2019 Medalists

1. Fine Art

GOLD: In Our Eyes, In Our Words: Portraits from the Edge of Society
by Jeff Horn

(Music Care Inc.)  

SILVER: Manifest Exhibition Annual Season 10

Edited by Jason Franz; designed by Tim McMahon

(Manifest Press)  

BRONZE: Kimono Refashioned: Japan’s Impact on International Fashion

Edited by Yuki Morishima & Rie Nii; Essays by Akiko Fukai, Cynthia Amneus, Katherine Anne Paul, Karin G. Oen, Yuki Morishima & Rie Nii

(Asian Art Museum of San Francisco)  

2. Performing Arts

GOLD: Die Hard: The Ultimate Visual History

by James Mottram and David S. Cohen

(Insight Editions)  

SILVER: Flying Sleeves: The Grandeur of Chinese Opera

by Dr. Chua Ee Kiam

(Simply Green)

 BRONZE: Sound Pictures: The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin: The Later Years, 1966-2016
by Kenneth Womack

(Chicago Review Press)  

3. Photography

GOLD: Cultures in Transition: Spirit - Heart - Soul
Photography by Oliver Klink; Essays by Anne Wilkes Tucker, Peter Finke and Geir Jordahl

(True North Editions)  

SILVER (tie):

Wild India
by Axel Gomille

(Papadakis)    

Joni: The Joni Mitchell Sessions

by Norman Seeff

(Insight Editions)  

BRONZE: Manifest International Photography Annual 5

Edited by Jason Franz; designed by Tim McMahon

(Manifest Press)  

4. Architecture

GOLD: CENTER 21: The Secret Life of Buildings
by Various Authors; Edited by Michael Benedikt and Kory Bieg

(School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin)    

SILVER: Charles R. Stinson Architects- Connections
by Kristin Parker; photography by Paul Crosby; book design by Bobby Rogers; project direction by Carol Eastlund

(Wise Ink Creative Publishing)

BRONZE: Beauty, Neuroscience & Architecture: Timeless Patterns & Their Impact on our Well-Being
by Donald H. Ruggles, AIA

(Fibonacci)

5. Coffee Table Books

GOLD: St. Croix & Namekagon Rivers, the Enduring Gift: Collector’s Edition

Photography by Craig Blacklock

(Blacklock Photography Galleries)   

SILVER: Fantastic Worlds: The Art of William Stout

by Ed Leimbacher

(Insight Editions)  

BRONZE: Vroom!

photography by Shannon Brooke

(Working Class Publishing)  

6. Popular Fiction

GOLD: Running to Graceland
by John Slayton

(Wise Ink Creative Publishing)  

SILVER (tie):  Hard Cider

by Barbara Stark-Nemon

(She Writes Press) 

Better Than This

by Cathy Zane

(She Writes Press)  

BRONZE: The Water Tower Club

by B K Mayo

(Fir Valley Press)  

7. Literary Fiction

GOLD: Whiskey & Ribbons

by Leesa Cross-Smith

(Hub City Press)  

SILVER (tie):

Across the Great Lake
by Lee Zacharias

(The University of Wisconsin Press) 

Dixie Luck: Stories and the novella Terminal

by Andy Plattner

(Mercer University Press)  

BRONZE: What Luck, This Life

by Kathryn Schwille

(Hub City Press)  

8. Short Story Fiction

GOLD (tie):

What it Might Feel Like to Hope
by Dorene O’Brien

(Baobab Press) 

Shelf Life of Happiness

by Virginia Pye

(Press 53)  

SILVER (tie):

Perfect Conditions
by Vanessa Blakeslee

(Curbside Splendor Publishing)  

Unruly Creatures

by Jennifer Caloyeras

(Vandalia Press)  

BRONZE: The Owl That Carries Us Away

by Doug Ramspeck

(BkMk Press, University of Missouri-Kansas City)

9A. Poetry

GOLD: Lord of the Butterflies
by Andrea Gibson

(Button Poetry)  

SILVER (tie):

Nothing But the Blood

by Laura Apol

(Michigan State University Press) 

Valleyspeak

by Cait Weiss Orcutt

(Zone 3 Press)  

BRONZE: Drugstore Blue

by Susana H. Case

(Five Oaks Press)  

9B. Poetry - Specialty/ILLUSTRATED/aNTHOLOGY 

GOLD: Songs of Horses and Lovers

by Madelyne Camrud

(North Dakota State University Press) 

  SILVER: Olympusville
by Ron Koertge; illustrations by Alicia Kleman

(Red Hen Press)  

BRONZE: All We Know of Pleasure: Poetic Erotica by Women

Edited by Enid Shomer

(Blair)  

