2026 Medalists – General Categories

1. Fine Art

• GOLD: New York – Impressions in Ink by Desmond Freeman (Heritage Park Press)

• SILVER: Westwood | Kawakubo Edited by Katie Somerville & Danielle Whitfield (National Gallery of Victoria)

• BRONZE: Millie Wilson: The Museum of Lesbian Dreams by David Evans Frantz (Inventory Press and Krannert Art Museum) Designed by Content Object

2. Performing Arts (Music/Dance/Cinema/Theater)

• GOLD: Greensleeves: The First 100 Covers by Alexander Newman (One Love Books)

• SILVER: The Dance of Resilience: Transforming Lives and Staying Vibrant Through Partner Dance by Ember Reichgott Junge (She Writes Press)

• BRONZE: Dueling Harlows: The Race to Bring the Actress’s Life to the Silver Screen by Tom Lisanti (McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers)

3. Photography

• GOLD: Hunter Gatherer: Salvaged Stories of American Culture by David Ricci (MW Editions)

• SILVER (tie): All Humans Outside: Stories of Belonging in Nature by Tommy Corey (Mountaineers Books) 

• SILVER (tie): Vrin — Home through an Emigrant’s Lens | Flüchtige Heimat | Bandunar e mai schar dar by Verner Soler (Chasa Editura Rumantscha in collaboration with Scheidegger & Spiess)

• BRONZE: In the Shadow of the Bridge: Birds of the Bay Area by Dick Evans and Hannah Hindley (Heyday Books)

4. Architecture

• GOLD (tie): Letters to Ms. 1000: Words of Wisdom from African American Women Architects by Christian Joosse (Paper Veil Studio) 

• GOLD (tie): Dwelling on Earth: The Past and Future of the Places We Call Home by Stefan Al (W. W. Norton & Company)

• SILVER: The UPTOWN: Chicago’s Endangered Movie Palace by James A. Pierce and Robert Loerzel (CityFiles Press)

• BRONZE: Robie House: A Frank Lloyd Wright Masterpiece by Patrick F. Cannon (The Frank Lloyd Wright Trust)

5. Coffee Table Books

• GOLD: Brand X Editions: Innovation in Screenprinting by Louis Marchesano (Yale University Press) Designed by Content Object

• SILVER: Resilience: The Life and Grand Canyon Art of Curt Walters by Damien Foreman (Fresco Books)

• BRONZE: Toller Cranston: Artistic Impressions by Phillippa Cranston Baran (Sutherland House)

6. Popular Fiction

• GOLD: Roadside Sisters by Catherine Matthews (Pacific Peaks Publishing)

• SILVER: Jessica Harmon Has Stepped Away by Reyna Marder Gentin (Ten16 Press)

• BRONZE: The French Effect by Patricia Sands (Patricia Sands Books)

7. Literary Fiction

• GOLD: Tiny Little Earthquakes by Hays Blinckmann (Self-Published)

• SILVER:  Restitution by Tamar Shapiro (Regal House Publishing)

• BRONZE: Nice Places by Vincent Chu (Forest Avenue Press)

8. Short Story Fiction

• GOLD: Next Year In Paterson by Ron Goldberg (Self-Published)

• SILVER: The Hopefuls by Elizabeth Oness (Cornerstone Press)

• BRONZE: The Museum of Future Mistakes by James R. Gapinski (BOA Editions Ltd.)

9. Poetry – Standard

• GOLD: Level Watch by Mary Ardery (June Road Press)

• SILVER: Apostasies by Holli Carrell (Perugia Press)

• BRONZE: Locomotive Cathedral by Brandel France de Bravo (The Backwaters Press)

10. Poetry – Specialty

• GOLD: A Line Meant Edited by Dasha Hamilton (Jaded Ibis Press)

• SILVER: Tender Voyeur by Donald Platt (Grid Books)

• BRONZE: Return to the Place I Never Left by Tobias Schiff; translated by Dani James(Wayne State University Press)

11. Anthologies

• GOLD: You, Human: An Anthology of Dark Fiction, Vol. 2 Edited by Michael Bailey (Written Backwards) 

• SILVER: Fourth Genre: Twenty-Five Essays from Our First Twenty-Five Years Edited by Joey Franklin and Patrick Madden (Michigan State University Press)

• SILVER: We Deserve to Heal: Black Women on the Perils and Promises of Friendship with White Women Edited by Patrice Gopo (University Press of Kentucky)

• BRONZE: Four Corners Voices, Volume 2 Edited by Gail Binkly, Sarah Carr, and Chuck Greaves (Four Corners Writers)

12. Juvenile Fiction

• GOLD (tie): Racing the Clouds by Sydney Dunlap (Jolly Fish Press)

