Congratulations and sincere thanks to the independent authors and publishers who participated in our 25th annual, 2021 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
Pink Satin Sashes: My Life in Sketches, Swatches and Paper Dolls
by Debra Mack Larson
(Larson Design)
Best Book Arts Craftsmanship
Co-Specs: Recipes & Histories of Classic Cocktails
by Cas Oh; book design by United Creatives Ltd.
(Cazerac Ltd.)
Most Outstanding Design
Most Likely to Save the Planet (tie)
Most Likely to Save the Planet (tie)
by Carrie P. Freeman
(The University of Georgia Press)
Independent Spirit Award (TIE)
The Analog Sea Review: An Offline Journal (Number Three)
Edited by Jonathan S. Simon, Janos Tedeschi, and Elena Fritz
(Analog Sea)
Independent Spirit Award (TIE)
Three Simple Lines: A Writer’s Pilgrimage into the Heart and Homeland of Haiku,
by Natalie Goldberg
(New World Library)
FREEDOM FIGHTER
PEACEMAKER (TIE)
Finding Home: Portraits and Memories of Immigrants
Written and Photographed by Becky Field
(Peter E. Randall Publisher)
PEACEMAKER (TIE)
Another Life is Possible: Insights from 100 Years of Life Together
by Clare Stober; photography by Danny Burrows
(Plough Publishing House)
GENERAL CATEGORIES 1-34
1. FINE ART
GOLD:
James Prosek: Art, Artifact, Artifice
by Ian A.C. Dejardin and Sarah Milroy
(McMichael Canadian Art Collection/Goose Lane Editions)
SILVER (tie):
A Like Vision: The Group of Seven & Tom Thomson
by Ian A.C. Dejardin and Sarah Milroy
(McMichael Canadian Art Collection/Goose Lane Editions)
SILVER (tie):
Jacob Lawrence: Lines of Influence
by SCAD Museum of Art
(SCAD Museum of Art/Verlag Scheidegger & Spiess)
BRONZE:
The Art of Symeon Shimin
Edited and curated by Tonia Shimin
(Mercury Press International)
2. PERFORMING ARTS (MUSIC/DANCE/CINEMA/THEATER)
GOLD (tie):
John Lennon 1980: The Last Days in the Life
by Kenneth Womack
(Omnibus Press)
The Ballad of Tommy LiPuma
by Ben Sidran
(Nardis Books)
SILVER:
The Decade That Rocked: The Photography of Mark “Weissguy” Weiss
by Richard Bienstock
(Insight Editions)
BRONZE:
The Creative Spark: How Musicians, Writers, Explorers, and Other Artists Found their Inner Fire and Followed their Dreams
by Michael Shapiro
(Solas House)
3. PHOTOGRAPHY
GOLD (tie):
American/True Colors
by Stephen Marc
(George F. Thompson)
Refuge: America’s Wildest Places - Exploring the National Wildlife Refuge System
by Ian Shive
(Earth Aware Editions)
SILVER:
Maya Ruins Revisited: In the Footsteps of Teobert Maler
by William Frej
(Peyton Wright Gallery Press)
BRONZE:
To Make Their Own Way in the World: The Enduring Legacy of the Zealy Daguerreotypes
Edited by Ilisa Barbash, Molly Rogers and Deborah Willis
(Peabody Museum Press/Aperture)
4. ARCHITECTURE
GOLD:
The Modern Architecture of Hugh Michael Kaptur
by Steven Keylon
(Palm Springs Preservation Foundation)
SILVER:
City Hall
by Arthur Drooker
(Schiffer Publishing)
BRONZE:
The Arts & Crafts Houses of Massachusetts: A Style Rediscovered
by Heli Meltsner
(Bauhan Publishing)
5. Coffee Table Books
GOLD:
Mississippi River: Headwaters and Heartland to Delta and Gulf
by David Freese
(George F. Thompson)
SILVER:
Wine and the White House: A History
by Frederick J. Ryan, Jr.
(The White House Historical Association)
BRONZE:
Captivated: The Art of Ikki Matsumoto
by Steve Saari
(Sandpiper Press)
6. Popular Fiction
GOLD:
A Single Tear
by Nemo James
(Derek Newark Publishing)
SILVER:
A Rainbow Like You
by Andréa Fehsenfeld
(Free Form Productions)
BRONZE:
Finding Hemingway
by Ken Dortzbach
(Cloister Inn Publishing)
7. Literary Fiction
GOLD:
Unseen City
by Amy Shearn
(Red Hen Press)
SILVER:
Renato!
by Eugene Mirabelli
(McPherson & Company)
BRONZE:
Even As We Breathe
by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle
(Fireside Industries)
8. Short Story Fiction
GOLD:
Where You’re All Going: Four Novellas
by Joan Frank
(Sarabande Books)
SILVER (tie):
Girl on a Float
by Brian Bedard
(North Dakota State University Press)
You Want More: Selected Stories
by George Singleton
(Hub City Press)
BRONZE (tie):
What Nell Dreams
by Anne Leigh Parrish
(Unsolicited Press)
A Small Thing to Want: Stories
by Shuly Xóchitl Cawood
(Press 53)
9. Poetry - Standard
GOLD (tie):
The Rented Altar
by Lauren Berry
(C&R Press)
Mustard, Milk, and Gin
by Megan Denton Ray
(Hub City Press)
SILVER (tie):
White Blood: A Lyric of Virginia
by Kiki Petrosino
(Sarabande Books)
Fractures
by Carlos Andrés Gómez
(University of Wisconsin Press)
BRONZE:
The Ghosts of Lost Animals
by Michelle Bonczek Evory
(Gunpowder Press)
10. Poetry - Specialty
GOLD:
Stay Inspired: Shelter in Place 2020
Edited by Lisa Dolby Chadwick & Sierra Nguyen
(Dolby Chadwick Gallery)
SILVER:
Listen to the Trees
by Sean Petrie & Southwest Seattle Historical Society
(Documentary Media)
BRONZE:
The Witch Tells the Story and Makes It True: Poems
by Liz Kay; illustrated by Devin Forst
(Quarter Press)
11. Anthologies
GOLD:
River Teeth: 20 Years of Creative NonFiction
Edited by Joe Mackall and Daniel W. Lehman
(University of New Mexico Press)
SILVER:
BIG: Stories about Life in Plus-Sized Bodies
Edited by Christina Myers
(Caitlin Press)
The Best of Brevity: Twenty Groundbreaking Years of Flash Nonfiction
Edited by Zoë Bossiere and Dinty W. Moore
(Rose Metal Press)
BRONZE:
Knowledge For Justice: An Ethnic Studies Reader
Edited by David K. Yoo, Pamela Grieman, Charlene Villaseñor Black, Danielle Dupuy & Arnold Ling-Chuang Pan
(UCLA - Chicano Studies Research Center Press)
12. Juvenile Fiction
GOLD:
Now and at the Hour
by Bess Kercher
(Warren Publishing)
SILVER:
The Kids of Widney Junior High Take Over the World!