10. Anthologies

GOLD: Ransoming Pagan Babies: The Selected Writings of Warren Hinckle
Edited by Emmerich Anklam and Steve Wasserman

(Heyday)  

SILVER: America, We Call Your Name: Poems of Resistance and Resilience

by Murray Silverstein, Senior Editor

(Sixteen Rivers Press)  

BRONZE: Short Circuits: Aphorisms, Fragments, & Literary Anomalies

Edited by James Lough and Alex Stein

(Schaffner Press)  

11. Juvenile Fiction

GOLD: AZ and the Lost City of Ophir
by Andrew Zimmern & H.E. McElhatton; Illustrated by Lisa Troutman

(Beaver's Pond Press)  

SILVER: The Case of the Poached Egg: A Wilcox & Griswold Mystery

by Robin Newman; Illustrated by Deborah Zemke

(Creston Books)  

BRONZE (tie):

Trygg the Dinosaur
by Paula Louise Salvador; Illustrated by John Bindon

(Productus/Tellwell)  

Anna Either Way

by Lisa Cerasoli

(Story Merchant)  

12. Young Adult Fiction

GOLD: The Unbinding of Mary Reade
by Miriam McNamara

(Sky Pony Press)  

SILVER: Meet Me in the Strange

by Leander Watts

(Meerkat Press)  

BRONZE: Fire Song

by Adam Garnet Jones

(Annick Press)  

13. Fantasy

GOLD: The Heretic’s Guide to Homecoming: Book One: Theory
by Sienna Tristen

(Molewhale Press)  

SILVER: Smoke City

by Keith Rosson

(Meerkat Press)  

BRONZE

The White Raven

by Carrie D. Miller

(FiveFold Press) 

The Alchemists’ Council (Book Two): The Flaw in the Stone

by Cynthea Masson

(ECW Press)

14. Science Fiction

GOLD: The Seas of Distant Stars
by Francesca G. Varela

(Owl House Books)  

SILVER: When the River Ran Dry

by Robert Davies

(Indigo)  

BRONZE: It Takes Death to Reach a Star

by Stu Jones & Gareth Worthington

(Vesuvian Books)  

15. LGBT+ Fiction

GOLD: Paper is White
by Hilary Zaid

(Bywater Books)  

SILVER: Sugar Land

by tammy lynne stoner

(Red Hen Press)  

BRONZE: The Fifth Woman

by Nona Caspers

(Sarabande Books)  

16. Erotica

GOLD: Domme Quixote

by Lissa Trevor

(Riverdale Avenue Books)  

SILVER: Women Who Love Monsters

edited by Lori Perkins

(Riverdale Avenue Books)  

BRONZE: Pop Secrets

by Markus Taylor and Camille English - pen name Jackie Notter

(Climate Publishing)

17. Historical Fiction

GOLD (tie):

A Hundred Fires in Cuba
by John Thorndike

(Beck & Branch)  

La Brigantessa

by Rosanna Micelotta Battigelli

(Inanna Publications)  

SILVER: A Child Went Forth

by Boston Teran

(High Top Publishing)  

BRONZE

Spies of a Midnight Sun

by Samuel Marquis

(Mount Sopris Publishing)  

Escapement

by Kristen Wolf

(Pixeltry)  

18. Military/Wartime Fiction

GOLD: The Wooden King
by Thomas Mcconnell

(Hub City Press)  

SILVER: Finding Sgt. Kent

by Raymond Hutson

(Köehler Books)  

BRONZE: Billy Gogan: Gone Fer Soldier

by Roger Higgins

(Solas House)  

19. Horror

GOLD: Our Lady of the Inferno
by Preston Fassel

(Fangoria)  

SILVER: Callie: The Bayou Hauntings 1

by Bill Thompson

(Ascendente Books)  

BRONZE: Headcheese

by Jess Hagemann

(Cinestate)  

20. Multicultural Fiction

GOLD: The Wrong Kind of Indian
by Jessica Mehta

(Wyatt-MacKenzie)  

SILVER (tie):

Side by Side

by Anita Kushwaha

(Inanna Publications)  

When a Woman Rises

by Christine Eber

(Cinco Puntos Press)  

BRONZE: How a Mountain Was Made

by Greg Sarris

(Heyday)

21. Multicultural Fiction – Juv-Young Adult

GOLD: Apple in the Middle
by Dawn Quigley

(North Dakota State University Press)  

SILVER: Mosquitos Don’t Bite Me

by Pendred E. Noyce

(Tumblehome Learning)  

BRONZE: Chula the Fox

by Anthony Perry

(Chickasaw Press)  

22. Mystery

GOLD (tie):