• GOLD (tie): Christine and the Magic Charts by Alex Kolokolov & Natalia Kiseleva (Self-Published)

• SILVER: The Union Spymistress: The Story of Elizabeth Van Lew by Libby Carty McNamee (Sagebrush Publishing)

• BRONZE: Trial and Error by Robin Newman, illustrated by Deborah Zemke (Creston Books)

13. Young Adult Fiction – General

• GOLD: Strength Hidden by Sara McQuarrie (Maine Authors Publishing)

• SILVER: The Space Between Our Hearts by Hannah Stone (Pressed Feather)

• BRONZE: Split by Michael Swartz (Köehler Books)

14. Young Adult Fiction – Fantasy

• GOLD: Magic At The Grand Dragonfly Theatre by Brandie June (CamCat Books)

• SILVER: Autumn’s Alliance by J.C. Wade (J.C.Wade Originals)

• BRONZE: Secrets on the Wall by Iris de Vree (Self-Published)

15. Fantasy

• GOLD: Web of Vows and Vengeance: The Hirathean Path by Aria Ashbrook (Hellhound Press)

• SILVER: The Revenant of Surolifia by Florence Chien (Rising Action)

• BRONZE: The Cruelty of Gods by Shawn Amick (Conquest Publishing)

16. Science Fiction

• GOLD: Daemon Protocol by JL Spears (Code and Consciousness)

• SILVER: Homo Machina by PA Vasey (Green Hill Publishing)

• BRONZE: 108: An Eco-Thriller by Dheepa R. Maturi (Girl Friday Productions)

17. LGBTQ+ Fiction

• GOLD: Waiting for Something Else by Martin Cloutier (Heliotrope Books)

• SILVER: The Queen of New York by Michael Freed-Thall (Self-Published)

• BRONZE: Crime Ink: Iconic: An Anthology of Crime Fiction Inspired by Queer Icons by John Copenhaver & Salem West, Eds. (Bywater Books)

18. Erotica

• GOLD: Bloody Black by Rhiannon Hargadon (HRS Books)

• SILVER: Insolence by Gwin Savage (Self-Published)

• BRONZE: The Echo and the Witch by K.M. Dorman (Greenest Wing Publishing)

19. Historical Fiction

• GOLD: Bend, Don’t Break by Julie L. Brown (JAB Press)

• SILVER: Sarita by Natalie Musgrave Dossett (Atmosphere Press)

• BRONZE: Of Wind and Wolves by J. M. Elliott (Warden Tree Press)

Historical Fiction: Romance (NEW CATEGORY)

• GOLD: Für Elise: A Novel by Mark Splitstone (Amalgam Books)

• SILVER: Before He Was Red by Christina Ståhle (Pebble Press)

• BRONZE: Butterfly Games by Kelly Scarborough (She Writes Press)

20. Military/Wartime Fiction

• GOLD: The Saltbox Olive by Angela Antle (Breakwater Books)

• SILVER: The Communist’s Secret by Suzanne Parry (She Writes Press)

• BRONZE: Shadows of Tehran by Nick Berg (Fortis Publishing)

21. Horror

• GOLD: Blood of the Damned: A Medieval Vampire Thriller by Antony J. Stanton (Self-Published)

• SILVER: Where Dark Things Rise by Andrew K. Clark (Quill & Crow Publishing House)

• BRONZE: To Carry a Body to Its Resting Place by C.S. Humble (Shortwave Publishing)

22. Multicultural Fiction

• GOLD (tie): Harvesting Rosewater by Paria Hassouri (Köehler Books)

• • GOLD (tie): Your Tomorrow Was Today by Oyindamola Dosunmu (Silver Drive Press)

• SILVER: The Poison Girl by Suzanne Manizza Roszak (Spuyten Duyvil)

• BRONZE: Boom and Chains by Hanan Ayalti, translated by Adi Mahalel (Wayne State University Press)

23. Multicultural Fiction – Juv-Young Adult

• GOLD: Call of the Owl Woman by K. M. Huber (SparkPress)

• SILVER: Never Hide From the Devil by N.T. McQueen (Cennan Books)

• BRONZE: Daughter of Blue City: A Novel of Coming-of-Age Through Revolutionary China by Apple An (Voices Heard Publishing)

24. Mystery

• GOLD: A Cryptic Death: A Pooka Women’s Club Mystery by Virginia Ann (Caraigh Publishing)

• SILVER: Killer Tracks by Mary Keliikoa (Level Best Books)

• BRONZE: Shadow of the Eternal Watcher by Josh Mendoza (Inkshares)

25. Suspense/Thriller

• GOLD: The Broken Blood by Dwight Holing (Jackdaw Press)