by Mathew Klickstein illustrated by Michael S. Bracco
(Schiffer Kids)
BRONZE:
The Hairy Farmer’s Daughter
by Todd R. Gunderson
(wee b. books)
13. Young Adult Fiction
GOLD (tie):
Surrender Your Sons
by Adam Sass
(Flux)
Winter Light
by Martha Engber
(Vine Leaves Press)
SILVER:
Watermark: Book One of the Broken Bell Series
by Elise Schiller
(SparkPress)
BRONZE (tie):
Crank Palace: A Maze Runner Novella
by James Dashner
(Riverdale Avenue Books)
Speak No Evil
by Liana Gardner
(Vesuvian Books)
14. Fantasy
GOLD:
Dragon Mage: An Epic Fantasy Adventure
by ML Spencer
(Stoneguard Publications)
SILVER:
Of Silver and Shadow
by Jennifer Gruenke
(Flux)
BRONZE (tie):
Road Seven
by Keith Rosson
(Meerkat Press, LLC)
Asperfell
by Jamie Thomas
(Uproar Books, LLC)
15. Science Fiction
GOLD:
Gravity Is Heartless
by Sarah Lahey
(She Writes Press)
SILVER:
Taking Time...A Tale of Physics, Lust and Greed
by Mike Murphey
(Mike Murphey Books)
BRONZE:
Edge of Light
by Jay Antani
(Bandwagon Press)
16. LGBT+ Fiction
GOLD:
The Redshirt
by Corey Sobel
(University Press of Kentucky)
SILVER:
99 Erics: A Kat Cataclysm Faux Novel
by Julia Serano
(Switch Hitter Press)
BRONZE:
Atonement Camp for Unrepentant Homophobes
by Evan J. Corbin
(Atonement Book)
17. Erotica
GOLD:
Initiative: Tales of Erotic Boldness
by Emerald
(Midnight Gleam Press)
SILVER:
Assist
by L.A. Witt
(Self-Published)
BRONZE:
Step Darkly
by Luna Kayne
(Luna Kayne)
18. Historical Fiction
GOLD:
A Ritchie Boy
by Linda Kass
(She Writes Press)
SILVER:
Estelle: A Novel
by Linda Stewart Henley
(She Writes Press)
BRONZE:
Katherine Mansfield
by Joanna FitzPatrick
(La Drome Press)
19. Military/Wartime Fiction
GOLD:
Have Snakes, Need Birds
by Travis Klempan
(Köehler Books)
SILVER:
Breaking Point
by John Rhodes
(Roundel House)
BRONZE:
Flower of Iowa
by Lance Ringel
(Distant Mirror Press)
20. Horror
GOLD:
The Taxidermist's Lover
by Polly Hall
(CamCat Publishing, LLC)
SILVER:
Lacrimore
by SJ Costello
(Self-Published)
BRONZE:
Rare Birds: Stories
by L.S. Johnson
(Traversing Z Press)
21. Multicultural Fiction
GOLD:
Inconvenient Daughter
by Lauren J. Sharkey
(Akashic Books)
SILVER (tie):
Subduction
by Kristen Millares Young
(Red Hen Press)
Beginning with Cannonballs
by Jill McCroskey Coupe
(She Writes Press)
BRONZE:
First Among Nations
by Ira Mosen
(Olive Blossom Press)
22. MULTICULTURAL FICTION – JUV-YOUNG ADULT
GOLD:
A Jibaro’s Miracle
by Marisa de Jesus Paolicelli; illustrated by Susan E. Daly
(A Caribbean Experience Con Amor)
SILVER:
The Knockout
by Sajni Patel
(Flux)
BRONZE:
The Dreamer’s Stage
by Joanne Vassallo Jamrosz
(Wasteland Press)
23. MYSTERY
GOLD:
Spider Lake: A Northern Lakes Mystery
by Jeff Nania
(Little Creek Press)
SILVER:
Crime Beat Girl
by Geri L Dreiling
(Self-Published)
BRONZE (tie):
Maximum Rossi
by Paul W. Papa
(HPD Publishing)
Point Roberts
by Alexander Rigby
(Alden Press)
24. SUSPENSE/THRILLER
GOLD:
The Wayward Spy
by Susan Ouellette
(CamCat Books)
SILVER:
Nuclear Option
by Dorothy Van Soest
(Apprentice House Press)
BRONZE:
An Improbable Spy
by David Paul Collins
(iUniverse Rising Star)
25. RELIGIOUS FICTION
GOLD:
The Mulberry Leaf Whispers
by Linda Thompson
(Mountain Brook Ink)
SILVER:
Lost Down Deep
by Sara Davison
(On the Edge Suspense)
BRONZE:
Shadow in the Dark
by Antony Barone Kolenc
(Loyola Press)
26. Romance
GOLD:
Highland Lioness
by Kristin Gleeson
(An Tig Beag Press)
SILVER:
Promise of Spring
by T.K. Conklin
(Butterfly Shadow Publishing)
BRONZE:
When the Wind Chimes
by Mary Ting
(RoseWind)
27. URBAN FICTION
GOLD:
The Talking Drum
by Lisa Braxton
(Inanna Publications)
SILVER:
Fair
by Ed Seaward
(The Porcupine’s Quill)
BRONZE:
A Cerebral Offer
by Ken Janjigian
(Livingston Press)
28. VISIONARY/NEW AGE FICTION
GOLD:
Water
by Caroline Allen
(Art of Storytelling)
SILVER:
Who Cries for Mother Earth
by Margaret Hines
(Brings Good)
BRONZE:
I Can Still Hear You
by Nicole Black
(Whole Beauty Press)
29. TRUE CRIME
GOLD:
The Greatest Hoax on Earth: Catching Truth, While We Can
by Alan C. Logan
(Alan Logan)
SILVER (tie):
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Suspect No. 1 -- The Man Who Got Away
by Lise Pearlman
(Regent Press)
Manson Exposed: A Reporter's 50-Year Journey into Madness and Murder
by Ivor Davis
(cockney kid publishing)
BRONZE:
Chasing Alice: How the Life, Murder, and Legacy of an English Teacher Changed a Delmarva Community
by Stephanie L. Fowler
(Salt Water Media)
30. GRAPHIC NOVEL/DRAWN BOOK
GOLD:
Poems To See By: A Comic Artist Interprets Great Poetry
by Julian Peters
(Plough Publishing House)
SILVER:
Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams
by Michael Allred, Steve Horton & Laura Allred; Foreword by Neil Gaiman
(Insight Comics)
BRONZE:
CHAZAN! Unfiltered
by Lenny Schwartz; Artwork by Erminio Pinque
(Never Enough Books)
31. HUMOR
GOLD:
The Big Tow: An Unlikely Romance
by Ann McMan
(Bywater Books)
SILVER:
Now Lorraine Has Gone: A Romantic Comedy
by Jeff Lowder
(Rockhampton Press)
BRONZE:
French Like Moi: A Midwesterner in Paris
by Scott Dominic Carpenter
(Traveler's Tales)
32. CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOKS (7 & UNDER)
GOLD (tie):
A Tale For A Sleepy Bunny
by Mila Coxon; illustrated by Karen Bentley
(FROM YOU TO ME)
52 - A Tale of Loneliness
by Johnny DePalma; illustrated by Kyle Brown
(Umbrelly Books Publishing)
SILVER:
Let's Celebrate!: Special Days Around the World
by Kate DePalma; illustrated by Martina Peluso
(Barefoot Books)
BRONZE:
When We Stayed Home
by Tara Fass, LMFT & Judith A. Proffer; illustrated by Yoko Matsuoka
(Huqua Press)
33. CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOKS (ALL AGES)
GOLD (tie):
The Vanishing Lake
Written and Illustrated by Paddy Donnelly
(YeeHoo Press)
You Be You
by Richard Brehm; illustrated by Rogerio Coelho
(BeeZeus Publishing)
SILVER:
Trying
by Kobi Yamada; illustrated by Elise Hurst
(Compendium)
BRONZE:
Ivan the Stupid and Ivania the Klutz
by Pat Hall; illustrated by Rachael Balsaitis
(Crow's Foot Books)
34. CHILDREN’S INTERACTIVE
GOLD:
Adventures in Kindness
by Sophia Fox and Carrie Fox; illustrated by Nichole Wong Forti
(Mission Partners Press)
SILVER:
Global Kids: 50+ Games, Crafts, Recipes & More from Around the World
by Homa Sabet Tavangar; illustrated by Sophie Fatus