The Moving Blade
by Michael Pronko

(Raked Gravel Press) 

Shadowed by Death

by Mary Adler

(Dancing Dog Books)  

SILVER: Full Service Blonde

by Megan Edwards

(Imbrifex Books) 

BRONZE: The Sleeping Lady

by Bonnie C. Monte

(She Writes Press)

23. Suspense/Thriller

GOLD: High Crimes: A Georgia Davis Novel of Suspense
by Libby Fischer Hellmann

(The Red Herrings Press)  

SILVER (tie):

The Maw

by Taylor Zajonc

(Skyhorse Publishing)  

Big Woods

by May Cobb

(Llewellyn Worldwide)  

BRONZE: Death’s Echoes

by Penny Mickelbury

(Bywater Books)  

24. Religious Fiction

GOLD: Island of Promise
by Amy Schisler

(Chesapeake Sunrise Publishing)  

SILVER:  Granted (May Hollow Trilogy Book Three)

by Angela Correll

(Köehlerbooks)  

Bronze:

An Amish Blessing: An Amish Romance Inspired by a Beloved Bible Story

by J.E.B. Spredemann

(Blessed Publishing)  

25. Romance

GOLD: Aphrodite’s Tears
by Hannah Fielding

(London Wall Publishing)  

SILVER: Love All

by Rachel Spangler

(Bywater Books)  

BRONZE: The Weaving: A Novel of Twin Flames Through Time

by Cheryl Lafferty Eckl

(Flying Crane Press)  

26. Urban Fiction

GOLD: The Accidental Mistress
by Aya De Leon

(Dafina Books/Kensington Publishing)  

SILVER: A Fistful of Honey

by Malena Crawford

(Transformation Press)  

BRONZE: The LoveLock

by Eichin Chang-Lim

(Self-Published)  

27. Visionary/New Age Fiction

GOLD: Heroines of Avalon & Other Tales
by Ayn Cates Sullivan, PhD

(Infinite Light Publishing)  

SILVER: 49 Buddhas: Lama Rinzen in the Hell Realm

by Jim Ringel

(Black Bee Publishing)  

BRONZE: Cloud Whispers

by Sedona Hutton

(Self-Published)  

28. True Crime

GOLD: The Girls Are Gone
by Michael Brodkorb and Allison Mann

(Wise Ink Creative Publishing)  

SILVER: The Insanity Defense and the Mad Murderess of Shaker Heights: Examining the Trial of Mariann Colby

by William L. Tabac

(Kent State University Press)  

BRONZE: Chasing Dillinger: Police Captain Matt Leach, J. Edgar Hoover and the Rivalry to Capture Public Enemy No. 1

by Ellen Poulsen and Lori Hyde

(Exposit) 

29. Graphic Novel/Drawn Book - General

GOLD: Drawn to Berlin: Comic Workshops in Refugee Shelters and Other Stories from a New Europe
by Ali Fitzgerald

(Fantagraphics Books)  

SILVER: Artful Design: Technology in Search of the Sublime

by GE Wang

(Stanford University Press)  

BRONZE: Why Art?

by Eleanor Davis

(Fantagraphics Books)  

30. Graphic Novel/Drawn Book- Drama/Documentary

GOLD: Mark Twain’s Niagara
by Zachary Schwartz, Andy Stanleigh, Fred Kennedy

(Alternate History Comics Inc.)  

SILVER: Mandela and the General

by John Carlin and Oriol Malet

(Plough Publishing House)  

BRONZE: SCI: The Jewish Comics Anthology Volume 2,

edited by Steven M. Bergson; lettering by Andrew Thomas

(Alternate History Comics Inc)  

31. Humor

GOLD: This Little Piggy Went to the Liquor Store ((Infused Edition): Unapologetic Admissions from a Non-Contender for Mother of the Year
by AK Turner

(Brown Books Publishing Group)  

SILVER: The Ultimate Guide for the Avid Indoorsman: Life Is Better in Here

by John Driver

(Harvest House Publishers)  

BRONZE: How to Complain When There’s Nothing to Complain About

by Susan Goldfein

(Citrine Publishing)  

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

GOLD: Little Moss, Big Tree

by M. Yap-Stewart; illustrated by Mariya Prytula

(Pebble & Moon Publishing)  

SILVER (tie):

First Snow

by Nancy Viau; illustrated by Talitha Shipman

(Albert Whitman & Co)

T-Shirts Aren’t Napkins!

by Marta Zafrilla; illustrated by Martina Peluso; Translated by Jon Brokenbrow

(Cuento de Luz)  

BRONZE: My Mom Has Two Jobs

by Michelle Travis

(DartFrog Books) 

