Congratulations and sincere thanks to the independent authors and publishers who participated in our 29th annual, Independent Publisher Book Awards contest!
GENERAL CATEGORIES
66. Parenting
GOLD
Raising Securely Attached Kids by Eli Harwood, MA, LPC (Sasquatch Books)
SILVER
The Heart of Homestay: Creating Meaningful Connections When Hosting International Students by Jennifer Robin Wilson (Page Two)
BRONZE
How to Dungeon Master Parenting: A Guidebook for Gamifying the Child-Rearing Quest, Leveling Up Your Skills, and Raising Future Adventurers by Shelly Mazzanoble (University of Iowa Press)
67. Popular Culture
GOLD
Bowlarama: The Architecture of Mid-Century Bowling by Chris Nichols with Adriene Biondo (Angel City Press at the Los Angeles Public Library)
SILVER
Lights, Camera, Lionel Trains! A Photo History of an American Icon by Roger Carp (Project Roar Publishing)
BRONZE
“There Are No Hispanic Stars!” Collected Writings of a Latino Film Critic in Hollywood, 1921-1939 Edited and Translated by Colin Gunckel and Laura Isabel Serna (UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press)
68. Psychology/Mental Health
GOLD
Highway to Your Happy Place A Roadmap to Less Stress by Gary Sprouse, MD (New Outcomes Publishing)
SILVER
Solving the Anxiety Equation The Formula to Free Yourself From Fear by Wendy Leeds (Calm Day Publishing)
BRONZE
An Impossible Life: A True Story of Hope and Mental Illness by Rachael Siddoway and Sonja Wasden (A Possible Life, LLC)
69. Sports/Fitness/Recreation
GOLD (TIE)
The Art of Baseball: The Watercolors of James Fiorentino by John Molori and James Fiorentino (Peter E. Randall Publisher)
GOLD (TIE)
Hope by Terry Fox; edited by Barbara Adhiya (ECW Press)
SILVER
Unrivaled: Sewanee 1899 by Norman Jetmundsen, Jr. and Karin Dupree Fecteau (Shakerag Hollow Press)
BRONZE
Toller Cranston: Ice, Paint, Passion by Phillippa Cranston Baran (Sutherland House)
70. Reference
GOLD
Birding for Boomers by Sneed B. Collard III; illustrations by Tanner Barkin (Mountaineers Books)
SILVER
Kitchen Renovation Planning Guide by Charlene J Smith (Charlene J Smith)
BRONZE
What’s Your Name? How to Write Your Name in Han’gŭl Without Learning the Korean Language By Albert Jung (Good Governance Research)
71. Religion (Eastern/Western)
GOLD
For Times Such as These: A Radical’s Guide to the Jewish Year by Rabbi Ariana Katz and Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg (Wayne State University Press)
SILVER
You Are a Cosmic Tree: Baha’i-Inspired Art & Reflections on the Life of the Soul by Misha Maynerick Blaise (Baha’i Publishing)
BRONZE
Cry of the Heart: On the Meaning of Suffering by Lorenzo Albacete (Slant Books)
72. Science
GOLD
Death to Beauty by Eugene M. Helveston (Indiana University Press)
SILVER
Common Circuits: Hacking Alternative Technological Futures by Luis Felipe R. Murillo (Stanford University Press)
BRONZE
A Billion Things To Ask A Neuroscientist by Mike Tranter PhD (Self Published)
73. Self Help
GOLD
You Don’t Have To Quit: 20 Science-Backed Strategies to Help Your Loved One Drink Less by Maureen Palmer (Page Two)
SILVER
Decluttered by Jenny Albertini (Indiana University Press)
BRONZE
Buried Treasure: A Field Guide to the Life-Changing Magic of Revealing Yourself by Alicia Johnson (Nº 88)
74. Sexuality/Relationships
GOLD
Bound Up: On Kink, Power, and Belonging by Leora Fridman (Wayne State University)
SILVER
Staying Married is the Hardest Part by Bonnie Comfort (She Writes Press)
BRONZE
Milspouse Matters: Sharing Strength Through Our Stories by Jen McDonald W. Brand Publishing)
75. Transportation (Auto/Aviation/Railroad)
GOLD
Snoopy and the Spy: A Saga of Espionage, Ingenuity, and the Epic Battle to Save International Harvester by Lee Klancher (Octane Press)
SILVER
IMSA 1990–1999: The Turbulent Years of American Sports Car Racing by Mark Raffauf (Octane Press)
BRONZE
Porsche Enthusiast Guide Boxster Cayman 2005-2008 by Jeff Lehman (Mentor Press LLC)
76. Travel – Essay
GOLD
First Pub on the Right: A Wife-Changing Motorcycle Adventure from Cork to Cape Town by David Irish Anderson (Pure Ink Press)
SILVER
Arctic Traverse: A Thousand-Mile Summer of Trekking the Brooks Range by Michael Engelhard (Mountaineers Books)
BRONZE
Of Canoes and Crocodiles: Paddling the Sepik in Papua New Guinea by Tony Robinson-Smith (University of Alberta Press)
77. Travel – Guidebook
GOLD
Home Base Hiking Europe by Cassandra Overby (Mountaineers Books)
SILVER
Paddling the Salish Sea by Rob Casey (Mountaineers Books)
BRONZE
Exploring Wine Regions – México by Michael C. Higgins, PhD (International Exploration Society)
78. Women's Issues
GOLD
Tears of Gold by Hannah Rose Thomas (Plough Publishing House)
SILVER
The Vital Spark: Reclaim Your Outlaw Energies and Find Your Feminine Fire by Lisa Marchiano, LCSW (Sounds True)