(Barefoot Books)
BRONZE:
My Coping Skills Handbook
by Amanda Dounis, B.SC
(Mind Potential Publishing)
GENERAL CATEGORIES 35-65
35. JUVENILE-YOUNG ADULT NON-FICTION
GOLD:
Britannica All New Kids’ Encyclopedia
Edited by Christopher Lloyd
(Britannica Books)
SILVER:
Seven Lessons for Dreamers & Makers
Concept by Glenn Wallace; Illustrated by Michael Mullan
(Savannah College of Art and Design)
BRONZE:
Rise Up: Ordinary Kids with Extraordinary Stories
by Amanda Li; illustrated by Amy Blackwell
(Andrews McMeel Publishing)
36. MULTICULTURAL NON-FICTION JUV-YOUNG ADULT
GOLD:
MOMENT: Book One
by Robert Abad
(Self-Published)
SILVER:
The Complete Story of Sadako Sasaki and the Thousand Paper Cranes
by Sue DiCicco and Masahiro Sasaki
(Tuttle)
BRONZE:
We All Have Sacred Spaces
by Rev. Dr. Vicki Michela Garlock
(Eaton Press/Faith Seeker Kids)
37. MULTICULTURAL NON-FICTION ADULT
GOLD:
The Chicano Studies Reader: Anthology of Aztlán, 1970-2019
Edited by Chon A. Noriega, Eric Avila, Karen Mary Davalos, Chela Sandoval, Rafael Pérez-Torres, Charlene Villaneñor Black
(UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press)
SILVER:
Never Forget Who You Are: Conversations About Racism and Identity Development
by Rodney L. Hurst Sr. and Rudy F. Jamison Jr., Ed.D.
(Canon Press Group)
BRONZE:
The Bridge Generation of Viêt Nam: Spanning the Wartime to Boomtime
by Nancy K. Napier and Dau Thuy Ha
(CCI Press)
38. ESSAY
GOLD (tie):
Act Like You’re Having a Good Time: Essays
by Michele Weldon
(Northwestern University Press)
Disparates: Essays
by Patrick Madden
(University of Nebraska Press)
SILVER:
Every Last Breath: A Memoir of Two Illnesses
Joanne Jacobson
(The University of Utah Press)
BRONZE:
Allegiance (The Hali’a Aloha Series)
by Darien Hsu Gee
(Legacy Isle Publishing)
39. CREATIVE NON-FICTION
GOLD:
Mobile Home: A Memoir in Essays
by Megan Harlan
(The University of Georgia Press)
SILVER (tie):
Half the Terrible Things
by Paul Legler
(North Dakota State University Press)
This Is One Way to Dance
by Sejal Shah
(The University of Georgia Press)
BRONZE:
A Woman, A Plan, an Outline of a Man
by Sarah Kasbeer
(Zone 3 Press)
40. AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR I (CELEBRITY/POLITICAL/ROMANCE)
GOLD:
A Farewell to Arms, Legs & Jockstraps: A Sportswriter’s Memoir
by Diane K. Shah
(Red Lightning Books)
SILVER:
Fairytale: The Pointer Sisters’ Family Story
by Anita Pointer and Fritz Pointer
with Dave Smitherman
(Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing)
BRONZE:
Memoirs of a Kamikaze: A World War II Pilot’s Inspiring Story of Survival, Honor and Reconciliation
by Kazuo Odachi with Shigeru Ohta and Hiroyoshi Nishijima
(Tuttle)
41. AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR II (COMING OF AGE/FAMILY LEGACY/TRAVEL)
GOLD:
The Journalist: Life and Loss in America’s Secret War
by Jerry A. Rose and Lucy Rose Fischer
(SparkPress)
SILVER:
Wind in My Face - Sun at My Side: Forty Years of Wildlife Photography and Conservation
by Tupper Ansel Blake
(Marsh Island Press)
BRONZE:
My Swan Lake Life: An Interactive Histoir
80,000 B.C. - May 31, 1965 A.D.
by Louise Blocker
(L&L Publishers)
42. AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR III (PERSONAL STRUGGLE/HEALTH ISSUES)
GOLD:
GONE: A Memoir of Love, Body, and Taking Back My Life
by Linda K. Olson
(She Writes Press)
SILVER:
Touching the Future: My Odyssey from Print to Online Publishing
by Roger Fidler
(Fidlerhouse Publishing)
BRONZE:
No Rules: A Memoir
by Sharon Dukett
(She Writes Press)
American Dreamer: How I Escaped Communist Vietnam and Built a Successful Life in America
by Tim Tran (Tran Manh Khiem)
with Tom Fields-Meyer
(Pacific University Press)
43. BIOGRAPHY
GOLD:
The Life and Loves of E. Nesbit: Victorian Iconoclast, Children’s Author, and Creator of The Railway Children
by Eleanor Fitzsimons
(Abrams Press)
SILVER:
Spotted Tail: Renaissance Man of the Lakotas
Edited by James A. Hanson
(The Museum of the Fur Trade)
BRONZE (tie):
The Bourbon King: The Life and Crimes of George Remus, Prohibition’s Evil Genius
by Bob Batchelor
(Diversion Books)
Harry Dean Stanton: Hollywood’s Zen Rebel
by Joseph B. Atkins
(University Press of Kentucky)
44. AGING/DEATH & DYING
GOLD:
A Matter of Death and Life
by Irvin D. Yalom and Marilyn Yalom
(Redwood Press)
SILVER:
I’m Still Here: A Memoir
by Martina Reaves
(She Writes Press)
BRONZE:
When Caregiving Calls: Guidance as You Care for a Parent, Spouse, or Aging Relative
by Aaron Blight, Ed.D.
(Rivertowns Books)
45. ANIMALS/PETS
GOLD:
Equus Rising: How the Horse Shaped U.S. History
by Julia Soplop; illustrated by Robert Spannring
(Hill Press)
SILVER:
Forever Wild, Forever Home: The Story of the Wild Animal Sanctuary of Colorado
by Melanie and Mark Shellenbarger
(Pyree Square Publishing)
BRONZE (tie):
That Wolfdog Lifestyle: at Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary
by Georgina De Caigny, Jeannine Göhing, Alyx Harris, Jacqui Tam, Kenneth Tam, Peter Tam
(Iceberg Publishing)
Fun with the Fairway Foxes
by Sarah Lucas
(Sarah Lucas)
46. BUSINESS/CAREERS/SALES
GOLD:
The Visual Sale: How to Use Video to Explode Sales, Drive Marketing, and Grow Your Business in a Virtual World
by Marcus Sheridan and Tyler Lessard
(Ideapress Publishing)
SILVER:
Whatever Works: The Small Cues That Make a Surprising Difference in Our Success at Work -- and How to Create a Happier Office
by Thalma Lobel
(BenBella Books)
BRONZE (tie):
Bridging Differences for Better Mentoring: Lean Forward, Learn, Leverage
by Lisa Z. Fain and Lois J. Zachary
(Berrett-Koehler Publishers)
Elevate Your Career: Live a Life You’re Truly Proud Of
by Helen Horyza
(Merack Publishing)
47. COOKBOOKS - GENERAL
GOLD:
Eat Like a Viet: Recipes from the Street
by Jenny Lam
Photography by Craig Kinder
(Generous Foods)
SILVER:
Ruffage: A Practical Guide to Vegetables
by Abra Berens
Photography by EE Berger
(Chronicle Books)
BRONZE:
ROCHE: A Culinary Journey Through San Juan Island’s Illustrious Harbor
by Chef William D. Shaw and James O. Fraioli; photography by Charity Burggraaf
(Roche Harbor)
48. COOKBOOKS - SPECIALTY
GOLD:
Time for Bread
by Jess Mooney
Photography by Phoebe Pearson; Illustrations by Brian Hawkins
(A Way With Media Ltd.