33. Children’s Picture Books (all ages)

GOLD: It’s Music Time

by T.C. Bartlett

(Sandhill Publishers)  

SILVER: Tiny, Perfect Things
by M.H. Clark; illustrated by Madeline Kloepper

(Compendium)  

BRONZE (tie):

Children in the Woods: A Photographic Fantasy

by Carl R. Sams II and Jean Stoick

(Carl R. Sams II Photography) 

 Badger Tales: The Teacup Fliers
by Meghan Tibbits; illustrated by Sally Tibbits

(Tellwell)  

34. Children’s Interactive

GOLD: Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Guide to Hogwarts

by Matthew Reinhart; illustrated by Kevin M. Wilson

(Insight Editions)  

 SILVER: Along Came a Monster: the Monster’s Transport

by Donna Pirone Bauer and Angela Pirone; illustrated by Lorraine Dey

(Grain House Publishing) 

BRONZE: Happy Holidays, Pirates

by Tatiana Koval; illustrated by Inna Chernyak

(Clever Publishing)    

35. Juvenile-Young Adult Non-Fiction

GOLD: Dinosaurs of the Alberta Badlands
by Dr. W. Scott Persons IV; illustrations by Dr. Julius T. Csotonyi

(Harbour Publishing)  

SILVER: The 50 State Fossils: A Guidebook for Aspiring Paleontologists

by Yinan Wang; illustrations by Jane Levy

(Schiffer Publishing)

  BRONZE: Mr. President: A Life of Benjamin Harrison
by Ray E. Boomhower

(Indiana Historical Society Press)

36. Multicultural N-F Juv- Young Adult

GOLD: Sioux Code Talkers of World War II
by Andrea M. Page

(Pelican Publishing)  

SILVER: Tom Max in the Wild West: True American Cowboy Stories

as told by Tomás Maximiliano Benavidez

(Lectura Books)  

 BRONZE: Lost Stories of the Great War

by Rosalie Lauerman

(Self-Published)  

37. Multicultural Non-Fiction Adult

GOLD: How to Make a Life: A Tibetan Refugee Family and the Midwestern Family they Adopted
by Madeline Uraneck 

(Wisconsin Historical Society Press)  

SILVER: The Stump: My Way Out of Chicago’s South Side

by Terry L. Braddock

(Self-Published)  

BRONZE: Breaking Vases: Shattering Limitations & Daring to Thrive

by Dima Ghawi

(Dima Ghawi, LLC)  

38. Essay/Creative Non-Fiction

GOLD: Freedom Fighters and Hell Raisers: A Gallery of Memorable Southerners
by Hal Crowther

(Blair)  

SILVER: America Deconstructed

by Chaithanya Sohan and Shaima Adin

(Motivational Press)  

BRONZE: The Balance Point: A Missing Link in Human Consciousness

by Joseph Jenkins

(Self-Published)

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39. Autobiography/Memoir I (Celebrity/Political/romance)

GOLD: Hurley: From the Beginning

by Hurley Haywood and Sean Cridland

(Visions of Power Press)

SILVER: Maharishi & Me: Seeking Enlightenment with the Beatles’ Guru

by Susan Shumsky

(Skyhorse Publishing)

BRONZE

The People We Wanted to Forget

by Michael G. Harpold

(Book Publishers Network)

Me & Mario: Love, Power, & Writing with Mario Puzo, Author of The Godfather

by Carol Gino

(aaha! Books)

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40. Autobiography/Memoir II (coming of age/family legacy/travel)

GOLD

A Letter to my Daughters: Remembering the Lost Dimensions & the Texture of Life

by Theodore Richards

(Little Bound Books)

With Gratitude: A Memoir of Gifts and Givers

by Jerrold S. Felsenthal

(Magnolia Press)

SILVER: Redlined: A Memoir of Race, Change, and Fractured Community in 1960s Chicago

by Linda Gartz

(She Writes Press)

BRONZE: Buried Rivers: A Spiritual Journey Into the Holocaust

by Ellen Korman Mains

(West Lake Books)

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41. Autobiography/Memoir III (personal struggle/health issues)

GOLD: Nisei Naysayer: The Memoir of Militant Japanese American Journalist Jimmie Omura

by James Matsumoto Omura

(Stanford University Press)

SILVER: 48 PEAKS: Hiking and Healing in the White Mountains

by Cheryl Suchors

(She Writes Press)

BRONZE: Relentless: How a Massive Stroke Changed my Life for the Better

by Ted W. Baxter

(Greenleaf Book Group Press)

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42. Biography

GOLD: Carl Llewellyn Weschcke: Pioneer & Publisher of Body, Mind & Spirit

by Melanie Marquis

(Llewellyn Worldwide)

