Congratulations and sincere thanks to the independent authors and publishers who participated in our 29th annual, Independent Publisher Book Awards contest!
GENERAL CATEGORIES
35. Children’s Interactive
GOLD (TIE)
JoJo Sing & Learn, Chinese Songs for Baby & Me, Book 2, Ages 3 Months+, First Words in Music: Bonding & Brain Building written by Christine Yang Barry; illustrated by Lukas Miao Zhang; music produced by Felton Pilate (JoJo Learning)
GOLD (TIE)
Who Were the Ancient Egyptians? by Kate Ryan & Elisa Scarton, with illustrations by Simon McVilly (National Gallery of Victoria)
SILVER
Drumming Numbers with Boom Ba Bee by Lindsay Rust (Dancing Drum Publishing)
BRONZE
Ofi’ Tohbi’ Ishto’ and the Chickasaw Clan Animals: Six Early Elementary/Elementary Level Piano Solos by W.T. Skye Garcia, Sarah Angeline, and Gilmore Garcia (Chickasaw Press)
36. Juvenile-Young Adult Non-Fiction
GOLD
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Books Got Wrong by James W. Loewen and Nate Powell (The New Press)
SILVER
The Weird Animal Hour: When Mythical Creatures Meet Endangered Species by Josh Oaktree; illustrated by A. D’Amico (Oak Tree Comics)
BRONZE
The Ayeee to Z Adulting Guide: How to Navigate Adulthood Like a Boss! By E. Z. Grace (EZ Does It Publications)
37. Multicultural Non-Fiction - Juv-Young Adult
GOLD
Down in the Amazon: The New, True Jungle Story by Mame Hill; illustrated by Mame Hill and Jorge Tenazoa (Barometer Books, Inc.)
SILVER
UFO Catcher Ken Presents Dad vs. the World by Kenny Loui, Ph.D.; Art by Yamawe (UFO Comics)
BRONZE
Aryani East and West by Martin Miller (The Chelsea Press)
38. Multicultural Non-Fiction - Adult
GOLD
Colorful Palate: A Flavorful Journey Through a Mixed American Experience by Raj Tawney (Empire State Editions)
SILVER
The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth by Minu Cash(Sandra Jonas Publishing House)
BRONZE
Kalasha- Photographs and Stories of the Kalash People, an Animist Minority from the Mountains of Pakistan by Ana Abrão (Ana Abrão)
39. Essay
GOLD
Happy to Help: Adventures of a People Pleaser by Amy Wilson (Zibby Media)
SILVER
The Call is Coming from Inside the House: Essays by Allyson McOuat (ECW Press)
BRONZE
The Time We Have: Essays on Pandemic Living by Michelle Weldon (Northwestern University Press)
40. Creative Non-Fiction
GOLD
The Braille Encyclopedia: Brief Essays on Altered Sight by Naomi Cohn (Rose Metal Press)
SILVER (TIE)
Stories Can Save Us by Matt Tullis (The University of Georgia Press)
SILVER (TIE)
Killing the Buddha on the Appalachian Trail by John Turner (The University of Georgia Press)
BRONZE
Forget the Fairy Tale and Find Your Happiness by Deb Miller (She Writes Press)
41. Autobiography/Memoir I (Celebrity/Political/Romance)
GOLD
Odyssey Moscow: One American’s Journey from Russia Optimist to Prisoner of the State by Michael Calvey (The History Press)
SILVER
Rust Belt Reporter by John Gallagher (Wayne State University Press)
BRONZE
Ricky: A Life Worth Sharing, Volume 1 by Ricardo J. Bordallo with C. Sablan Gault (University of Guam Press)
42. Autobiography/Memoir II (Coming of Age/Family Legacy/Travel)
GOLD (TIE)
Compton in My Soul: A Life in Pursuit of Racial Equality by Albert M. Camarillo (Stanford University Press)
GOLD (TIE)
Dreaming in Russian by Anya Gillison (Skyhorse Publishing)
SILVER
Green World: A Tragicomic Memoir of Love & Shakespeare by Michelle Ephraim (University of Massachusetts Press)
BRONZE
The Magician’s Daughter: A Memoir by Katy Grabel (Wild Rising Press)
43. Autobiography/Memoir III (Personal Struggle/Health Issues)
GOLD
The Bodies Keep Coming: Dispatches from a Black Trauma Surgeon on Racism, Violence, and How We Heal by Brian H. Williams (Broadleaf Books)
SILVER
The Housekeeper’s Secret by Sandra Schnakenburg (She Writes Press)
BRONZE
Blackbird: A Mother’s Reflections on Grief, Loss, and Life After Suicide by Betsy Thibaut Stephenson (GFB)
44. Biography
GOLD
Amalia Mesa-Bains: Rituals of Memory, Migration, and Cultural Space by Tomás Ybarra-Frausto (UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press)
SILVER (TIE)
The Jamaican Bobsled Captain: Dudley “Tal” Stokes and the untold story of struggle, suffering and redemption behind Cool Runnings by Ben Stubenberg (BookBaby)