SILVER:
Gather: Casual Cooking from Wine Country Gardens
by Janet Fletcher
Photography by Meg Smith
(Jennifer Barry Design Books)
BRONZE:
Modern Cast Iron: The Complete Guide to Selecting, Seasoning, Cooking, and More
by Ashley L. Jones
Photography by Carissa Fassnacht
(Red Lightning Books)
48a. COOKBOOKS - VEGETARIAN / VEGAN
GOLD:
So Vegan: In 5 Ingredients
by Roxy Pope & Ben Pook
Photography by Andrew Hayes-Watkins
(WeldonOwen)
SILVER:
The Friendly Vegan Cookbook: 100 Essential Recipes to Share with Vegans and Omnivores Alike
by Toni Okamoto & Michelle Cehn
(BenBella Books)
BRONZE:
Vegan for Everyone: 160 Family Friendly Recipes with a Delicious, Modern Twist
by Laura Theodore
(Scribe Publishing Company)
49. CURRENT EVENTS I (POLITICAL/ECONOMIC/FOREIGN AFFAIRS)
GOLD:
Privilege and Punishment: How Race and Class Matter in Criminal Court
by Matthew Clair
(Princeton University Press)
SILVER:
Iran Reframed: Anxieties of Power in the Islamic Republic
by Narges Bajoghli
(Stanford University Press)
BRONZE:
Shooting Cameras for Peace: Youth, Photography, and the Colombian Armed Conflict
by Alexander L. Fattal
(Peabody Museum Press)
50. CURRENT EVENTS II (SOCIAL ISSUES/HUMANITARIAN)
GOLD:
Identity Capitalists: The Powerful Insiders Who Exploit Diversity to Maintain Inequality
by Nancy Leong
(Stanford University Press)
SILVER:
If I Don't Make It, I Love You: Survivors in the Aftermath of School Shootings
by Loren Kleinman and Amye Archer
(Skyhorse)
BRONZE:
Prison by Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms
by Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law
(The New Press)
51. EDUCATION I (WORKBOOK/RESOURCES)
GOLD:
The Wraparound Guide: How to Gather Student Voice, Build Community Partnerships, and Cultivate Hope
by Leigh Colburn & Linda Beggs
(Solution Tree Press)
SILVER (tie):
The School Choice Roadmap: 7 Steps to Finding the Right School for Your Child
by Andrew Campanella
(Beaufort Books)
Achieving Equity & Excellence: Immediate Results From the Lessons of High-Poverty, High-Success Schools
by Douglas Reeves
(Solution Tree Press)
BRONZE:
Whatever Happened to the Classroom Turtle? How Animals Spark Student Engagement and a Love of Learning
by Brady Barr
(Solution Tree Press)
Green Jobs: Exploring Forest Careers
by Project Learning Tree
(Sustainable Forestry Initiative)
52. EDUCATION II (COMMENTARY/THEORY)
GOLD:
Adventures in Risky Play: What is Your Yes?
by Rusty Keeler
(Exchange Press)
SILVER:
Really Good Schools: Global Lessons for High-Caliber, Low-Cost Education
by James Tooley
(Independent Institute)
BRONZE:
Convergent Teaching: Tools to Spark Deeper Learning in College
by Aaron M. Pallas and Anna Neumann
(Johns Hopkins University Press)
53. NATURE
GOLD:
Spirits of the Coast: Orcas in Science, Art and History
Edited by Martha Black, Lorne Hammond and Gavin Hanke, with Nikki Sanchez
(The Royal BC Museum)
SILVER:
Wasps: Their Biology, Diversity, and Role as Beneficial Insects and Pollinators of Native Plants
by Heather Holm
(Pollination Press)
BRONZE:
Carrizo Plain: Where the Mountains Meet the Grasslands
by Chuck Graham
(Chuck Graham)
54. ENVIRONMENT/ECOLOGY
GOLD:
Photographers Against Wildlife Crime
by Britta Jaschinski & Keith Wilson
(Photographers Against Wildlife Crime)
SILVER:
Casting into Mystery
by Robert Reid
Engravings by Wesley W. Bates
(The Porcupine’s Quill)
BRONZE:
Tree Story: The History of the World Written in Rings
by Valerie Trouet
(Johns Hopkins University Press)
55. FINANCE/INVESTMENT/ECONOMICS
GOLD:
INTRINSIC: Using LEAPS to Retire Early
by Mike Yuen
(Pew Pew Press)
SILVER:
New Way to Care: Social Protections that Put Families First
by John C. Goodman
(Independent Institute)
BRONZE:
The Prosperity Playbook: Planning for a Successful Family Business Succession
by Mackey McNeill
(Redwood Publishing)
56. LGBT+ NON-FICTION
GOLD:
Rust Belt Femme
by Rachel Anne Jolie
(Belt Publishing)
SILVER:
Before Trans: Three Gender Stories from Nineteenth-Century France
by Rachel Mesch
(Stanford University Press)
BRONZE:
Beyond Homophobia: Centering LGBTQ Experiences in the Anglophone Caribbean
by Moji Anderson and Erin C. MacLeod
(The University of the West Indies Press)
57. GIFT/SPECIALTY/JOURNAL
GOLD:
Finding God in the Mess: Meditations for Mindful Living
by Jim Deeds & Brendan McManus, SJ
(Loyola Press)
SILVER:
Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Guide to Diagon Alley and Beyond
by Matthew Reinhart, Jody Revenson; illustrated by Kevin M. Wilson
(Insight Editions)
BRONZE:
The Hospice Doctor’s Widow: A Journal
by Jennifer A. O’Brien
(Et Alia Press)
58. HOLIDAY
GOLD:
Santa Claus Worldwide: A History of St. Nicholas and Other Holiday Gift-Bringers
by Tom A. Jerman
(McFarland & Co. Inc.)
SILVER (tie):
The Weed That Woke Christmas: The Mostly True Tale of the Toledo Christmas Weed
by Alayne Kay Christian
Illustrated Polina Gortman
(Blue Whale Press)
The Candy Tree of Muttenz
by Karena Stoner
Illustrated by Luisa Galstyan
(Blue Dot Books)
BRONZE: The Vermont Homesteader’s Christmas Memories: Wit, Wisdom, & Holiday Recipes
by Nancy Carey Johnson
(Honeyberry Books)
59. HEALTH/MEDICINE/NUTRITION
GOLD:
The Doctor Who Fooled the World: Science, Deception, and the War on Vaccines
by Brian Deer
(Johns Hopkins University Press)
SILVER:
The Cannabis Prescription: How to Use Medical Marijuana to Reduce or Replace Pharmaceutical Medications
by Colleen Higgins, R.Ph.