SILVER: Pence: The Path to Power

by Andrea Neal

(Red Lightning Books)

BRONZE: Albright: The Life and Times of John J. Albright

by Mark Goldman

(Buffalo Heritage Press)

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43. AGING/DEATH & DYING

GOLD: On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity & Getting Old

by Parker J. Palmer

(Berrett-Koehler Publishers)

SILVER: Before I Leave: Wisdom from the Stories of Six Women Over Eighty

by Jenney Egertson

(Wise Ink Creative Publishing)

BRONZE: AARP Memory Activity Book: Engaging Ways to Stimulate the Brain, for People Living With Memory Loss or Dementia

by Helen Lambert

(AARP/DK Publishing)

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44. ANIMALS/PETS

GOLD: Tears in the Jungle: Fight for Survival

by Daniel Clarke and William Clarke

(Tears in the Jungle)

SILVER: Adventures with Durango Pete: Life and Poetry with a Cow Dog Philosofur

by Stephen Hinman

(Barking Crow Publishing)

BRONZE (tie): 
Pigs of Paradise: The Story of the World-Famous Swimming Pigs

by T.R. Todd

(Skyhorse Publishing)

Lusitano: Noble, Courageous, Eternal

by Keron Psillas Oliveira

(Veritas Editions)

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45. BUSINESS/CAREERS/SALES

GOLD: Orchestrating Transformation: How to Deliver Winning Performance with a Connected Approach to Change

by Michael Wade, James Macaulay, Andy Noronha, Joel Barbier

(IMD - International Institute for Management Development)

SILVER: Convinced! How to Prove Your Competence & Win People Over 

by Jack Nasher

(Berrett-Koehler Publishers)

BRONZE: The Responsive Leader: How to Be a Fantastic Leader in a Constantly Changing World

by Erik Korsvik Østergaard

(LID Publishing)

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46. Cookbooks - General

GOLD: Forest City Cookbook

 

by Alieska Robles

 

(Self-Published)

 

SILVER: The Tropicale Restaurant Cookbook: Comfort Food for a Modern World

 

by Tony Di Lembo; photography by Tucker & Hossler

(Self-Published)

BRONZE: Six Basic Cooking Techniques: Culinary Essentials for the Home Cook

 

by Jennifer Clair; photography by Meredith Heuer

 

(HCNY Press)

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47. Cookbooks - Specialty

GOLD: Awesome Ancient Grains & Seeds: A Garden-to-Kitchen Guide

by Dan Jason and Michele Genest

(Douglas & McIntyre)

SILVER: Coffee: Absolute Gastronomy With the World’s Cutting Edge Chefs 

by Flavel Montiero

(ITP Media)

 

BRONZE: Ciao Italia: My Lifelong Food Adventures in Italy

by Mary Ann Esposito; photography by John W. Hession (Peter E. Randall Publisher)

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48. Current Events I (Political/Economic/Foreign Affairs)

GOLD: Savvy: Navigating Fake Companies, Fake Leaders and Fake News in the Post-Trust Era

by Shiv Singh and Rohini Luthra

(Ideapress Publishing)

SILVER: The Jihadi Next Door: How ISIS Is Forcing, Defrauding, and Coercing Your Neighbor into Terrorism

by Kimberly Mehlman-Orozco

(Skyhorse)

BRONZE: Tyranny Comes Home: The Domestic Fate of U.S. Militarism

by Christopher J. Coyne and Abigail R. Hall

(Stanford University Press)

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49. Current Events II (Social Issues/Humanitarian)

GOLD: No Dancing, No Dancing: Inside the Global Humanitarian Crisis

by Denis Dragovic

(Odyssey Books)

 

SILVER: The State of American Policing: Psychology, Behavior, Problems, and Solutions

 

by David J. Thomas, Ph.D. LMHC

(Praeger)

BRONZE: Hate Unleashed America's Cataclysmic Change

by Edward Dunbar

(Praeger) 

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50. Education I (Workbook/Resources)

GOLD: Take Time For You: Self-Care Action Plans for Educators

by Tina H. Boogren

(Solution Tree Press)

SILVER: Every Student, Every Day: A No-Nonsense Nurturer®️ Approach to Reaching All Learners

by Kristyn Klei Borrero

(Solution Tree Press)

 

BRONZE: Owning It: Proven Strategies to Ace and Embrace Teaching

by Alex Kajitani

(Solution Tree Press)

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51. Education II (Commentary/Theory)

GOLD: Leveraged Learning: How the Disruption of Education Helps Lifelong Learners and Experts with Something to Teach

by Danny Iny

(Ideapress Publishing)

SILVER: Getting Personal: Teaching Personal Writing in the Digital Age

Edited by Laura Gray-Rosendale

 

(SUNY Press)

 

BRONZE: Emotional Poverty in All Demographics: How to Reduce Anger, Anxiety, and Violence in the Classroom

by Ruby K. Payne PhD.