• SILVER (tie): Black Sun Rising by Otho Eskin (Meridian Editions)

• SILVER (tie): Garbage Town by Ravi Gupta (Greenleaf Book Group)

• BRONZE: Gone To Ground by Morgan Hatch (Black Rose Writing)

26. Religious Fiction

• GOLD: The Scent of Bright Light by Jean K. Dudek (Resource Publications)

• SILVER: Kings & Priests by Evelyn M. Exley (Exley Books)

• BRONZE: The Memory Garden by Jessica Brodie (Valor Publishing Group)

27. Romance

• GOLD: A Place for Us: A Novel by Patricia Grayhall (She Writes Press)

• SILVER: My Star-Crossed Summer by Lucy Day (Blue Crow Press)

• BRONZE: If We Play Fair by Nathalie Theodore (Written in the Stars Press)

28. Novella/Short Fiction

• GOLD: Shield the Joyous by Chad Holley (Bull City Books)

• SILVER: On Remembering My Friends, My First Job, and My Second-Favorite Weezer CD by Francisco Delgado (TRP: The University Press of SHSU)

• BRONZE: Expedition by Valerie Vogrin (University of Tampa Press)

29. Visionary/New Age Fiction

• GOLD: Blue Futures, Break Open by Zoe Gadegbeku (West Virginia University Press)

• SILVER: The Rowans by Beverly Cooper Pierce (Winter Island Press)

• BRONZE: Red by Evelyn M. Exley (Exley Books)

30. True Crime

• GOLD: No Place for Pilgrims: Solving the Murder of William Moore, the Last Cold Civil Rights Case by Mike Marshall (The University of Georgia Press)

• SILVER: Through the Lens of a Monster: A Serial Killer on Death Row, an Unsolved Murder List, and an Inmate’s Deadly Play for Redemption by William A. Noguera (Sandra Jonas Publishing House)

• BRONZE: Sweetness & Light: A True-Crime Memoir by Melinda Worth Popham (Atmosphere Press)

31. Graphic Novel/Drawn Book

• GOLD: Precious Rubbish by Kayla E. (Fantagraphics Books)

• SILVER: Warhead Collected Edition by Kaj E. Kunstmann (Biolumen Press)

• BRONZE: Pumpkin Guts: The Hellbound Halloween by Jacoby Ambrose Matott (Harvest Lantern Comics)

32. Humor

• GOLD: Dog Logic by Tom Strelich (Black Rose Writing)

• SILVER: Last Night at the Disco by Lisa Borders (Regal House Publishing)

• BRONZE: How the Rhino Lost His Horn: Cautionary Tales from Appalachia to Africa by Jack Rathmell (Whitefox Publishing)

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

• GOLD (tie): Wander Out, Wonder In by Emily Ennulat-Lustine (Self-Published) 

• GOLD (tie): dog+girl by María Murillo, Illustrated by Juli Litkei (Lyvro Publishing)

• SILVER: My Nature Book with Olaf Breuning by Kate Ryan & Elisa Scarton, with Olaf Breuning (National Gallery of Victoria)

• BRONZE: Look! There Are No Dinos Inside Of This Book by Jimmy Vee, Illustrated by Mark Wilson (Belly Laugh Books)

34. Children’s Picture Books (All Ages)

• GOLD: Jibberjack, Fibberjack by Stefanie Gamarra, Illustrated by Marta Pilosio (Self-Published)

• SILVER (tie): Flora and the Jazzers by Astrid Sheckels (Waxwing Books)

• SILVER (tie): The Girl With A Feather In Her Hair by Eleanor Pearson, Illustrated by Julie Spencer ( Little Steps Publishing)

• BRONZE: Ra! Ta! Ma! Cue! by Howie Shia (Annick Press)

35. Children’s Interactive

• GOLD: Rosie & Raven: An Interactive Animated Fairytale by Kayla Sibler (Elev8 Reality)

• SILVER: Stay Spooky Trick Ghastly by Trick Ghastly (Trick Ghastly, Co.)

• BRONZE: Glitter the Unicorn Colors on the Moon by Callie Chapman (Self-Published)

36. Juvenile-Young Adult Non-Fiction

• GOLD: Adventure Awaits by Ky Furneaux (Cider Mill Press)

• SILVER: Drove of Donkeys by Julie Le Cornu (Self-Published)

• BRONZE: BFFs! Black-Footed Ferrets: Love for One of North America’s Most Endangered Mammals by Elaine Miller Bond (True North Editions)

37. Multicultural Non-Fiction – Juv-Young Adult

• GOLD: The Weird & Wonderful Surviveries of Squid Horse by The Mollusc Dimension (Self-Published)