(Sway Innovations)
BRONZE:
The Opioid Fix: America's Addiction Crisis and the Solution They Don't Want You to Have
by Barbara Andraka-Christou
(Johns Hopkins University Press)
60. HISTORY (U.S.)
GOLD:
The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902: Immigrant Housewives and the Riots that Shook New York City
by Scott D. Seligman
(Potomac Press)
SILVER:
River of Blood: American Slavery from the People Who Lived It: Interviews & Photographs of Formerly Enslaved African Americans
Edited by Richard Cahan and Michael Williams
(CityFiles Press)
BRONZE:
The Klu Klux Klan in the Heartland
by James H. Madison
(Indiana University Press)
61. HISTORY (WORLD)
GOLD (tie):
Spies and Scholars: Chinese Secrets and Imperial Russia’s Quest for World Power
by Gregory Afinogenov
(Harvard University Press)
God's Shadow: Sultan Selim, His Ottoman Empire, and the Making of the Modern World
by Alan Mikhail
(Liveright/W.W. Norton)
SILVER:
The Perfect Fascist: A Story of Love, Power, and Morality in Mussolini’s Italy
by Victoria de Grazia
(Harvard University Press)
BRONZE (tie):
Time’s Monster: How History Makes History
by Priya Satia
(Harvard University Press)
Nothing Happened: A History
by Susan A. Crane
(Stanford University Press)
61a. HISTORY (oversized)
GOLD:
Our Gay History in Fifty States
by Zaylore Stoutt
(Wise Ink Creative Publishing)
SILVER:
Homesteading and Ranching in the Upper Green River Valley
by Ann Chambers Noble and Jonita Sommers
(Laguna Wilderness Press)
BRONZE (tie):
Brothers in Arms: Remembering Brothers Buried Side by Side in American World War II Cemeteries
by Kevin M. Callahan
(Brothers in Arms Press)
We Demand the Right to Vote: The Journey to the 19th Amendment
by Meneese Wall
(Paxton Press)
62. HOME/GARDEN/CRAFTS
GOLD:
Mastering Contemporary Jewelry Design: Inspiration, Process, and Finding Your Voice
by Loretta Lam
(Schiffer Publishing)
SILVER:
The Art of Kintsugi: Learning the Japanese Craft of Beautiful Repair
by Alexandra Kitty
(Schiffer Publishing)
BRONZE:
A Beekeeper’s Diary: Self Guide to Keeping Bees
by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins
(Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)
63. INSPIRATIONAL/SPIRITUAL
GOLD:
Spiritual Practices for the Brain: Caring for Mind, Body, and Soul
by Anne Kertz Kernion
(Loyola Press)
SILVER:
On Love
by Pope Francis
(Loyola Press)
BRONZE:
Love Poems From New England: Reflections on States of Mind and States of Heart
Poems and photographs by Jon Meyer
(Brilliant Light Publishing)
64. NEW AGE / MIND-BODY-SPIRIT
GOLD:
Kundalini Wonder
by Dorothy Walters PhD.
(Emergence Education Press)
SILVER:
A New Now: Your Guide to Mastering Wisdom Daily, Achieving Equilibrium, and Empowering Your Nobler Self
by Michael Goddart
(Clear Path Press)
BRONZE:
Earth Energy Meditations: Awaken Your Root Chakra - The Foundation of Well-Being
by Susan Shumsky DD.
(Weiser Books)
65. PARENTING
GOLD:
Once a Girl, Always a Boy: A Family Memoir of a Transgender Journey
by Jo Ivester
(She Writes Press)
SILVER (tie):
When Your Child Has a Chronic Medical Illness: A Guide for the Parenting Journey
by Frank J. Sileo, PhD & Carol S. Potter, MFT
(American Psychological Association)
Your Pregnancy and Childbirth: Month to Month, Seventh Edition
(The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
BRONZE:
Spoiled Right: Delaying Screens and Giving Children What They Really Need
by Meghan Owenz, PhD
(Praeclarus Press)
GENERAL CATEGORIES 66-86
66. POPULAR CULTURE
GOLD:
Fantastic Paintings by Frazetta
by J. David Spurlock
(Vanguard Publishing)
SILVER:
On Record: 1978 - Images, Interviews, & Insights from the Year in Music
by G. Brown
(Colorado Music Experience)
BRONZE:
The Binge Watcher's Guide to the Harry Potter Films: An Unofficial Companion
by Cecilia Tan
(Riverdale Avenue Books)
67. PSYCHOLOGY/MENTAL HEALTH
GOLD:
Surrounded By Others and Yet So Alone
by J. W. Freiberg
(Smashwords)
SILVER:
Fighting Chance: How Unexpected Observations and Unintended Outcomes Shape the Science and Treatment of Depression
by Sarah Zabel
(Self-Published)
BRONZE:
How to Save Your Inner Wonder Woman: A Guide for Caregivers and Allies of Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Using Wonder Woman
by Kenneth Rogers, Jr.
(Lost Imaginations)
68. SPORTS/FITNESS/RECREATION
GOLD (tie):
They Changed the Game
by Mathew and Ariana Broerman
(Ink+Craft)
Scotland: Home of Golf
by Iain Lowe, Chris Lowe & David Joy
(Iain Lowe Photography)
SILVER:
Issei Baseball: The Story of the First Japanese American Ballplayers
by Robert K. Fitts
(University of Nebraska Press)
BRONZE:
Racer
by John Andretti with Jade Gurss
(Octane Press)
69. REFERENCE
GOLD:
The Language of Liberty: A Citizen's Vocabulary
by Edwin C. Hagenstein
(Rootstock Publishing)
SILVER:
Saving Species on Private Lands: Unlocking Incentives to Conserve Wildlife and Their Habitats
by Lowell E. Baier with Christopher E. Segal
(Rowman & Littlefield)
BRONZE:
Virtual Meetings & Remote Work: When You Just Can't Be There in Person
by Rohit Bhargava
(Ideapress Publishing)
70. RELIGION (EASTERN/WESTERN)
GOLD:
The Original Frontier: A Serious Seeker's Guide to Zen
by Michael Elliston
(Schiffer Publishing)
SILVER (tie):
5 Things with Father Bill: Hope, Humor, and Help for the Soul
by William Byrne
(Loyola Press)
Inscribed: Encounters with the Ten Commandments
Edited by Rabbi Oren J. Hayon
(CCAR Press)
BRONZE:
Revivalism: Representing an Afro-Jamaican Identity
by Maria A. Robinson-Smith
(University of West Indies Press)
71. SCIENCE
GOLD:
Electric Brain: How the New Science of Brainwaves Reads Minds, Tells Us How We Learn, and Helps Us Change for the Better
by R. Douglas Fields, PhD
(BenBella Books)
SILVER:
Smellosophy: What the Nose Tells the Mind
by A.S. Barwich
(Harvard University Press)
BRONZE:
The Secret Language of Cells: What Biological Conversations Tell Us About the Brain-Body Connection, and Life Itself
by Jon Lieff MD
(BenBella Books)
72. SELF HELP
GOLD:
Blaze Your Own Trail: An Interactive Guide to Navigating Life with Confidence, Solidarity, and Compassion
by Rebekah Bastian
(Berrett-Koehler Publishers)
SILVER:
Your Goal Guide: A Roadmap for Setting, Planning, and Achieving Your Goals
by Debra Eckerling
(Mango Publishing)
BRONZE:
But First, Save Ten: The One Simple Money Move That Will Change Your Life
by Sarah-Catherine Gutierrez
(Et Alia Press)
73. SEXUALITY/RELATIONSHIPS
GOLD:
Post-Divorce Bliss: Ending Us & Finding Me
by Jude Walsh
(Morgan James Publishing)
SILVER:
Gay the Pray Away: Healing Your Life, Love, and Relationships from the Harms of LGBT Conversion Therapy
by Erika Allison
(Difference Press)
BRONZE:
I Have a Secret
by Andrew Barnett; illustrated by Andrea Fietta
(Grateful Steps Foundation)
74. TRANSPORTATION (AUTO/AVIATION/RAILROAD)
GOLD:
Walkable Cities: Revitalization, Vibrancy, and Sustainable Consumption
by Carlos J. L. Balsas
(State University of New York Press)
SILVER:
1930 Manhattan to Managua, North America's First Transnational Automobile Trip
by Arthur Lyon
(George F. Thompson Publishing)
BRONZE:
The Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company: The Historic Union Pacific Salt Lake Route
by John R. Signor
(Golden West Books)
75. TRAVEL – ESSAY
GOLD:
Bad Tourist: Misadventures in Love and Travel
by Suzanne Roberts
(University of Nebraska Press)
SILVER (tie):
Nobody Hitchhikes Anymore
by Ed Griffin-Nolan
(Rootstock Publishing)
It's Your Camino: One Couple's 500 - Mile Pilgrimage Across Spain
by Kenneth R. Strange Jr.
