopkins University Press
SILVER (tie):
The Culture Trap: Ethnic Expectations & Unequal Schooling for Black Youth
by Derron Wallace
Oxford University Press
Teaching the Invisible Race: Embodying a Pro-Asian American Lens in Schools
by Tony DelaRosa
Jossey-Bass
BRONZE:
A Light in the Tower: A New Reckoning with Mental Health in Higher Education
by Katie Rose Guest Pryal
University Press of Kansas
54. NATURE
GOLD:
The Lives of Beetles
by Arthur V. Evans
Princeton University Press
SILVER:
Endangered and Disappearing Birds of Appalachia and the Southeast
by Matt Williams
University Press of Kentucky
BRONZE:
Blurred Boundaries: Perspectives on Rock Art of the Greater Southwest
by William Frej and Polly Schaafsma
Museum of New Mexico Press
55. ENVIRONMENT/ECOLOGY
GOLD:
Scrubbing the Sky: Inside the Race to Cool the Planet
by Paul McKendrick
Figure 1 Publishing
SILVER:
Canopy of Titans: The Life and Times of the Great North American Temperate Rainforest
by Jessica Applegate and Paul Koberstein
OR Books
BRONZE:
Unmaking the Bomb: Environmental Cleanup and the Politics of Impossibility
by Shannon Cram
University of California Press
56. FINANCE/INVESTMENT/ECONOMICS
GOLD:
Don’t Feed the Clowns: Sustainable Investing for Everyday Life
by Dale Wannen
Precocity Press
SILVER (tie):
FLY: Financially Literate Youth
by Jai Hobbs & Marlies Hobbs
FLY Pty Ltd
Financially Capable: A Friendly Guide to Building Whole-Health Wealth
by Matt Paradise
Vernon Street Publishing
BRONZE:
Accounting Fundamentals: A Non-Finance Manager's Guide to Finance and Accounting
by 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 (tie):
Gender Without Identity
by Avgi Saketopoulou and Ann Pellegrini
The Unconscious in Translation
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
by Paige Maylott
ECW Press
SILVER:
Out at the Plate: The Dot Wilkinson Story
by Lynn Ames
Chicago Review Press
BRONZE:
Finding Sunlight: A Coming-of-Age Memoir about Love within the Wreckage of Purity Culture
by Chrissy Holm
Wise Ink
58. GIFT/SPECIALTY/JOURNAL
GOLD:
Yoga of Yarn: A Knitter's Handbook for Self-Discovery
by Liza Laird
RK Press
SILVER:
Please Write: Finding Joy and Meaning in the Soulful Art of Handwritten Letters
by Lynne M. Kolze
Beaver's Pond Press
BRONZE:
The Gift of Me A 15-Year Family Journal
by 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
by John Geyman M.D.
Nova Medicine and Health
SILVER:
Nothing But The Tooth: An Insider's Guide to Dental Health
by Teresa Yang DDS
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
BRONZE:
Doing Diabetes Differently: Empower a Healthier You
by 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
by Robert P Watson
Georgetown University Press
SILVER:
Delivered Under Fire: Absalom Markland and Freedom's Mail
by Candice Shy Hooper
Potomac Books
BRONZE:
In Order That Justice May Be Done
by John M. Shaw
North Dakota State University Press
62. HISTORY (WORLD)
GOLD:
Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State
by Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky
Stanford University Press
SILVER:
Nadia Comaneci and the Secret Police: A Cold War Escape
by Stejarel Olaru
Bloomsbury Academic
BRONZE:
The Gutenberg Parenthesis: The Age of Print and Its Lessons for the Age of the Internet
by 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
by Kevin Bubriski
George F. Thompson Publishing
BRONZE:
Farmall Century
by Lee Klancher
Octane Press
64. INSPIRATIONAL/SPIRITUAL
GOLD:
The Gift of Perspective: Wisdom I Gained from Losing a Leg and Two Lungs
by Lindsey Roy
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SILVER (tie):
Mossback: Ecology Emancipation and Foraging for Hope in Painful Places
by David Michael Pritchett
Trinity University Press
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
by Maya Shetreat MD
Difference Press
SILVER (tie):
Transformative Grief: An Ancient Ritual of Healing for Modern Times
by Tracee Dunblazier
Red Feather Mind, Body, Spirit
The Empath's Oracle
by Raven Digitalis, illustrated by Konstantin Bax
Llewellyn Books
BRONZE:
Endless Awakening: Time Paradox and the Path to Enlightenment
by Patrick Paul Garlinger
Red Elixir
GENERAL CATEGORIES 66-92
66. PARENTING
GOLD:
To Carry Wonder: A Memoir and Guide to Adventures in Pregnancy and Beyond
by Emese C. Parker
Larkwell Press
SILVER:
Building Boys: Raising Great Guys in a World that Misunderstands Males
by Jennifer L.W. Fink
Rowman & Littlefield
BRONZE:
Parent in Crisis: Finding Peace and Purpose in a Special Needs Home
by John E. Goralski
HiJack Publishing Company L.L.C.