• SILVER: Ukrainian Circus Art History: Trauma Therapy for Children by Lesa Melnyczuk (Lesa Melnyczuk Publications)

• BRONZE: The Battle of Adwa by Alem Aweke Embiale (Lella Menged LLC)

38. Multicultural Non-Fiction – Adult

• GOLD: Lessons in Hope: A New Era for Maasai Women in Tanzania by Juliet Cutler (She Writes Press)

• SILVER: Sin Padres, Ni Papeles: Unaccompanied Migrant Youth Coming of Age in the United States by Stephanie L. Canizales (University of California Press)

• BRONZE (tie): Property of the Revolution: From a Cuban Barrio to a New Hampshire Mill Town by Ana Hebra Flaster (She Writes Press)

• BRONZE (tie): Zoya’s Gift: Building a Bridge to a Global Family by Gail McCormick (She Writes Press)

39. Essay

• GOLD (tie): Secret Agent Man by Margot Singer (Barrow Street) 

• GOLD (tie): How to Change History: A Salvage Project by Robin Hemley (University of Nebraska Press)

• SILVER: Journal of the Plague Years: End Notes by John Rember (Grand Mogul Books)

• BRONZE: JewGirl by Marcie Maxfield (Desert Canyon Books)

40. Creative Non-Fiction

• GOLD: In Her Own Right by Chelsea Madeline (Blue Sky Press)

• SILVER: The Perils of Girlhood by Melissa Fraterrigo (University of Nebraska Press)

• BRONZE: Change the Wallpaper: Transforming Cultural Patterns to Build More Just Communities by Nilanjana Dasgupta (Yale University Press)

41. Autobiography/Memoir I (Celebrity/Political/Romance)

• GOLD: The Memoirs of André Trocmé by André Trocmé (Plough Publishing House)

• SILVER: White House Memories 1970–2007: Recollections of the Longest-Serving Chief Usher by Gary J. Walters (White House Historical Association)

• BRONZE: The Apprenticeship That Saved My Life by Cory McCray (Morgan James Publishing)

42. Autobiography/Memoir II (Coming of Age/Family Legacy)

• GOLD: Squirrel Pie by Deborah Brannigan (DartFrog Books)

• SILVER: Inheritance: Love, Loss, and the Legacy of the Holocaust by Charlie Scheidt, Kat Rohrer (Rutgers University Press)

• BRONZE: Always There, Always Gone: A Daughter’s Search for Truth

by Marty Ross-Dolen (She Writes Press)

43. Autobiography/Memoir III (Personal Struggle/Health Issues)

• GOLD: 26 Seconds: Grief and Blame in the Aftermath of Losing My Brother in a Plane Crash by Rossana D’Antonio (She Writes Press)

• SILVER: The Parts of Him I Kept by Natasha Williams (Apprentice House Press)

• BRONZE: Child X by Jamie Mustard (BenBella Books)

44. Biography

• GOLD: Richard Manuel by Stephen T. Lewis (Schiffer Publishing) 

• SILVER: Ahead of Her Time: The Trailblazing Life and Literary Legacy of Ann Head by Nancy Thode (Evening Post Books)

• BRONZE: The Miniature Painter Revealed: Amalia Kussner’s Gilded Age Pursuit of Fame and Fortune by Kathleen Langone (Lyons Press)

45. Aging/Death & Dying

• GOLD: The Good Death: A Guide for Supporting Your Loved One Through the End of Life by Suzanne B. O’Brien, RN (Little, Brown Spark)

• SILVER: Who Will Name the Bees? by Sarah Vosburgh (Acorn Publishing)

• BRONZE: Because I Knew You: How Some Remarkable Sick Kids Healed a Doctor’s Soul by Robert Macauley (Chehalem Press)

46. Animals/Pets

• GOLD: The ABCs of California’s Native Bees by Krystle Hickman (Heyday Books)

• SILVER: Anatomy of Equine Bodywork: The Equinology® Approach by Debranne Pattillo, MEEBW, Msc. (h.c.), ASTR (Equi-Ink Publications)

• BRONZE: Goats in America: A Cultural History by Tami Parr (Oregon State University Press)

47. Business/Career/Sales

• GOLD: The Wisdom of Ignorance: Why Not Knowing Can Be the Key to Innovation in an Uncertain World by Alan Gregerman (Amplify Publishing)

• SILVER (tie): Wake-Up Calls: A Journey of Learning to Lead and Succeed in the Funeral and Deathcare Profession by Lisa Baue (River Grove Books)

• SILVER (tie): Connecting Goals to Impacts and Outcomes: Harnessing Structured Conversations for Customer-Driven Value Delivery by Claude Hanhart & Rachel Collins (Structured Conversations Press)