(Elite Authors)
BRONZE:
The Last Passenger Train: A Rail Journey across Canada
by Robert M. Goldstein
(Rivendell Publishing Northwest)
76. TRAVEL – GUIDEBOOK
GOLD:
Exploring Wine Regions - Bordeaux France: Discover Wine, Food, Castles, and the French Way of Life
Text and photography by Michael C. Higgins, PhD
(International Exploration Society)
SILVER:
Soul of Venice: A Guide to 30 Exceptional Experiences
by Servane Giol and Thomas Jonglez
(Jonglez Publishing)
BRONZE:
Kentucky Bourbon Country: The Essential Travel Guide (Third Edition)
by Susan Reigler
(University Press of Kentucky)
77. WOMEN'S ISSUES
GOLD:
Raising Our Hands: How White Women Can Stop Avoiding Hard Conversations, Start Accepting Responsibility, and Find Our Place on the New Frontlines
by Jenna Arnold
(BenBella Books)
SILVER:
Resilience Is Futile: The Life and Death and Life of Julie S. Lalonde
by Julie S. Lalonde
(Between the Lines)
BRONZE:
Advancing Reproductive Choice: Leading with Conviction and Compassion
by Elizabeth S. Maguire
(Mont Boron Press)
78. WRITING/PUBLISHING
GOLD:
So You Want to Be a Novelist: A Memoir & Manifesto
by John Sealy
(Haywire Books)
SILVER (tie):
Entrepreneur to Author: 5 Steps to Writing and Publishing a Nonfiction Book that Builds Authority and Grows Your Business
by Scott A. MacMillan
(Grammar Factory Publishing)
Self-Publish & Succeed: The 'No Boring Books" Way to Write a Non-Fiction Book that Sells
by Julie Broad
(Stick Horse Publishing)
BRONZE:
Book Title Generator: A Proven System in Naming Your Book
by Scott Lorenz
(Westwind Book Marketing)
79. BOOK/AUTHOR/PUBLISHER WEBSITE
80. COVER DESIGN – FICTION
GOLD:
Angeleños: L.A.'s Golden Age
by Ron Schuler
Cover design by Nick Caruso
(Marquez Press)
SILVER:
Across the Deep
by Lisa McGuinness
Cover design by Hugh D'Andrade
(Bonhomie Press)
BRONZE:
The Night Bazaar Venice: Thirteen Tales of Forbidden Wishes and Dangerous Desires
Edited by Lenore Hart
Cover design by Naia Poyer
(Northampton House Press)
81. COVER DESIGN – NON-FICTION
GOLD:
7 Lessons for Dreamers & Makers
by Savannah College of Art and Design
Illustrations by Michael Mullan
(Savannah College of Art and Design)
SILVER:
Run, Walk, Crawl: A Caregiver Caught Between Generations
by Sarabeth Persiani
Cover design by Tony Persiani
(We Are Sharing The Sun)
BRONZE (tie):
Food Americana: The Remarkable People and Incredible Stories Behind America's Favorite Dishes
by David Page
Cover design by Morgane Leoni
(Mango Publishing Group)
The Future of Science is Female: The Brilliant Minds Shaping the 21st Century
by Zara Stone
Cover Art by Jermaine Lau
(Mango Publishing Group)
82. COVER DESIGN - NON-FICTION OVERSIZE
GOLD:
Spirits of the Coast: Orcas in Science, Art, and History
Edited by Martha Black, Lorne Hammond and Gavin Hanke, with Nikki Sanchez
Design by Lara Minja, Lime Design, Inc.
(The Royal BC Museum)
SILVER:
California Indian Basketry: Ikons of the Florescence
by Wayne A. Thompson, Eugene S. Meieran, edited by Alan P. Garfinkel
Cover design by Kathleen Wise
(Sunbelt Publications Inc.)