67. POPULAR CULTURE
GOLD:
All Kinds of Scary: Diversity in Contemporary Horror
by Jonina Anderson-Lopez McFarland
McFarland
SILVER:
Love Stories & Bejeweled Snakes: Era to Era: The Unofficial Concert Handbook
by Sheri L Neilson
Evidence Publishing
BRONZE:
How to Be the Star of Your Life: Lessons from Hollywood and Beyond
by Anita Rosenberg
Heliotrope Books, LLC
68. PSYCHOLOGY/MENTAL HEALTH
GOLD:
The Unexpected Gift of Trauma: The Path to Posttraumatic Growth
by Dr. Edith Shiro
Harvest
SILVER:
Building Social Relationships 3: A Systematic Approach to Teaching Social Skills to Children with Autism and Other Social Challenges
by Scott Bellini, Ph.D.
PDSA Publishing
BRONZE:
Madness at the Movies: Understanding Mental Illness through Film
by James Charney MD
Johns Hopkins University Press
69. SPORTS/FITNESS/RECREATION
GOLD (tie):
Soccer Grannies: The South African Women Who Inspire the World
by Jean Duffy
Rowman & Littlefield
The 19 of Greene
by Tony Barnhart
University of Georgia Press
SILVER:
Trophies and Scars
by Ray Evernham
Octane Press
BRONZE:
A Fine Line: Searching for Balance Among Mountains
by Graham Zimmerman
Mountaineers Books
70. REFERENCE
GOLD:
Encyclopedia of Trade Goods: Ornaments and Art Supplies
by James A. Hanson
Museum of the Fur Trade
SILVER (tie):
A Bouquet of Words: Express Yourself Through the Language of Flowers
by Mary Kelava, illustrated by Carrie Wasterlain
Self-Published
BRONZE:
Grocery Shopping Secrets
by Carol Ann Kates
Penny Lane Press of Colorado
71. RELIGION (EASTERN/WESTERN)
GOLD:
Loaves of Torah: Exploring the Jewish Year through Challah
by Rabbi Vanessa M. Harper
CCAR Press
SILVER:
The Sacred Earth: Jewish Perspectives on Our Planet
by Rabbi Andrue J. Kahn
CCAR Press
BRONZE:
Daodejing: The Oral Tradition
by Bruce Frantzis
Energy Arts Inc
72. SCIENCE
GOLD:
Rex Appeal 2: The Real Story of Sue Revised & Updated
by 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
by Julia Soplop
Hill Press
BRONZE:
A Photographic History of Snakebite Treatments: "Bad Medicine" Snake Oils Potions Elixirs and Kits
by Bob Ashley, Charles F. Smith, and Gordon W. Schuett
ECO Publishing
73. SELF HELP
GOLD:
Better Days: Tame Your Inner Critic
by Neal Allen
Namaste Publishing
SILVER:
Inner Field Trip: 30 Days of Personal Exploration, Collective Liberation, and Generational Healing
by Leesa Renée Hall
Row House Publishing
BRONZE:
Discovering Optimal: Shift your narrative transform your thoughts boost your energy
by Joseph Gibbons
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74. SEXUALITY/RELATIONSHIPS
GOLD:
Single at Heart: The Power Freedom and Heart-Filling Joy of Single Life
by Dr. Bella DePaulo
Apollo Publishers
SILVER:
The Better Man: A Guide to Consent Stronger Relationships and Hotter Sex
by Eric FitzMedrud
Wonderwell
BRONZE (tie):
Manic-depressive Pixie Dream Girl
by Katya Zinn
Game Over Books
In Search of Mr Darcy: Lessons Learnt In The Pursuit of Happily Ever After
by Christina Ford
Icon Books
75. TRANSPORTATION (AUTO/AVIATION/RAILROAD)
GOLD:
The Last Steam Railways: Vol 1: The People's Republic of China
by Robert D. Turner
Harbour Publishing
SILVER:
Driving Force: Automobiles and the New American City, 1900-1930
by Darryl Holter with Stephen Gee
Angel City Press
BRONZE:
John Deere's Company - Volume 2
by Wayne G. Broehl Jr.