• BRONZE: The Mirror Effect: A Transformative Approach to Growth for the Next Generation of Female Leaders by Dr. Sheila Gujrathi (Amplify Publishing)

48. Cookbooks- General

• GOLD: Real Food. Every Day. by Emily Maxson (Family Foundry Publishing) 

• SILVER: The Hidden Vegetables Cookbook by Heidi Herman (Hekla Publishing)

• BRONZE: Make Myna Double: Cocktails for Bird Lovers by Katie Stryjewski (Mango Publishing Group) 

49. Cookbooks – Specialty

• GOLD: Winter Wild: A Feast of Dark Delights by Janice Sutton (Magpie Publications)

• SILVER: A Taste of Madagascar: Culinary Riches of the Red Island by Emmanuel Laroche (Post Hill Press)

• BRONZE: The Modern Mountain Cookbook: A Plant-Based Celebration of Appalachia by Jan A. Brandenburg (University Press of Kentucky)

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

• GOLD: The Civility Book by Nolan Finley and Stephen Henderson with Lynne Golodner (Wayne State University Press)

• SILVER: Debt by Dysfunction: The 2033 Fiscal Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight by Karina Vunnam (Creative Nudge Press)

• BRONZE: If I Am Coming to Your Town, Something Terrible Has Happened: The Life and Times of a Domestic War Correspondent by Justin Glawe (NewSouth Books)

51. Current Events II (Social Issues/Humanitarian)

• GOLD: Too Poor to Die: The Hidden Realities of Dying in the Margins by Amy Shea (Rutgers University Press)

• SILVER: Bordering on Indifference: Immigration Agents Negotiating Race and Morality by Irene I. Vega (Princeton University Press)

• BRONZE: Artifact: Encounters with the Campus Shooting Archives by Julija Šukys (West Virginia University Press)

52. Education I (Workbook/Resources)

• GOLD: RIGOR Unveiled: A Video-Enhanced Flipbook to Promote Teacher Expertise in Relationship Building, Instruction, Goals, Organization, and Relevance by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, James Marshall (Corwin Press)

• SILVER: The Wild Path Home by Jacob Rodenburg and Cathy Dueck (New Society Publishers)

• BRONZE: Little Learners, Big Hearts: A Teacher’s Guide to Nurturing Empathy and Equity in Early Childhood by Christine Mason, Randy Ross, Orinthia Harris, and Jillayne Flanders (Solution Tree)

53. Education II (Commentary/Theory)

• GOLD: The Connected College: Leadership Strategies for Student Success by Elliot Felix (Wise Ink)

• SILVER: The End of Education as We Know It by Ida Rose Florez (New Society Publishers)

• BRONZE: The Stories They Hear: Expecting Greatness as the Key to Success by William Keyes (Ideapress Publishing)

54. Nature

• GOLD: The Enduring Wild: A Journey Into California’s Public Lands by Josh Jackson (Heyday Books)

• SILVER: 10 Years of Remembering Wildlife by Margot Raggett (Remembering Wildlife Ltd)

• BRONZE: Kinship Medicine: Cultivating Interdependence to Heal the Earth and Ourselves by Wendy Johnsons, MD, MPH (North Atlantic Books)

55. Environment/Ecology

• GOLD: The Omnivore’s Deception: What We Get Wrong about Meat, Animals, and Ourselves by John Sanbonmatsu (New York University Press)

• SILVER: In a Rain of Dust by David Kinley (Johns Hopkins University)

• BRONZE: Rising Waters: Reports From Across a Rapidly Warming World by Tony Bartelme (Consumer Publications, LLC)

56. Finance/Investment/Economics

• GOLD: Financial Epiphany by Scott Yamamura (Created to Create)

• SILVER: The Emotional Side of Money: An Inner Journey to Financial Peace by Tari K. Vickery (She Writes Press)

• BRONZE: The Catalysts: The Accelerating Forces Forging the New World Financial Order by Amanda Wick (Racket Publishing)

57. LGBTQ+ Non-Fiction

• GOLD (tie): Blood & Honor by Nick Harrison (Columbia Heights Press)

• GOLD (tie): Out There: Dispatches from My Personal Wilderness by Lance Garland (Terra Firma)

• SILVER: Sun Shining on Morning Snow: A Memoir on Identity, Loss, and Living Boldly by Ingrid Hu Dahl (Page Two)

• BRONZE: What My Brother Knew, A Memoir by Kristina Amelong (She Writes Press)

58. Gift/Specialty/Journal

• GOLD: Aunt’s Story by Korie Herold (Blue Star Press)

• SILVER: Oracle of the InBetween 48 Card Deck & Guidebook Set by Tracee Dunblaizer, illustrated by Yasmeen Westwood (GoTracee Publishing)