(aha! Process)

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52a. Nature

GOLD: Trees: Between Earth and Heaven

Photographs by Art Wolfe; text by Gregory McNamee; introduction by Wade Davis

(Earth Aware Editions)

SILVER: The Continent of Antarctica

by Julian Dowdeswell & Michael Hambrey

(Papadakis)

BRONZE: Endangered and Disappearing Birds of the Midwest

by Matt Williams

(Indiana University Press)

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52b. Environment/Ecology

GOLD: Listening to the Bees

by Mark L. Winston & Renée Sarojini Saklikar

(Nightwood Editions)

 

SILVER: Return of the Wolf: Conflict & Coexistence

by Paula Wild

(Douglas & McIntyre)

BRONZE: Save the Planet: An Amazonian Tribal Leader Fights for His People, The Rainforest, and The Earth

by Almir Narayamoga Suruí and Corine Sombrun

(Schaffner Press)

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53. Finance/Investment/Economics

GOLD: Happy Go Money: Spend Smart, Save Right & Enjoy Life

by Melissa Leong

(ECW Press)

 

SILVER: Can Finance Save the World? Regaining Power Over Money to Serve the Common Good

by Bertrand Badré

(Berrett-Koehler Publishers)

 

BRONZE: 52 Weeks to Prosperity: What Your Accountant, Banker, Broker & Financial Adviser Might Not Tell You

by Peggy Doviak

(The RoadRunner Press)

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54. LGBT+ Non-Fiction

GOLD: Queer Magic: LGBT+ Spirituality and Culture from Around the World

by Tomás Prower

(Llewellyn Publications)

 

SILVER: The First Signs of April: A Memoir

by Mary-Elizabeth Briscoe

(She Writes Press)

 

BRONZE: In Search of Pure Lust: A Memoir

by Lise Weil

(She Writes Press)

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55. Gift/Specialty/Journal

GOLD: The Powerful You: A Message for Children & Young Adults that has Inspired Millions Worldwide

by Patrick Atkinson

(Beaver’s Pond Press)

 

SILVER: Until We Meet Again: From Grief to Hope After Losing a Pet

by Melissa Lyons; illustrated by Patricia Henderson

(Self-Published)

 

BRONZE: Walking the Heart Path: Bite-Sized Bits of Wisdom on Living & Leading From the Inside Out

by Sharon E. Reed

 

(Heart By Design)

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56. Holiday

GOLD: Ramadan Around the World

by Ndaa Hassan; illustrated by Azra Momin; Edited by Minha Kauser

(Self-Published)

SILVER: The Secret of Santa’s Naughty-Nice List

by Pat Hall; illustrated by Tamara Campeau

(Crow’s Foot Books)

BRONZE: Catching the Christmas Spirit

by Bob Outman; art by Dave Franks

(Self-Published)

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57. Health/Medicine/Nutrition

GOLD: An Unlikely Intervention: A Startup Company’s Quest to Conquer the World’s Second Leading Killer of Children

by Thomas Washing

(Leather Apron Media)

 

SILVER: Kids, Sports, and Concussion: A Guide for Coaches and Parents

by William Paul Meehan III, MD

(Praeger)

 

BRONZE (TIE):

 

True Wellness: How to Combine the Best of Western and Eastern Medicine for Optimal Health

by Catherine Kurosu, MD, LAc and Aihan Kuhn, CMD, OBT

(YMAA Publication Center)

 

Cancer Screening in the Developing World: Case Studies and Strategies from the Field

Edited by Madelon L. Finkel, PhD

(Dartmouth College Press)

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58. History (U.S.)

GOLD

The Third Degree: The Triple Murder that Shook Washington and Changed American Criminal Justice

by Scott D. Seligman

(Potomac Books)

 

Don’t Never Tell Nobody Nothin’ No How: The Real Story of West Coast Rum Running

by Rick James

(Harbour Publishing)

 

SILVER: TR’s Last War: Theodore Roosevelt, the Great War, and a Journey of  Triumph and Tragedy

 

by David Pietrusza

 

(Lyons Press)

 

 

BRONZE: A Chickasaw Historical Atlas

 

by Stanley Nelson

 

(Chickasaw Press)

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59. History (World)

GOLD: A Dark Inheritance: Blood, Race, and Sex in Colonial Jamaica

by Brooke N. Newman

(Yale University Press)

 

SILVER: Cork Wars: Intrigue and Industry in World War II

by David A. Taylor

(Johns Hopkins University Press)