Octane Press
76. TRAVEL - ESSAY
GOLD:
The Travelling Ape: What Travelling (Nearly) Everywhere Taught Me about Humanity Geopolitics and Happiness
by Michael Mackay Richards
Fuzzy Flamingo
SILVER:
Wanderlust: Extraordinary People Quirky Places and Curious Cuisine
by Karen Gershowitz
She Writes Press
BRONZE:
The Twenty: One Woman's Trek Across Corsica on the GR20 Trail
by Marianne C. Bohr
She Writes Press
77. TRAVEL - GUIDEBOOK
GOLD (tie):
The Dayhiker's Guide to the National Parks
by Michael Joseph Oswald
Stone Road Press
Wonder Year: A Guide to Long-Term Family Travel and Worldschooling
by Julie Frieder, Angela Heisten, and Annika Paradise
Wonderwell
SILVER:
National Park Maps
by Michael Joseph Oswald
Stone Road Press
BRONZE:
Discovering the Outlaw Trail: Routes, Hideouts, and Stories from the Wild West
by 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
by Felicia Kornbluh
Grove Press
SILVER:
Revolutionary Feminists: The Women’s Liberation Movement in Seattle
by Barbara Winslow
Duke University Press
BRONZE:
The Mirrored Door
by Ellen Connelly Taaffe
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79. WRITING/PUBLISHING
GOLD:
The Publishing Business: A Guide to Starting Out and Getting On
by Kelvin Smith and Melanie Ramdarshan Bold
Bloomsbury
SILVER:
Acetylene Torch Songs: Writing True Stories to Ignite the Soul
by 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
by Kelcey Ervick and Tom Hart
Rose Metal Press
80. BOOK/AUTHOR/PUBLISHER WEBSITE
81. COVER DESIGN - FICTION
GOLD:
The Catbird Seat
by Rebecca Hollingsworth
Greenleaf Book Group
SILVER:
The Broken Hummingbird
by Ann Marie Jackson
She Writes Press
BRONZE (tie):
Love Like This
by Cynthia Newberry Martin
Vine Leaves Press
Altered Estates
by Chris Mathison
Greenleaf Book Group
82. COVER DESIGN - NON-FICTION
GOLD:
Feisty Righty: A Cancer Survivor's Journey
by Jennifer D. James
Self-Published
SILVER:
Inner Field Trip: 30 Days of Personal Exploration, Collective Liberation, and Generational Healing
by Leesa Renée Hall
Row House Publishing
BRONZE:
Transformative Grief: An Ancient Ritual of Healing for Modern Times
by 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
by Judy & Roy Smoot with Melinda Folse
Spark Point Press
BRONZE:
Bowerbirds!