• BRONZE: How to Draw the Presidents and First Ladies by John Hutton (The White House Historical Association) 

59. Holiday

• GOLD: Spaghetti’s Ready For The Truth About Santa by Michael Reason (Bread Bag Boot)

• SILVER: Holiday Spirit Book 3: Monsters Arise! by John DeGuire (Self-Published)

• BRONZE: Christmas in a Jugular Vein by David Benjamin (Last Kid Books)

60. Health/Medicine

• GOLD (tie): Breaking the System: How Digital Innovators Shape the Future of Health Care by Lisa Marceau (Wise Ink)

• GOLD (tie): Failure to Treat: How a Broken Healthcare System Puts Patients and Practitioners at Risk by Dr. Peter Kowey (Heliotrope Books)

• SILVER: Menopause: What Your Ob-Gyn Wants You to Know by American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists) 

• BRONZE: Policing Patients: Treatment and Surveillance on the Frontlines of the Opioid Crisis by Elizabeth Chiarello (Princeton University Press)

61. History (U.S.)

• GOLD: A Protest History of the United States by Gloria Browne-Marshall (Beacon Press)

• SILVER: The Poet and the Silk Girl: A Memoir of Love, Imprisonment, and Protest by Satsuki Ina (Heyday Books)

• BRONZE: Alias Agnes: The Notorious Tale of a Gilded Age Spy by Elizabeth A. DeWolfe (The University Press of Kentucky)

62. History (World)

• GOLD: To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement by Benjamin Nathans (Princeton University Press)

• SILVER: The Bonds of Freedom by Jake Subryan Richards (Yale University Press)

• BRONZE: Between the Sheets: Sexuality, Classified Advertising, and the Moral Threat to Press Freedom in France by Hannah Frydman (Cornell University Press)

63. History (Oversized/Coffee Table)

• GOLD: 100 Objects from the Collections of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research by Stefanie Halpern (Yivo Institute for Jewish Research)

• SILVER: Glen Arbor Township: A History to 1920 by Andrew White, Editor (Leelanau Press)

• BRONZE: Elsie Cash Yates and the Blue Ridge Sanatorium: A Legacy of Healing and Hope by Jeri Cash Colton (Self-Published)

64. Inspirational/Spiritual

• GOLD: Wonder and Joy for the Wired and Tired – A Guide to Finding Inspiration and Well-Being in a Wonder-Filled World by Dr. Pam Stephens Lehenbauer (Bear Paw Press)

• SILVER: Maybe a Note Would Help: Transforming Your Life with a Few Kind Words by Kristen Tremonti Reiter (She Writes Press)

• BRONZE: Just One: The Power of Compassion by Liz Cunningham (Pteropod Press)

65. New Age / Mind-Body-Spirit

• GOLD: Starman Tarot Remastered by Davide De Angelis (REDFeather, Mind, Body, Spirit)

• SILVER: HOLY VOID: Zero-Thought-Consciousness by Yarek Alfer, edited by Catherine Bogart (GFB)

• BRONZE: As Good as the Best: Power and Possibility Beyond C-PTSD by D. Novo (Only Golden Narratives)

66. Parenting

• GOLD: Shine On: Raising Our Kids with Disabilities to Lead Bright, Happy Lives by Cynthia Schulz (Page Two)

• SILVER: Keep Talking Conversations with Our Kids When They Want Us Least but Need Us Most by Jen Shoemaker Davidson (Sole Publishing)

• BRONZE: And Now, Back to Me: Stories from an Empty Nest by Rita Lussier (She Writes Press)

67. Popular Culture

• GOLD: Wally Wood From Witzend – Complete Collection by Wallace Wood & J. David Spurlock (Vanguard Productions LLC)

• SILVER: 1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times by Ross Benes (University Press of Kansas)

• BRONZE: Hallowed by Their Name by Martin Popoff (Schiffer Publishing)

68. Psychology/Mental Health

• GOLD: May Contain Anxiety: Managing the Overwhelm of Parenting Children with Food Allergies by Tamara Hubbard, MA, LCPC (Johns Hopkins University Press)

• SILVER: Kids These Days by Will Dobud, Nevin J. Harper (New Society Publishers)

• BRONZE: How Deep Is the Wound? by Antonieta Contreras (Sentiment Publishing)

69. Sports/Fitness/Recreation

• GOLD: A Passion for Bonefish by Ian Davis (Wild River Press)

• SILVER: In the Japanese Ballpark: Behind the Scenes of Nippon Professional Baseball by Robert K. Fitts (University of Nebraska Press)

• BRONZE: Class of ’99: Triumph and Tragedy in the 1999 CART Indy Car Series by John Oreovicz (Octane Press)