 

BRONZE: My Soul is Filled with Joy: A Holocaust Story

by Karen I. Treiger

(Stare Lipki Press)

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60. Home & Garden

GOLD: Tomato: Know-Sow-Grow-Feast

by Penny Woodward, Janice Sutton, and Karen Sutherland

 

(Self-Published)

 

SILVER: Small Space Living: Expert Tips and Techniques on Using Closets, Corners, and Every Space in Your Home

by Roberta Sandenbergh, AIA

(Skyhorse Publishing)

 

BRONZE:Straight Dirt: New York’s Premier Landscape Designer Tells It Like It Is

by Steve Griggs

(Hugo House Publishers)

 

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

GOLD: Gather & Make: Plant-Based Projects for All Seasons

SILVER: Threads Around the World: From Arabian Weaving to Batik in Zimbabwe

BRONZE: A Geek’s Guide to Cross-Stitch: Journeys in Space

62. Inspirational/Spiritual

GOLD: His Holiness: The Fourteenth Dalai Lama

SILVER: We Sit: Paintings by Marley Kaul / Poems by Taiju Geri Wilimek

63. New Age / Mind-Body-Spirit

GOLD: Love Your Age: The Small-Step Solution to a Better, Longer, Happier Life

SILVER: Wise and Shine: Think Clearly, Live Deeply, Be Someone You Value

BRONZE: Mindfulness Matters: A Guide to Mastering Your Life

64. Parenting

GOLD: Autism Uncensored: Pulling Back the Curtain

SILVER: Answering Why: Unleashing Passion, Purpose, and Performance in Younger Generations

BRONZE: A Parent’s Guide to Raising Children with Healthy Vision: How Technology Affects Eyesight & What to Do About It!

65. Popular Culture

GOLD: James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction

SILVER: Ahistory: An Unauthorized History of the Doctor Who Universe, 4th Edition (Vol 1,2,3)

BRONZE: From Behind: A Peculiar Perspective of People and Places

66. Psychology/Mental Health

GOLD: Living on Automatic: How Emotional Conditioning Shapes Our Lives and Relationships

SILVER: Intimate Relationships Across the Lifespan: Formation, Development, Enrichment, and Maintenance

BRONZE: Passive-Aggression: Understanding the Sufferer, Helping the Victim

67. Sports/Fitness/Recreation

GOLD: Great Game! D1 College Hockey: People, Places, Perspectives

SILVER: The Next Ones: How McDavid, Matthews, and a Group of Young Guns Took Over the NHL

BRONZE: An All-Star’s Cardboard Memories

by Tom Zappala, Ellen Zappala, and Joe Orlando with Rico Petrocelli

(Peter E. Randall Publisher)

68. Reference

SILVER: Dead Serious and Lighthearted -The Memorable Words of Modern America -Volume III (1994-2015)

BRONZE: 43 Wine Regions: A Practical Guide to the Top Regions and Vintages Around the World

69. Religion (Eastern/Western)

SILVER: In the Midst of the City: The Gospel and God’s Politics

BRONZE: The 21: A Journey into the Land of Coptic Martyrs

70. Science

SILVER: InsideOUT: Revealing the Mysteries of Creation and the Wisdom to Live Your Life Consciously Connected

BRONZE: A Deeper Truth: The New Science of Innovation, Human Choice and Societal Scale Behavior

71. Self Help

GOLD (tie):

SILVER: Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home

BRONZE: Earth Is Hiring: The New Way to Live, Lead, Earn, and Give for Millennials and Anyone Who Gives a Sh*t

72. Sexuality/Relationships

SILVER: Love Affairs: The Therapeutic Guide to Sound Thinking and Smart Moves after Infidelity

BRONZE: Intimate Relationships Across the Lifespan: Formation, Development, Enrichment, and Maintenance 

73. Transportation (Auto/Aviation/Railroad)

GOLD: Huntington Tracks

BRONZE: Vern Tardel Hot Rod Your Model A: How-To Guide for Hot Rodding a Stock Model A

74. Travel – Essay

SILVER: Rudy’s Rules for Travel: Life Lessons from Around the Globe

BRONZE: Yes, the World is Round: Sailing in the Wake of Early Explorers and History Makers

75. Travel – Guidebook

SILVER: The State of Bourbon: Exploring the Spirit of Kentucky

BRONZE: Cool Tokyo Guide: Adventures in the City of Kawaii Fashion, Train Sushi, and Godzilla

by Abby Denson (Tuttle Publishing)

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76. Women's Issues

GOLD: Somos Latinas: Voices of Wisconsin Latina Activists

by Andrea-Teresa Arenas and Eloisa Gómez

(Wisconsin Historical Society Press)