by Donna L. Huntriss
Blurb Books
84. BEST FIRST BOOK - FICTION
GOLD:
Ghost Tamer
by Meredith R. Lyons
CamCat Books
SILVER:
The Palisades
by Gail Lynn Hanson
Slippery Fish Press
BRONZE:
No Lifeguard on Duty - a novel
by Paul C. Bomba
Bumper Car Books
85. BEST FIRST BOOK - JUVENILE/YOUNG ADULT
GOLD (tie):
Stuck in Her Head
by Kylie Wang and Liana Tang
Earnshaw Books
Girl on Trial
by Kathleen Fine
CamCat Books
SILVER:
The Airs of an Heir
by Stephanie Lane
Self-Published
BRONZE:
Our Vengeful Souls
by Kristi McManus
CamCat Books
86a. BEST FIRST BOOK - NON-FICTION - INFORMATIONAL
GOLD:
Simply Put: Why Clear Messages Win – and How to Design Them
by Ben Guttmann
Berrett-Koehler Books
SILVER:
Dare to Be Naive: How to Find Your True Self in a Noisy World
by Joshua Berry
Ideapress Publishing
BRONZE (tie):
Careers by the People: Candid Career Advice from 101 Experienced Professionals
by Mike Wysocki
Wise Ink
Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat.
by 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
by Claudia Marseille
She Writes Press
SILVER (tie):
Crossing Borders: The Search for Dignity in Palestine
by Christa Bruhn
Little Creek Press
Cracks of Destruction: A Daughter's Search for Home
by Sherrie Lancaster
Merry Dissonance Press
BRONZE:
Vietnam Combat: Firefights and Writing History
by Robin Bartlett
Casemate Publishers
87. BOOK SERIES - FICTION
GOLD:
The Poison Dart: A Debbie Bradley Mystery
by Geri L. Dreiling
Self-Published
SILVER:
Queen's Catacombs
by Jordan H. Bartlett
CamCat Books
BRONZE:
Fortuny Bay Series
by 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
by D. L. Day
Self-Published
SILVER:
Remembering Leopards, Remembering Lions, Remembering Elephants
by Margot Raggett
Remembering Wildlife
BRONZE:
Ultimate Mix Tape Music Quiz Book Series
by Tamara Dever
Narrow Gate Books
89. AUDIOBOOK - FICTION
GOLD:
The Starre the Moone the Sunne
by Ron Destro, narrated by Derek Jacobi
SILVER:
The Blade of Safavid
by Kent Merrell, narrated by Alan Turton
BRONZE (tie):
Karma of the Sun
by Brandon Ying Kit Boey, narrated by Keong Sim
CamCat Books
Ladies' Day
by Lisa Williams Kline, narrated by Rachel L. Jacobs and Xe Sands
CamCat Books
90. AUDIOBOOK - MYSTERY/THRILLER
GOLD:
The Woodkin
Alexander James; narrated by Alex Knox
CamCat Books
SILVER (tie):
Death Takes a Fall: A Cotswold Crimes Mystery
by Sharon Lynn, narrated by Ellie Gossage
The Horoscope Writer
by Ash Bishop, narrated by Mara Wilson, James Babson, Ryan Burke
BRONZE:
Tomboy: A Jane Benjamin Novel
by Shelley Blanton-Stroud, narrated by April Doty
91. AUDIOBOOK - NON-FICTION - PERSONAL
GOLD:
Trilogy: Three True Stories of Scoundrels and Schemers
by Peggy Adler, narrated by Peter Coyote
BearManor Media & Blackstone
SILVER:
Excuse Me, Sir! Memoir of a Butch
by Shaley Howard
Good Dog Productions
BRONZE:
Kindergarten at 60: A Memoir of Teaching in Thailand
by Dian Seidel, narrated by Nan McNamara
Apprentice House Press
92. AUDIOBOOK - NON-FICTION - INFORMATIONAL
GOLD:
No Longer Stuck
by Tony Portell, narrated by Christopher Macky
SILVER:
Zen and the Art of Navigating College: An Inquiry into the True Nature of Education and the Power of Self-Discovery
by Peter Klein, narrated by Warren Brownley
BRONZE:
The Heart-Centered Leadership Playbook: How to Master the Art of Heart in Life and Leadership
by Deborah Crowe
REGIONAL CATEGORIES
US NORTHEAST – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD:
These Things Happen
by Michael Eon
Girl Friday Books
SILVER:
Family Ties Family Lies
by Jacqueline Boulden
Pine Place Press
BRONZE:
The Stark Beauty of Last Things
by Celine Keating
She Writes Press
US NORTHEAST – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD:
The Vermont Farm Table Cookbook: Homegrown Recipes from the Green Mountain State
by Tracey Medeiros
The Countryman Press
SILVER (tie):
Gangsterland: A Tour Through the Dark Heart of Jazz-Age New York City
by David Pietrusza
Diversion Books
Who Speaks for You?: The Inside Story of the Prosecutor Who Took Down Baltimore's Most Crooked Cops
by Leo Wise
Johns Hopkins University Press
BRONZE:
A History of Boston
by Dan Dain
Peter E. Randall Publisher
MID-ATLANTIC – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD:
Boxing Day
by Kathleen Shoop
Self-Published
SILVER:
No Lifeguard on Duty
by Paul C. Bomba
Bumper Car Books
BRONZE:
Killer Deals
by Chris Quanembo
Atmosphere Press
MID-ATLANTIC – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD:
Appalachian Ghost: A Photographic Reimagining of the Hawk's Nest Tunnel Disaster
by Raymond Thompson Jr.