70. Reference

• GOLD: The Maryland Master Gardener Handbook by University of Maryland Extension – Master Gardener Program (Johns Hopkins University Press)

• SILVER:  ECG in the Pocket by Philipp Bergher (Staten House)

• BRONZE: The Hiring Handbook: A Toolkit for Recruitment, Assessment, and Selection Success by Kasey Harboe Guentert and Mollie Berke (Kogan Page)

71. Religion (Eastern/Western)

• GOLD: The Revolution Within: Islamic Media and the Struggle for a New Egypt by Yasmin Moll (Stanford University Press)

• SILVER: Love in the Age of Algorithms by Graham Joseph Hill (Eagna Publishing)

• BRONZE: The Sacred Struggle: Jewish Responses to Trauma by Rabbi Lindsey Danziger and Rabbi Benjamin David (Reform Judaism Publishing) 

72. Science

• GOLD: Dinosaur Frontier: Utah at the Dawn of the Cretaceous by Christa Sadler (This Earth Press)

• SILVER: Living with Thunder: Exploring the Geologic Past, Present, and Future of the Pacific Northwest by Ellen Morris Bishop (Oregon State University Press)

• BRONZE: Climate Changed: The Science of Sustainability and How Each of Us Can Do Our Part by Pablo Ribeiro Dias (Otterpine)

73. Self Help

• GOLD: No Name Bastard: How Our Lives Teach Us What We Can Control, Manage, and Influence by Tori DaCosta (Greenleaf Book Group Press)

• SILVER: Restless: How to Stop Living an If-Only Life by Kristen Mosier (Bridge City Books)

• BRONZE: Conversations from the Couch: Demystifying the Therapeutic Experience by Louise van der Eijk (GYST Wellness)

74. Sexuality/Relationships

• GOLD: Awaken Your Sexuality: A Guide to Connection & Intimacy after Addiction & Trauma by Stephen Covington and Vanessa Carlisle (Hazelden Publishing)

• SILVER: From Sexless Marriage to Sex Goddess: A Memoir by Alisa Kriegel (She Writes Press)

• BRONZE: It’s Not You, It’s Me: A 20-Week Journey Into Accountability and Emotional Honesty by Robert M. Botts (Kitchen Table Books)

75. Transportation (Auto/Aviation/Railroad)

• GOLD: Automobili Lamborghini by Simonluca Pini (Schiffer Publishing) 

• SILVER: Pink Cars and Pocketbooks: How American Women Bought Their Way into the Driver’s Seat by Jessica A. Brockmole (Johns Hopkins University Press)

• BRONZE: Chasing Legends: Motorcycle Stories from the Podcast Trail by Aaron Pufal (Self-Published)

76. Travel – Essay

• GOLD: Belonging to the World by Barry Hoffner (GFB)

• SILVER: Landings in America: Two People, One Summer, and a Piper Cub by Peter Egan (Octane Press)

• BRONZE: The Patchwork Cloak of Kamal Bey: An East-West Memoir by John Zada (Terra Incognita Press)

77. Travel – Guidebook

• GOLD: An Elevated Guidebook to Japan by Alexandra Caulea (Éditions Komorebi) 

• SILVER: Turkish Odyssey, A Cultural Guide to Türkiye by Şerif Yenen (Yenen Travel Publishing)

• BRONZE: Great American Rail-Trail by Rails to Trails Conservancy (Wilderness Press)

78. Women’s Issues

• GOLD: The Labors of Resurrection: Black Women, Necromancy and Morrisonian Democracy by Shatema Threadcraft (Oxford University Press)

• SILVER: Understanding High-Risk Pregnancy: A Patient’s Guide to Prenatal Complications by Alan M. Peaceman, MD (Johns Hopkins University Press) 

• BRONZE: The Consistency Code, A Midlife Woman’s Guide to Deep Health and Happiness by Courtney Townley (Page Two)

79. Writing/Publishing

• GOLD: Mastering the Craft of Diverse and Inclusive Screenwriting by Karla Rae Fuller (Taylor and Francis Group)

• SILVER: The Compassionate Writer: Find Your Voice, Enhance Your Story, and Touch Lives by Anne E. Beall, PhD (Self-Published)

• BRONZE: Spinning Toward the Sun: Essays on Writing, Resilience, & the Creative Life Curated by Nora Shalaway Carpenter (Burlwood Books)

80. Book/Author/Publisher Website

• GOLD: Neil D. Morris (www.whyaifails.com)

• SILVER: Daniel Soliman (www.impactblueprint.io)

• BRONZE: James V The Poet (jamesvthepoet.com)

81. Cover Design – Fiction

• GOLD: Pseudo-Immortals by Charissa Ong T.Y. (Penwings Publishing) 