SILVER (TIE)
Let Me Save You 25 Years: Mistakes, Miracles, and Lessons from the Lovesac Story by Shawn D. Nelson (Forbes Books)
BRONZE
Women’s Crusader: Catharine Beecher’s Untold Story by R. Lee Wilson (Glanderston House)
45. Aging/Death & Dying
GOLD
In the Garden Behind the Moon: A Memoir of Loss, Myth, and Magic by Alexandra A. Chan (Flash Point Books)
SILVER (TIE)
I Miss My Mommy: 150 Portraits of Orphaned Adults by Alison Garwood-Jones (Pen Jar Productions)
SILVER (TIE)
My Book of the Dead by Kathleen Edwards (self-published)
BRONZE
Good to Go: Five Understandings to Navigate a Peaceful and Elegant Last Chapter of Life by John Horton, MD and Sushila Wood (New Insight Press)
46. Animals/Pets
GOLD
Finding Flaco: Our Year with New York City’s Beloved Owl by Jacqueline Emery and David Lei (Owls of New York)
SILVER
Abandoned: Chronicling the Journeys of Once-Forsaken Dogs by Katherine Carver (Lantern Publishing & Media)
BRONZE
Shepherd’s Sight by Barbara McLean (ECW Press)
47. Business/Career/Sales
GOLD
Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat. By Colin C. Campbell (Forbes Books)
SILVER (TIE)
The Illusion of Innovation by Elliott Parker (Ideapress Publishing)
SILVER (TIE)
Sail to Scale by Mona Sabet, Heather Jerrehian, and Maria Fernandez Guajardo (How2Conquer)
BRONZE
Beyond the Hammer by Brian Gottlieb (Forbes Books)
48. Cookbooks - General
GOLD
Seconds: More Plant-Based, No-Broth Soup and Stew Recipes from One Soup to Another by Caroline Wright (Yellow House Books)
SILVER
The Spirit of The Herbfarm Restaurant by Ron Zimmerman (Skyhorse Publishing)
BRONZE
Asian Heritage Chefs in White House History: Cooking to the President’s Taste by Adrian Miller and Deborah Chang (The White House Historical Association)
49. Cookbooks - Specialty
GOLD
Tea Under the Palms: From Leaf to Kettle, a History of Tea and the Art of a Proper Tea Party (Beaufort Books)
SILVER
The Allergy-Friendly Cookbook by Elizabeth Pecoraro, RDN (Red Lightning Books)
BRONZE
At My Portuguese Table by Maria Lawton (Peter E. Randall)
50. Current Events I (Political/Economic/Foreign Affairs)
GOLD (TIE)
American Apocalypse: The Six Far-Right Groups Waging War on Democracy by Reina Steinzor (Stanford University Place)
GOLD (TIE)
Class Dismissed: When Colleges Ignore Inequality and Students Pay the Price by Anthony Abraham Jack (Princeton University Press)
SILVER
Parliamentary America: The Least Radical Means of Radically Repairing Our Broken Democracy by Maxwell L. Stearns (Johns Hopkins University Press)
BRONZE
Exit Wounds: How American’s Guns Fuel Violence Across the Border by Ieva Jusionyte (University of California Press)
51. Current Events II (Social Issues/Humanitarian)
GOLD
Engage and Evade: How Latino Immigrant Families Manage Surveillance in Everyday Life by Asad L. Asad (Princeton University Press)
SILVER
Books Through Bars by Dave Mac Marquis and Moira Marquis (University of Georgia Press)
BRONZE
Stolen Pride by Arlie Russell Hochschild (The New Press)
52. Education I (Workbook/Resources)
GOLD (TIE)
Morning Meeting 4th Edition by Karen Poplawski (Center for Responsive Schools)
GOLD (TIE)
Place-Based Learning: Connecting Inquiry, Community, and Culture by Micki Evans, Charity Marcella Moran, and Erin Sanchez (Solution Tree Press)
SILVER
The Metacognitive Preschooler: How to Teach Academic, Social, and Emotional Intelligence to Your Youngest Students by Richard K. Cohen, Michele A. Herold, Emily R. Peluso, Katie Upshaw, and Kelsee G. Young (Solution Tree Press)
BRONZE
Humanized Education: A Mastery-Based Framework to Promote Student Growth & Strength by Mike Ruyle, Awachiikaate, Libby Child, Donyall Dickey (Marzano Resources)
53. Education II (Commentary/Theory)
GOLD
Learning to Relearn: Supporting Identity in a Culturally Affirming Classroom by Kwame Sarfo-Mensah (Stenhouse/Routledge)
SILVER
How Schools Make Race: Teaching Latinx Racialization in America by Laura C. Chávez-Moreno (Harvard Education Press)
BRONZE
Tone Setters in the Academy: How to Build an Inspired Life as a University Administrator by Andrew Tracy Ceperley (Avocet Books)
54. Nature