University Press of Kentucky
SILVER:
Delaware from Railways to Freeways
by Dave Tabler
Dave Tabler
BRONZE:
Capitol Secrets: Leadership Wisdom from a Lifetime of Public Service
by Bill Leighty
Holon Publishing
SOUTHEAST – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD:
The Girl From the Red Rose Motel
by Susan Beckham Zurenda
Mercer University Press
SILVER (tie):
Big Trouble on Sullivan's Island
by Susan M. Boyer
Stella Maris Books, LLC
The Beautiful Misfits
by Susan Reinhardt
Regal House Publishing
BRONZE:
Where the Grass Grows Blue
by Hope Gibbs
Parnassus Books
SOUTHEAST – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD:
Painting Naples Architecture
by Richard J. Diedrich FAIA
Shock Design Books
SILVER:
Welcome to my Garden
by Brian Murray
Sackets Harbor Press
BRONZE:
Palmetto Pioneers: The Emigrants
by Cindy Roe Littlejohn
Self-Published
SOUTH – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD:
Whispering Winds of Appalachia
by John Ellington
Self-Published
SILVER:
That Pinson Girl
by Gerry Wilson
Regal House Publishing
BRONZE:
The Children of This Madness
by Gemini Wahhaj
7.13 Books
SOUTH – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD:
Nothing to Lose: A Story of Poverty Resilience and Gratitude
by J.L. Holloway
Nautilus Publishing Company
SILVER:
Nola Face: A Latina's Life in the Big Easy
by Brooke Champagne
The University of Georgia Press
BRONZE:
Asides
by George Singleton
Eastover Press
GREAT LAKES – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD:
Ashes Ashes
by Fredrick Soukup
Vine Leaves Press
SILVER:
Brush
by Penn Anderson
Self-Published
BRONZE:
Escaping Limbo
by Mike F. Elliott
Beaver's Pond Press
GREAT LAKES – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD:
The Wisconsin Farm They Built
by Corey A. Geiger
The History Press
SILVER:
Divining A Memoir in Trees
by Maureen Dunphy
Wayne State University Press
BRONZE:
The Last Lap: The Mysterious Demise of Pete Kreis at the Indianapolis 500
by William Walker
Octane Press
PLAINS – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD:
Ordinary Soil
by Alex Woodard
Greenleaf Book Group
SILVER:
The Unstoppable Eliza Haycraft
by Diana Dempsey
Bramerton Press
BRONZE:
The Fifteenth Commandment
by Steve Sieberson
North Dakota State University Press
PLAINS – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD:
Otis W. Leader: The Ideal American Doughboy
by Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer
Chickasaw Press
SILVER:
An Open Secret: The Story of Deadwood's Most Notorious Bordellos
by Chris Enss & Deadwood History Inc.