 

SILVER: Screwnomics: How Our Economy Works Against Women and Real Ways to Make Lasting Change

by Rickey Gard Diamond; illustrations by Peaco Todd

(She Writes Press)

 

BRONZE: Sparkle On… Women Aging in Gratitude

by Kim Kane

(Wise Ink Creative Publishing)

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77. Writing/Publishing

GOLD: Writing To Be Understood: What Works and Why

by Anne Janzer

(Cuesta Park Consulting)

 

SILVER: Artists Write to Work: A Practical Guide to Writing about Your Art

by Kate Kramer

(Schiffer Publishing)

 

BRONZE: Marketing Steamy Romance

by Kilby Blades

(Luxe Press)

 

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78. BOOK/PUBLISHER/AUTHOR WEBSITE

GOLD: www.welcometoshale.com (Web Design by Avi Silver)

SILVER: https://wdp.wharton.upenn.edu (Web Design by Push10)

BRONZE: www.jeremy-wagner.com (Web Design by Tony Bosco)

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79. Cover Design – Fiction

GOLD: The Heretic’s Guide to Homecoming (Book One: Theory)

by Sienna Tristen; illustrated by Haley Rose Szereszewski

(Molewhale Press)

 

SILVER: Run Story

by Daniel Hales; Cover art by Patrick Porter; Cover design by Philitha Cowdrey

(Shape & Nature Press)

 

BRONZE: The Rabbit Princess: The Path

by R. Chen

(Self-Published)

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80. Cover Design – Non-Fiction

GOLD: Savvy: Navigating Fake Companies, Fake Leaders and Fake News in the Post-Trust Era

by Shiv Singh and Rohini Luthra

(Ideapress Publishing)

 

SILVER: Remembering Shanghai: A Memoir of Socialites, Scholars and Scoundrels

by Isabel Sun Chao and Claire Chao; Cover design by Paul Barrett

(Plum Brook)

 

BRONZE: Don’t Hide the Madness: William S. Burroughs in Conversation with Allen Ginsberg

Edited by Steven Taylor; Original Cover Art by R. Crumb

(Three Rooms Press)

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81. Cover Design - Non-Fiction Oversize

GOLD: St. Croix & Namekagon Rivers, The Enduring Gift: Museum Edition

 

Photography by Craig Blacklock

(Blacklock Photography Galleries)

SILVER: Pamela Colman Smith: The Untold Story

by Stuart R Kaplan w/ Mary K Greer, Elizabeth Foley OConnor & Melinda Boyd Parsons

 

(U.S. Games Systems Inc.)

 

 

BRONZE: Ripley’s Believe It or Not! 100 Years

written and published by Ripley Publishing

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82. Best First Book - Fiction

GOLD: The Serpent, the Puma, and the Condor: A Tale of Machu Picchu

by Gayle Marie

(Mnemosyne Books)

 

SILVER: Sleeping Together

by Kitty Cook

(Brass Anvil Books)

BRONZE: High Hand

by Curtis Harris, James Rosen and James Ellenberger writing as Curtis J. James

(Copper Peak Press)

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83. Best First Book - Non-Fiction

GOLD: Remembering Shanghai: A Memoir of Socialites, Scholars and Scoundrels

by Isabel Sun Chao and Claire Chao

(Plum Brook)

SILVER: Spoiler Alert: You’re Gonna Die: Unveiling Death One Question at a Time

by Korttany Finn & Jacquie Purcell

(Fawkes Press)

BRONZE (tie): Wisdom from the Homeless: Lessons a Doctor Learned at a Homeless Shelter

by Neil Craton M.D.

(Friesen Press)

The Doctor Next Door

by Elaine Holt M.D.

(Köehlerbooks)

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84. Book Series - Fiction

GOLD: The Guinevere’s Tale Trilogy

by Nicole Evelina

(Lawson Gartner Publishing)

SILVER: The Dyed in the Green Series

by George Mercer

(Self-Published)

BRONZE (tie): Clown William, Books 1&2

by Robin Elno

(IngramElliot Inc.)

The Steve Cannon Series

by B.R. Laue

(Brandy Hill Publishing)

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85. Book Series - Non-Fiction

GOLD: The Non-Obvious Guide Series (3 Volumes)

by Rohit Bhargava, James Notter, Maddi Grant, and Andrea Driessen

(Ideapress Publishing)

SILVER: Historical and Theological Foundations of Law (3 Volumes)

by Colonel John Eidsmoe
(Nordskog Publishing)

BRONZE: The Aztlán Anthology Series (6 Volumes)

Senior Editor Rebecca Frazier

(UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press)