BRONZE
The Banker Ladies: Vanguards of Solidarity Economics and Community-Based Banks by Caroline Shenaz Hossein (University of Toronto Press)
79. Writing/Publishing
GOLD
Do Not Write a Book…Until You Read This One by A.Y. Berthiaume and Bridgett McGowen-Hawkins (Press 49)
SILVER
The One Week Writing Workshop: 7 Days to Spark, Boost, or Revive Your Novel by Karin Adams (Author in Your Corner)
BRONZE (TIE)
The Creative Writer’s Toolkit by Vanessa McKay (Tea Time Press)
BRONZE (TIE)
Breathe. Write. Breathe. :18 Energizing Practices to Spark Your Writing and Free Your Voice by Lisa Tener (Prosperity House Media)
80. Book/Author/Publisher Website
GOLD
www.manimaltales.com by Manimal Tales
SILVER
www.datadrivendei.com by Dr. Randal Pinkett
BRONZE
www.susanhayden.com by Amelia Mulkey Anderson
81. Cover Design – Fiction
GOLD
All I See is Violence by Angie Elita Newell (Greenleaf Book Group)
SILVER
The Art Collector by Susan Bacon (Porter Street Press)
BRONZE
New Moon: Day One by Thanassis Valtinos, translated by Jane Assimakopoulos and Stavros Deligiorgis (Laertes)
82. Cover Design – Non-Fiction
GOLD
The Ancient Wisdom of Baseball by Christian Sheppard (Greenleaf Book Group)
SILVER
All About Yvie by Yvie Oddly with Michael Bach (Greenleaf Book Group)
BRONZE
Destination Remarkable: Surviving the Dark Side of Success by Mary Grothe (Advantage | The Authority Company)
83. Cover Design - Non-Fiction Oversize
GOLD
Behind the Door: Profiles of a Peninsula by Kevin O’Donnell (Glenham Publishing)
SILVER
The Soulful Sounds of Derbytown by Ken Clay, Michael L. Jones, Wilma Westfield Clayborn, Keith Clements, Gary Falk, Ron Lewis (Butler Books)
BRONZE
Teddy Sandoval and the Butch Gardens School of Art by C. Ondine Chavoya and David Evans Frantz (Independent Curators International / Inventory Press / Vincent Price Art Museum / Williams College Museum of Art)
84. Best First Book - Fiction
GOLD
Unlucky Mel by Aggeliki Pelekidis (Three Hills)
SILVER
Klara’s Truth by Susan Weissbach Friedman (She Writes Press)
BRONZE
Brooklyn ’76: A Novel by Anthony Ausiello (South Allen Street Press)
85. Best First Book - Juv/YA
GOLD
The Space Between You and Me by Julie True Kingsley (Islandport Press)
SILVER
The Witchfinder’s Serpent by Rande Goodwin (Greenleaf Book Group Press)
BRONZE
What Mommy Doesn’t See by Karen Ledbetter, illustrated by Kassy Keppol (self-published)
86. Best First Book - Non-Fiction
GOLD
Can’t Tame A Mongoose: Memoir of a Genomics Entrepreneur by Stan Rose, PhD (Miles Pond Press)
SILVER
Engage & Evade: How Latino Immigrant Families Manage Surveillance in Everyday Life by Asad L. Asad (Princeton University Press)
BRONZE
Becoming A Good Relative: Calling White Settlers toward Truth, Healing, and Repair by Hilary Giovale (Green Writers Press)
87. Book Series - Fiction
GOLD
Adventures of the Center City Kids by Jazmine Franklin, Anjail Kenyatta, Illustrated by Samantha Nacht (Center for Responsive Schools)
SILVER
The Art of Being Ugly by Kelly Vincent (KV Books)
BRONZE
The Art Collector by Susan Bacon (Porter Street Press)
88. Book Series - Non-Fiction
GOLD
Go Together: How the Concept of Ubuntu will Change How We Work, Live and Lead by Shola Richards (Advantage | The Authority Company)
SILVER
The Secret Service Business Series by Laura de Lacy (Secret Service Business)
BRONZE
Life Lessons from a UFO Catcher: An Autobiographical Manga – Vol. 2 by Dr. Kenny Loui, illustrated by Yamawe (UFO Comics)
89. Audiobook - General Fiction
GOLD
Cry of the Kestrel by Marla Himeda; Narrated by: Will Hahn
SILVER
All the Flowers of the Mountain by Christina Holbrook ; narrated by Theresa Bakken
BRONZE
Dracula: Finding of a Shadow. A play by Lisa Monde; narrated by Full Cast
90. Audiobook - Mystery/Thriller
GOLD
The Mechanics of Memory by Audrey Lee; narrated by Sunny Lu, Keong Sim, Charlie Thurston
SILVER
Armitage by Atlas Creed; narrated by Aaron Smith, Aure Nash, Brandon Francis, Elise Hoffman
BRONZE
CHILDREN OF SATURN by John Neeleman; narrated by Charles Leggett
91. Audiobook - Non-Fiction Personal
GOLD
Homefront/Women at War: The Things Our Fathers Saw-the Untold Stories of the World War II Generation-Volume IX by Matthew Rozell, narrated by Full Cast
SILVER
What’s So Bad About Being Poor? Our Lives in the Shadows of the Poverty Experts by Deborah M. Foster
BRONZE
Where Yellow Flowers Bloom: A Journey of Hope Through Unimaginable Loss written and narrated by: Kim Cantin
92. Audiobook - Non-Fiction Informational
GOLD
Betty and Veronica: The Leading Ladies of Riverdale by Tim Hanley; narrated by Colby Elliott
SILVER
Bathsheba Spooner: A Revolutionary Murder Conspiracy by Andrew Noone; Narrated by Scott R. McKinley
BRONZE
Do Good While Doing Well by Marcia Dawood