TwoDot
BRONZE:
Holmes Tuttles: His Life and Legacy
by Jodi Goalstone
Chickasaw Press
WEST-MOUNTAIN – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD:
In the Silence of Decay
by Lisa Boyle
Self-Published
SILVER:
The Ways of Water
by Teresa H. Janssen
She Writes Press
BRONZE:
The Redemption of Mattie Silks
by Kimberly Burns
Thomas Bard Publishing
WEST-MOUNTAIN – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD:
Living River: The Promise of the Mighty Colorado
by Dave Showalter
Mountaineers Books
SILVER:
Soul of the Skagit
by Christian Murillo
Christian Murillo Photography
BRONZE (tie):
Women of the Colorado Gold Rush Era
by J.U.L. Bell & Jan Gunia
The Filter Press
Wildflowers of Park City Utah
by Robert Hedges
Park City Publishing
WEST-PACIFIC – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD:
Eat and Get Gas
by J.A. Wright
She Writes Press
SILVER:
Voyage of the Eclipse
by Erik T. Hirschmann
Epicenter Press
BRONZE (tie):
Extreme Vetting: A Thriller
by Roxana Arama
Ooligan Press
Andrezj of Hollywood
by David Schulze
David Schulze Books
WEST-PACIFIC – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD:
STRIP: A Memoir
by Hannah Sward
Tortoise Books
SILVER:
Harry Bridges: Labor Radical Labor Legend
by Robert W. Cherny
University of Illinois Press
BRONZE:
An Other World
by Hanif Fazal
Page Two
CANADA-EAST – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD:
The Truthseer and the Goose
by Aven Shore-Kind
3 Coast Books
SILVER:
Isolated Incident
by Mariam Pirbhai
Mawenzi House
BRONZE:
Eyes in Front When Running
by Willow Kean
Breakwater Books
CANADA-EAST – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD:
Len & Cub: A Queer History
by Meredith Batt and Dusty Green
Goose Lane
SILVER:
Labrador Cinema
by Mark David Turner and Morgen Mills
Brack and Brine
BRONZE:
Impressions of Newfoundland
by Ting Ting Chen
Breakwater Books
CANADA-WEST – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD:
Livingsky
by Anthony Bidulka
Stonehouse Publishing
SILVER:
Unspoken
by Tammy Ottenbreit
Your Nickel's Worth Publishing
BRONZE:
Rhapsody in a Minor Mode
by Elaine Kozak
Tellwell Talent
CANADA-WEST – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD:
Rare Vascular Plants of Alberta
by Gina Fryer, Jane Lancaster, Kimberly Ottenbreit, Christina Metke, Donna Cherniawsky, Amy Griffiths, Kristen Foreman, and Jenalee Mischkolz
Alberta Native Plant Council
SILVER:
The Opportunity Trap: High-Skilled Workers Indian Families and the Failures of the Dependent Visa Program
by Pallavi Banerjee
New York University Press
BRONZE:
Cheated: The Laurier Liberals and the Theft of First Nations Reserve Land
by Bill Waiser and Jennie Hansen
ECW Press
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND-AOTEAROA PACIFIC RIM – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD:
Dancing with Dragons
by Jenni Ogden
Sea Dragon Press
SILVER:
The Great Quiet
by Bekkah Frisch
Bombus Books
BRONZE:
Cries from the Moana
by Atu Emberson-Bain with Melino & Siale Bain-Vete
Hakautapu Publishing
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND-AOTEAROA PACIFIC RIM – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD:
Murder in Manchuria: The True Story of a Jewish Virtuoso Russian Fascists a French Diplomat and a Japanese Spy in Occupied China
by Scott D. Seligman
Potomac Books
SILVER:
Melbourne Now
edited by Sara Savage with Rebecca Harkins-Cross
National Gallery of Victoria
BRONZE:
Myxos and Musings