BRONZE:
Constant Impermanence
by Lucinda Bunnen; Design by Laurie Shock
(Lubo Press)
83. BEST FIRST BOOK - FICTION
GOLD (tie):
Finding Napoleon
by Margaret Rodenberg
(She Writes Press)
Bells for Eli
by Susan Beckham Zurenda
(Mercer University Press)
SILVER:
Daughter of the Salt King
by A.S. Thornton
(CamCat Books)
BRONZE:
Toward the Light
by Bonnar Spring
(Oceanview Publishing)
83B. BEST FIRST BOOK - JUV/YA FICTION
GOLD:
Nutmeg Street: Egyptian Secrets
by Sherrill Joseph
(Acorn Publishing)
SILVER:
Equillian's Key
by K.L. Harris
(Make-Believe Press)
BRONZE:
Ice Queen
by Felicia Farber
(Self-Published)
84. BEST FIRST BOOK - NON-FICTION
GOLD:
The Girl Who Said Goodbye: A Memoir of a Khmer Rouge Survivor
by Heather Allen
(Rebel Press)
SILVER:
Dream It & Do It: 100 Possibilities, Stories, Real-Life Role Models for Girls and Boys
by Holly A. Sharp
(Dream It & Do It)
BRONZE:
Angelina's Opinions
by Angelina Wang
(Tyldoweb)
85. BOOK SERIES - FICTION
GOLD:
The Henrietta and Inspector Howard Series
by Michelle Cox
(She Writes Press)
SILVER:
Being Mary Ro/The Promise/The Liars
by Ida Linehan Young
(Flanker Press)
BRONZE (tie):
Best Microfiction Anthology Series
Edited by Meg Pokrass and Gary Fincke
(Pelekinesis)
The Callahan Security Series
by Lori Matthews
(Wild Coyote Press)
86. BOOK SERIES - NON-FICTION
GOLD:
Savoring the Olde Ways Series
by Carole Bumpus
(She Writes Press)
SILVER:
Who the Hell Is...? Series
by Various Authors (Bowden & Brazil Ltd)
BRONZE:
7 Testaments Series
by Brian Arthur Brown
(Rowman & Littlefield)
REGIONAL CATEGORIES
US NORTHEAST – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD:
Hidden Falls
by Kevin Myers
(Beaufort Books)
SILVER:
Cargill Falls
by William Lychack
(Braddock Avenue Books)
BRONZE:
Camper Girl
by Glenn Erick Miler
(Fitzroy Books)
US NORTHEAST – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD:
Block, Paper, Chisels: Prints from New Hampshire's Monadnock Region
by Kim Cunningham
(Bauhan Publishing)
SILVER:
At Home in the Northern Forest: Photographs of the Changing Vermont Landscape
by John Huddleston
(George F. Thompson Publishing)
BRONZE:
Ghost Signs: Clues to Downtown New York's Past
by Frank Mastropolo
(Schiffer Publishing)
MID-ATLANTIC – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD:
The Distance from Four Points
by Margo Orlando Littell
(University of New Orleans Press)
SILVER:
The Sound of Wings
by Suzanne Simonetti
(She Writes Press)
BRONZE:
The Other Morgans
by Carter Taylor Seaton
(KöehlerBooks)
MID-ATLANTIC – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD:
The Hunting Horn: What to Know and How to Know It
by Grosvenor Merle-Smith
(Dementi Milestone Publishing)
SILVER:
Such Splendid Prisons: Diplomatic Detainment in America During World War II
by Harvey Solomon
(Potomac Books)
BRONZE:
Banished from Johnstown: Racist Backlash in Pennsylvania
by Cody McDevitt
(The History Press)
SOUTHEAST – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD:
Whereabouts
by Scott Gould
(KöehlerBooks)
SILVER:
The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt
by Andrea Bobotis
(Sourcebooks Landmark)
BRONZE:
Blood Moon Rising
by Richard Conrath
(Gulf Shore Press)
SOUTHEAST – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD:
Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy
by David Zucchino
(Grove Press)
SILVER:
For the Hog Killing, 1979
by Tanya Amyx Berry
(Fireside Industries)
BRONZE:
A Smoky Mountain Boyhood: Memories, Musings, and More
by Jim Casada
(The University of Tennessee Press)
SOUTH – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD:
How Fire Runs
by Charles Dodd White
(A Swallow Press Book)
SILVER:
Found in Pieces
by George Rollie Adams
(Barn Loft Press)
BRONZE:
Stork Bite
by L.K. Simonds
(Self-Published)
SOUTH – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD:
Destined to Die Young
by Sally A. Hoedel
(Self-Published)
SILVER:
Conversations with US - American Southwest: Two Wheels -- Fifty States -- Hundreds of Voices -- One America
by Chris Register
(Spoke & Word Books)
BRONZE:
The King of Highbanks Road: Rediscovering Dad, Rural America and Learning to Love Home Again
by Steve Watkins
(Pilgrim Publishing)
GREAT LAKES – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD:
A Small Earnest Question
by J. F. Riordan
(Beaufort Books)
SILVER:
A Place Remote
by Gwen Goodkin
(West Virginia University Press)
BRONZE:
You're in the Wrong Place
by Joseph Harris
(Made in Michigan Writers Series)
GREAT LAKES – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD:
Chasing Indiana's Game: The Hoosier Hardwood Project
by Chris Smith and Michael E. Keating
(Indiana University Press)
SILVER:
The Cadottes: A Fur Trade Family on Lake Superior
by Robert Silbernagel
(Wisconsin Historical Society Press)
BRONZE:
Midwest Futures
by Phil Christman
(Belt Publishing)
MIDWEST – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD:
The River Jewel: A Letter Series Novella
by Kathleen Shoop
(Kathleen Shoop)
SILVER:
Everyone Dies Famous
by Len Joy
(BQB Publishing)
BRONZE:
Rock 'n Fire
by Mark Stallard
(Kaw Valley Books)
MIDWEST – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD:
The Beautiful Snow: The Ingalls Family, the Railroads, and the Hard Winter of 1880-81
by Cindy Wilson
(Beaver's Pond Press)
SILVER:
When the White Pine Was King: A History of Lumberjacks, Log Drives, and Sawdust Cities in Wisconsin
by Jerry Apps
(Wisconsin Historical Society Press)
BRONZE:
Groundbreakers, Rule-Breakers & Rebels: 50 Unstoppable St. Louis Women
by Katie J. Moon; illustrated by Rori!
(Missouri Historical Society)
WEST-MOUNTAIN – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD:
Answer Creek
by Ashley E. Sweeney
(She Writes Press)
SILVER:
Nineteen Forty-Five
by Brian Striefel
(Hildebrand Books)
BRONZE:
A Noble Calling
by Rhona Weaver
(Two Oaks Press)
WEST-MOUNTAIN – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD:
A Corner of Space and Time: Lee Nye's Eddie's Club Portraits
by Jean Belangie-Nye
(Nye Imagery/The Design Cooperative)
SILVER:
A Desert Feast: Celebrating Tucson's Culinary Heritage
by Caroline Niethammer
(University of Arizona Press)
BRONZE:
The Outlaw's Violin
by Nicholas Clapp
(Sunbelt Publications)
WEST-PACIFIC – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD:
Prospects of a Woman
by Wendy Voorsanger
(She Writes Press)
SILVER:
The Road to Delano
by John DeSimone
(Rare Bird)
BRONZE (tie):
The Aloha Spirit
by Linda Ulleseit
(She Writes Press)
Wild Rivers, Wild Rose
by Sarah Birdsall
(University of Alaska Press)
WEST-PACIFIC – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD:
Food People (Are the Best People)
by Kristen Loken
(Acorn Press)
SILVER:
California Indian Basketry: Icons of the Florescence
by Wayne A. Thompson and Eugene S. Meieran
(Sunbelt Publications)
BRONZE:
Where the World Begins: Sonoma Mountain Stories
by Arthur Dawson with Meg Beeler, Rebecca Lawton and Tracy Salcedo; photography by Ed Cooper, Scott Hess, Ulrich Kolbe, and others
(Sonoma Mountain Preservation)
CANADA-EAST – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD:
The Woman in the Attic
by Emily Hepditch
(Flanker Press)
SILVER:
Kinmount
by Rod Carley
(Latitude 46)
BRONZE:
Dancing with Chairs in the Music House
by Caro Soles
(Inanna Publication)
CANADA-EAST – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD:
Finding Our Niche: Toward a Restorative Human Ecology
by Philp A. Loring
(Fernwood Publishing)
SILVER:
Prince Edward: A Four Season County
Photography by Peggy deWitt, Rob Garden, Phil Norton, and Jason Pettit
Text by Bryan Davies & Helen Dow
(Tagona Press, Sault Ste Marie)
BRONZE:
Quarantine: What is Old is New
by Ian Arthur Cameron, M.D.
(New World Publishing)
CANADA-WEST – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD:
Fanonymous
by M.C. Joudrey
(At Bay Press)
SILVER:
Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit
by Valerie Dunsmore
(FriesenPress)
BRONZE:
Remy's Dilemma: Special Delivery
by Andrew Snook
(FriesenPress)
CANADA-WEST – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD:
Spirits of the Coast: Orcas in Science, Art, and History
Edited by Martha Black, Lorne Hammond, and Gavin Hanke, with Nikki Sanchez
(Royal BC Museum)
SILVER:
Leading at the Edge: True Tales from Canadian Police in Peacebuilding and Peacekeeping Missions Around the World
by Ben J.S. Maure, M.S.C.