GOLD
Into Whooperland by Michael Forsberg (Michael Forsberg Photography)
SILVER
River Songs by Steve Duda (Mountaineers Books)
BRONZE
American Sheep: A Cultural History by Brett Bannor (The University of Georgia Press)
55. Environment/Ecology
GOLD
Intertwined: Women, Nature, and Climate Justice by Rebecca Kormos (The New Press)
SILVER
We the Poisoned by Jordan Chariton (Rowman & Littlefield)
BRONZE
Earth’s Emergency Room: Saving Species as the Planet and Politics Get Hotter by Lowell E. Baier (Rowman and Littlefield Publishers)
56. Finance/Investment/Economics
GOLD
Witness to a Prosecution: The Myth of Michael Milken by Richard V. Sandler (Forbes Books)
SILVER
The Philanthropist Handbook by Clay M. Grayson (Advantage Books)
BRONZE
Lead, Follow, or Fail by Peter J. Brews (Ideapress Publishing)
57. LGBTQ+ Non-Fiction
GOLD
Rachel Carson and the Power of Queer Love by Lida Maxwell (Stanford University Press)
SILVER
The Global Fight Against LGBTI Rights: How Transnational Conservative Networks Target Sexual and Gender Minorities by Phillip M. Ayoub and Kristina Stoeckl (New York University Press)
BRONZE
Scattershot: My Journey from the Projects to Paris to Rodeo Drive by Larry Chrysler (Acorn Publishing)
58. Gift/Specialty/Journal
GOLD
The Book of Thanks: A Catalogue of Gratitudes by Rachel Hébert (Acorn Press)
SILVER
Jericho’s Daughter by Warren Lehrer (EarSay)
BRONZE
The Official White House Christmas Ornament: Collected Stories of a Holiday Tradition by Marcia M. Anderson (The White House Historical Association)
59. Holiday
GOLD
Hazel and the Spooky Season by Kyle Sullivan (Hazy Dell Press)
SILVER
A Halloween Farty Party by Junia Wonders (Gmüer Verlag)
BRONZE
Holiday Spirit 2: Destroy All Monsters! by John DeGuire (self-published)
60. Health/Medicine
GOLD
Circumcision: How an Ancient Ritual Became a Questionable Surgery—A Complete Analysis by Kenneth S. Lipman (Akiva Press LLC)
SILVER
Just One Heart: A Cardiologist’s Guide to Healing, Health, and Happiness
Author: Jonathan Fisher, MD, FACC (Manuscripts LLC)
BRONZE
Progress Notes: One Year in the Future of Medicine by Abraham M. Nussbaum, MD. (Johns Hopkins University Press)
61. History (U.S.)
GOLD
The Fever: The Most Fatal Plague in American History by Lon Wagner (Koehler Books)
SILVER
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz’s Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States: A Graphic Interpretation by Paul Peart-Smith (Beacon Press)
BRONZE
We the Men: How Forgetting Women’s Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality by Jill Elaine Hasday (Oxford University Press)
62. History (World)
GOLD
The Driver’s Story: Labor and Power in the World of Atlantic Slavery by Randy M. Browne (University of Pennsylvania Press)
SILVER
Stolen Fragments: Black Markets, Bad Faith, and the Illicit Trade in Ancient Artefacts by Roberta Mazza (Stanford University Press)
BRONZE
Qanat: Stream of Wells by Dale Lightfoot (Bloomsbury Academic)
63. History (Oversized/Coffee Table)
GOLD
Central America in the Crosshairs of War: On the Road from Vietnam to Iraq by Scott Wallace (George F. Thompson Publishing)
SILVER
Chikasa 1889: The Collins-Gatschet Chickasaw Manuscripts by Lokosh (Joshua D. Hinson), Samantha Cornelius, Kimberly Johnson, and Juliet Morgan (Chickasaw Press)
BRONZE
Wine and the White House: A History by Frederick J. Ryan, Jr. (White House Historical Association)
64. Inspirational/Spiritual
GOLD
What is My Legacy? By Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters King, Marc Kielburger and Craig Kielburger (Flashpoint)
SILVER (TIE)
Where Tenderness Lives: On Healing, Liberation, and Holding Space for Oneself by Heather Plett (Page Two)
SILVER (TIE)
The Significance of Curly Hair: A Loving Memoir of Life and Loss by Kara L. Zajac (Atmosphere Press)
BRONZE
The Science of Human Possibilities by V. Kumar Murty (Sutherland House Experts)
65. New Age / Mind-Body-Spirit
GOLD
The Fablemaker’s Deck of Many Things by Hit Point Press (Hit Point Press)
SILVER
Guidance from the Universe: Hopeful Messages for Everyday Challenges by Jill Amy Sager (She Writes Press)
BRONZE
Spiritual Intelligence by Dawson Church (Energy Psychology Press)