by Steve Young
Steve Young Photography
EUROPE – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD:
Night Train to Odessa
by Mary L. Grow
Studio 17
SILVER:
The Forger of Marseille A Novel
by Linda Joy Myers
She Writes Press
BRONZE:
The Heir of Atargatis
by A.G. Whitt
Whitt Lit
EUROPE – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD:
The Matryoshka Memoirs: A Story of Ukrainian Forced Labour, the Leica Camera Factory, and Nazi Resistance
by Sasha Colby
ECW Press
SILVER:
To Walk It Is To See It
by Kathy Elkind
She Writes Press
BRONZE:
Art in the Middle Ages: A Memoir of Midlife Renaissance
by Art Berman
Beaver's Pond Press
EBOOK CATEGORIES
E1. BEST ADULT FICTION E-BOOK
GOLD:
Finding Isobel
by Mary Behan
Laurence Gate Press
SILVER:
The Art of Her Life
by Cynthia Newberry Martin
Fomite
BRONZE:
Lost Seeds: The Beginning
by Teresa Mosley Sebastian
Dominion Asset Publishing
E2. BEST ROMANCE/EROTICA E-BOOK
GOLD (tie):
Forever After
by Marie Sinclair
Self-Published
Tracking His True Mate
by Lynne Stewart
SILVER:
A Crown of Ash & Silver
by B.C. FaJohn
BRONZE:
Off the Menu
by Alaina Erdell
E3. BEST MYSTERY/THRILLER E-BOOK
GOLD:
Her Father's Daughter
by T.M. Dunn
SILVER:
Affairs of State: A Political Thriller
by C.A. James
BRONZE:
Deadly Tides
by Mary Keliikoa
E4. BEST SCI-FI/FANTASY/HORROR E-BOOK
GOLD:
Belly of the Beast: Sorce Book 1 - Middle Grade Edition
by Charles Armstrong
Sorce Books
SILVER:
Critical Habitat
by Terrence King
Penguins & Ducks Press
BRONZE:
Meddling Mages
by S.G. Blaise
Lilac Grove Entertainment LLC
E5. BEST ADULT NON-FICTION PERSONAL E-BOOK
GOLD:
Incurable Optimist
by Jennifer Cramer-Miller
She Writes Press
SILVER:
Ride On! Dame Sarah Storey's Extraordinary Journey of Triumph - How to Unleash the Power Within Push Boundaries and Champion Excellence
by S.A. Sterling
S.A. Sterling
BRONZE:
Beaujolais in My Blood: Growing up Gay and Well-Fed in a Family-Run French Restaurant
by Eric Neil Pitsenbarger
Duende Press
E6. BEST ADULT NON-FICTION INFORMATIONAL E-BOOK
GOLD:
The B.A.B.Y. Book: Best Advice for Baby & You
by Karen L. Brewer BSN RNC-MNN
Fostering Healthcare Communications, LLC
SILVER:
Marketing Magic
by Manuel Suarez
AGM Press
BRONZE:
The Authenticist: Impact - of Young Women - in the Corporate Sector
by Christine Layda
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E7. JUVENILE/YOUNG ADULT FICTION E-BOOK
GOLD:
The Trials of Ildarwood: Fall of the Forsaken
by S. C. Selvyn
Avylaan Kingdom Press LLC
SILVER:
Remember Pompeii
by Kika Emers
Beckett Publishing Group LLC
BRONZE:
Powerless
by Jacqueline Pretty
Pandora Books
E8. BEST CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED E-BOOK
GOLD:
Pebbles and the Biggest Number
by Joey Benun
Self-Published
SILVER:
The Day I Had a Bulldozer
by Ashley Wall
MamaBear Books
BRONZE:
Robots of Mars - The Robot Factory
by Don Fox
Midland Productions
E9. BEST REGIONAL E-BOOK – FICTION
GOLD:
The Magic of Sea Glass
by Jenny Hale
Harpeth Road Press
SILVER:
Peril in the Pool House
by Judy L Murray
Level Best Books
BRONZE:
Model Suspect
by TK Sheffield
Making Hay Press
E10. BEST REGIONAL E-BOOK – NON-FICTION
GOLD:
The Reward of Risk: Embracing Confidence In Your Career
by Olivia Von Holt
Keepers Secret Publishing
SILVER:
Exploring Wine Regions - California Central Coast
by Michael C. Higgins PhD
International Exploration Society
BRONZE:
K9 Spirit Guides: The Healing Power of Man's Best Friend
by Heather Leigh Strom
Balboa Press