(Self-Published)
BRONZE:
A Paramedic's Tales: Hilarious, Horrible and Heartwarming True Stories
by Graeme Taylor
(Harbour Publishing)
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND/PACIFIC RIM – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD:
Pelsaert's Nightmare
by Gregory Warwick Hansen
(The Grayson Press)
SILVER:
Haunting in Hartley
by Janice Tremayne
(Millport Press)
BRONZE:
When in Vanuatu
by Nicki Chen
(She Writes Press)
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND/PACIFIC RIM – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD:
Tiwi: Art & Artists
Edited by Judith Ryan AM
(National Gallery of Victoria)
SILVER:
Unite
by Julia Steel
(Self-Published)
BRONZE:
The Neglected North Island: New Zealand's Other Half
by Mary Jane Walker
(A Maverick Traveller Ltd.)
EUROPE – BEST REGIONAL FICTION
GOLD:
In the Event of Contact
by Ethel Rohan
(Dzanc Books)
SILVER:
The Transaction
by Guglielmo D'Izza
(Guernica Edition)
BRONZE:
Shuggie Bain
by Douglas Stuart
(Grove Press)
EUROPE – BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION
GOLD:
The Landlady Quintet: Chance Encounters and Lasting Impressions
by John H. Randle
(Words Indeed)
SILVER:
Sex, Drugs, and Fashion in 1970s Madrid
by Francisco Fernández de Alba
(University of Toronto Press)
BRONZE:
The Diary of Countess Anna Maria Berezowska: A True Story
Edited by John A. Stelnicki and Iris Hart
(Self-Published)
AUDIOBOOK & EBOOK CATEGORIES
87. AUDIOBOOK - FICTION
GOLD:
Thwarted Queen
by Cynthia Sally Haggard
Read by Diana Croft
(Spun Stories Press & Findaway Voices)
SILVER:
Queen of the Warrior Bees
by Jean Gill
Read by Jannie Meisberger
(The 13th Sign)
BRONZE:
Not For You To Know
by Abdulilah Hamadi
Read by Matthew Welding and Carol Carpenter
(Abdulilah Hamadi)
88. AUDIOBOOK - NON-FICTION
GOLD:
Tribal Abundance: Living Courageously in an Uncertain World
by Ildiko Oravecz
Read by Star Triana (Ildiko Oravecz)
SILVER:
Regenerative Purpose: The Dynamic Nature of the Way We Choose Work
by Wendy May
BRONZE:
The Culture Solution
by Matthew Kelly
Read by James Naughton
(Floyd Consulting)
E1. BEST ADULT FICTION E-BOOK
GOLD:
The Exit Strategy
by Lainey Cameron
(Self-Published)
SILVER:
The Weight of Salt
by Sandra Montanino
(Edwards Publishing)
BRONZE (tie):
Tell Me You Love Me
by Kathleen Stone
(CreateSpace)
The Heart of a Hussar
by Griffin Brady
(Self-Published)
E2. BEST ROMANCE/EROTICA E-BOOK
GOLD:
Third Man In
by G.K. Brady
(Trefoil Publishing)
SILVER:
Heart Failure
by Chris Zett
(Ylva Publishing)
BRONZE:
The Billionaire is Conned
by Kyra Radcliff
(Dawn Hill Publications)
E3. BEST MYSTERY/THRILLER E-BOOK
GOLD (tie):
The Elizabeth Walker Affair
by Robert Lane
(Mason Alley Publishing)
A Simple Lie
by Mary Bush
(Bloodhound Books)
SILVER:
The Roach
by Rhett C. Bruno
(Aethon Books)
BRONZE:
Larceny at the Library
by Colleen J. Shogan
(Camel Press)
E4. BEST SCI-FI/FANTASY/HORROR E-BOOK
GOLD (tie):
Call Me Dragon
by Marc Secchia
(Self-Published)
Athena's Child
by Hannah Lynn
(Self-Published)
SILVER:
Dreams of the Dying
by Nicolas Lietzau
(Nicolas Lietzau)
BRONZE:
Citrus
by Tabitha Kumwembe
(Self-Published)
E5. BEST ADULT NON-FICTION PERSONAL E-BOOK
GOLD:
Terroir: Love, Out of Place
by Natasha Saje
(Trinity University Press)
SILVER:
Luck Times Two: An Adoption Memoir
by Sandra Wilson
(Eloise Anthony Publishing House)
BRONZE:
Pretty Girls Don't Get Cancer
by M. Patricia Diaz
(MPatriciaDiaz)
E6. BEST ADULT NON-FICTION INFORMATIONAL E-BOOK
GOLD:
Feral Atlas
by Edited by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing, Jennifer Deger, Alder Keleman Saxena, and Feifei Zhou
(Stanford University Press)
SILVER:
Barack Obama: Uncommon Grace
by Richard Cahan and Michael Williams
(CityFiles Press)
BRONZE:
Survive & Thrive: Entrepreneurship Frameworks That Work
by Paul Kewene-Hite
(Matanga Hapai Limited)
E7. JUVENILE/YOUNG ADULT FICTION E-BOOK
GOLD:
No Fences in Alaska
by Glen Sobey
(Skipstone Publishing)
SILVER:
The Devil's Tree
by Susan McCauley
(Celtic Sea Entertainment)
BRONZE (tie):
Finding Frances
by Kelly Vincent
(The Wild Rose Press)
Love at the Center of Grief
by Cindy McIntyre
(Angel Pin Publishing)
E8. BEST CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED E-BOOK
GOLD:
Frankie the Ferret
by Kimberley Paterson
(Self-Published)
SILVER:
Evie's Field Day: More Than One Way to Win
by Claire Annette Noland
(A Field Trip Life)
BRONZE:
Bailey Bloom and the Battle of the Bug
by Jill Rosensweig
(Zoeicky Press)
E9. BEST REGIONAL E-BOOK – FICTION
GOLD:
The Agent
by Marsha Roberts
(Easy Riter Press)
SILVER:
Boomerang Gold
by Dion Mayne with Paul Richardson
(Lulu)
BRONZE:
In This Land of Plenty
by Mary Smathers
(Self-Published)
E10. BEST REGIONAL E-BOOK – NON-FICTION
GOLD:
There is Nothing to Fix: Becoming Whole through Radical Self-Acceptance
by Suzanne Jones
(Suzanne E. Jones)
SILVER:
The Maple Leaf Effect - An Immigrant's One-Stop-Guide to Transitioning and Thriving in Canada or Anywhere
by Nalini Chariandy
(Self-Published)
BRONZE:
Ethical Profit: A Guide to Increasing Profit Using Sustainable Business Practices
by Samantha Richardson
(Writing Pixels Publishing)
E11. BEST E-BOOK DESIGN
GOLD:
Welcome to Koine Greek: Volume one of the Koine Immersion Series
by Stephen Reasor
(GlossaHouse)
SILVER:
Soul Seeker
by Kaylin McFarren
(Self-Published)
BRONZE:
My Life as a 50+ Year-Old White Male: How a Mixed-Race Woman Stumbled Into Direct-Response Copywriting and Succeeded
by Carline Anglade-Cole
(Cole Marketing Solutions, Inc)