• SILVER: The Serial Stowaway by Robert Fromberg (Trunk of My Car Cooperative)

• BRONZE: Isabela’s Way- a novel by Barbara Stark-Nemon (She Writes Press) 

82. Cover Design – Non-Fiction

• GOLD: Letters to Ms. 1000: Words of Wisdom from African American Women Architects by Christian Joosse (Paper Veil Studio) 

• SILVER: Give Me a Year by Shonda Scott (WonderWell Press)

• BRONZE: The Bad Girls Club: Promises of a Spirituality-Based Recovery by Karen Marginot (Köehler Books)

83. Cover Design – Non-Fiction Oversize

• GOLD: Bing Himself: The Story of Bing Crosby the World’s First Multimedia Star by Lauren R. Harris (Amy Lane Publishing) 

• SILVER: Ketubah Renaissance: The Artful Modern Revival of the Jewish Marriage Contract by Michael Shapiro (The Jewish Publication Society)

• BRONZE: Art & Love: My Life Illuminated in Egg Tempera by Lora Arbrador (Sycamore Press)

84. Best First Book – Fiction

• GOLD: Alive and Beating by Rebecca Wolf (Arbitrary Press)

• SILVER (tie): Becoming Sarah by Diane Botnick (She Writes Press)

• SILVER (tie): The Better Mother by Jennifer van der Kleut (Crooked Lane)

• BRONZE (tie): Crown by Evanthia Bromiley (Grove Press)

• BRONZE (tie): Not Quite Home by Temple Lentz (Sibylline Press)

85. Best First Book – Juv/YA

• GOLD: Lily Starling and the Voyage of the Salamander by Christian Hurst (Outpost Books)

• SILVER: Turning Toward Eden by Cate Touryan (Winged Publications)

• BRONZE: The Shadow of the Four by Melanie Vandonk (Melanie Weinstein)

86. Best First Book – Non-Fiction

• GOLD: Kalman & Leopold: Surviving Mengele’s Auschwitz by Richard K. Lowy (Tellwell Talent)

• SILVER: Waiting for the Kick: A Midwife’s Grief and Rebirth in Africa by Sheila Kimble-Haas (She Writes Press)

• BRONZE: No Way but Forward: Life Stories of Three Families in the Gaza Strip by Brian K Barber (Self-Published)

87. Book Series – Fiction

• GOLD: The Celestia Trilogy by Nicola Zhang (Self-Published)

• SILVER: Warleigh Hall Press Jane Austen Series by Alice McVeigh (Warleigh Hall Press)

• BRONZE: The Resilient Silence Series by Peter M. Quint (Quintessential Deaf Press)

88. Book Series – Non-Fiction

• GOLD: Campfire Stories: Tales & Travel Companion by Ilyssa Kyu and Dave Kyu (Mountaineers Books) 

• SILVER: Rocco Celebrates America’s 250th Birthday at the White House by Rocco Smirne, illustrated by John Hutton (The White House Historical Association)

• BRONZE: Pet Chaplain Learning Series: Books 1 – 4 by Rob Gierka, EdD, and Karen Duke (Pet Chapel Press)

89. Audiobook – Fiction

• GOLD: The Empresario’s Wife by Barbara H. Seeber, narrated by Jennifer McCool

• SILVER: The Thief’s Keeper (An Enemy’s Keeper Prequel) by Kyrie Wang, narrated by Michael Hajiantonis & Kiera Rhodes

• BRONZE: Rider of the Wind by Marla Himeda, narrated by Will Hahn

90. Audiobook – Mystery/Thriller

• GOLD: The Murder Maze by Jessica Huntley, narrated by Candace Fitzgerald & Curtis Michael Holland 

• SILVER: Dead Flowers by J.M. Petrick, narrated by Keir O’Donnell

• BRONZE: Spare the Rod by Lewis Allan, narrated by David Lee Garver

91. Audiobook – N-F – Personal

• GOLD (tie): Grief… A Comedy by Alison Larkin

• GOLD (tie): Soccer Grannies: The South African Women Who Inspire the World by Jean Duffy, narrated by Jean Duffy & Tsholofelo Bulala

• SILVER: Whirlwind: My Life Reporting the News by Bill Kurtis 

• BRONZE: How the Hell Did I Not Know That? My Midlife Year from Couch to Curiosity by Lucie Frost 

92. Audiobook – N-F – Informational

• GOLD: Parenting with Self-Compassion: 12 Ways to Improve Your Parenting, While Being Kind to Yourself by Dr. Jen Ferris, narrated by Kelly Hardy

• SILVER: Unapologetic Wealth by Marcia Dawood

• BRONZE: Moments That Matter: See, Shape and Scale What Counts by Chris Dyer