Independent Press Award
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2017 Distinguished Favorites
Anthology to Business: Entrepreneurship & Small Business
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 32. David Farland (Editor)
A Second, Less Capable, Head by James Hanna
Power of Breaking Fear by Tim S. Marshall
Columbus The Untold Story by Manuel Rosa
The Book of Now by Sherry Rentschler
Dear Pope Francis: The Pope Answers Letters from Children Around the World, Pope Francis
The Beauty Fools by Kid Author
Pittsburgh to Cadiz: What's the Difference? Part One by Mitchell Phillips McCrady
Think Outside The Bottle: The Product Entre...by Duane Thompson with Cheryl Ross
Business: General to Childrens: Inspirational/Motivational
Driving to Perfection by Brian L. Fielkow
Powerhouse: Insider Accounts into the World's Top High-performance Organizations by Brian MacNeice and James Bowen
Auto Empire by Eric Choi
Supervision Matters: 100 Bite-Sized Ideas to Transform You and Your Team by Rita Sever
Growing Your Business Can Be As Fun & Easy As Giving Candy To Strangers by Stan Holden
Cracking the Code to a Successful Interview: 15 Insider Secrets from a Top-Level Recruiter by Evan Pellett
Bedtime for Buzzy by T. J. Hackworth
Courageous Gilbert the Groundhog by Regina E. McCarthy
Can a Princess Be a Firefighter? by Carole P. Roman
Childrens-Inspirational/Motivational (continued) to General Fiction
The Prince and the Flea by Co-authored by Jade Diane and her mother
Let's Go On A Letter Hunt: An Alphabet Adventure by Spell-It-Out Photos
Ice Queen: Exploring Icebergs and Glaciers by Anna Prokos
Stories of Jesus: 40 Days of Prayer and Reflection by Joseph F. Gircone
Talk to Me by Donna M. Zadunajsky
Primeval Orgins: Path of Anguish by Brett Vonsik
Next to Never Shattered Innocence Trilogy by A. L. Long
There Is Always More To Say by Lynda Young Spiro
The Vicissitudes of Fortune by Bob Siqveland
General Fiction (continued) to History: United States
Elegy: A Novel by Edward F. Finch
HELP ME! by Donna M. Zadunajsky
Stars at Night: When Darkness Unfolds as Light by Paula D'Arcy
An American Family Sampler by Donald Mazzella
The Berkeley Girl: In Paris, 1968 by Elise Frances Miller
1066 What Fates Impose by G K Holloway
All We Left Behind: Virginia Reed and the Donner Party by Nancy Herman
The Coachman by Susan Gibbs
The American Presidency for Beginners by Justin Slaughter Doty
History: United States (continued) to Juvenile Fiction
Jockey Hollow: Where a Forgotten Army Persevered to Win America's Freedom by Rosalie Lauerman
The Dangerous Christmas Ornament by Bob Siegel
Pumpkin Spirits by Mark MIlbrath
Dion: A Tale of the Highway by Jonathan Maas
Midlife Happy Hour-Our Reward for Surviving Careers, Kids, and Chaos by Elaine Ambrose
Tools of the Trade by Philip B. Persinger
BIG & Fabulous, The Life and Times of Brenda Cankles by Randi M. Sherman
Troubled Mother, Troubled Son by Sandra Anderson
The Golden Anchor: Pie Rats Book 6 by Cameron Stelzer
Juvenile Non-Fiction to Literary Fiction
If You Were Me and Lived in... Germany by Carol P. Roman
The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever by Michael B. Stanier
Leadership Lessons from the Volkswagen Saga by Steven Howard
A Book of Revelations by A. C. Burch
Lost In The Starlight by Kiki Archer
Born Out of Wedlock by Lyn Gardner
East of Coker by Andy Owen
Peregrine Island by Diane B. Saxton
Tuesday Nights in 1980 by Molly Prentiss
Memoir to New Fiction (First Time Published)
Veronica's Grave: A Daughter's Memoir by Barbara Bracht Donsky
Not Exactly Love: A Memoir by Betty Hafner
Fishing With Hyenas by Theresa Mathews
Jesse Glen by Alan Burke
Nobody's Safe Here by Bill Percy
Last Seen: A Dr. Pepper Hunt Mystery by J. L. Doucette
Breakaway by Valentine Cardinale
The History Major A Novella by Michael Phillip Cash
Salamanders of the Silk Road by Christopher Smith
New Fiction (First Time Published) to Romantic Suspense
Forks, Knives, and Spoons by Leah DeCesare
Layers Of Brilliance: The Journey of Japanese Lacquer Tools by Kendall H. Brown and Clare Ellis Graham
Coming This Fall www.NYCBigBookAward.com
The Emperor and the Seed by Carl Sommer
Rocket-Bye by Carole P. Roman
Bastards of the Reagan Era by Reginald D. Betts
HOLOGLYPHS - Twilight Fields by S.K.Yeatts
Shoot the Moon by S. P. Perone
Answers For Julie by Cate Beauman
Science Fiction to Suspense
The Alienation of Courtney Hoffman by Brady Stefani
Moonstroke by Blaine C. Readler
View by Glen Pourciau
Monsters by Karen Brennan
Let Me Tell a Story: A Mix of Short Fiction and Memoir by Paul Betit
Prison Industrial Complex for Beginners by James Braxton Peterson
Wit & Wisdom by Brenda Star
The Torch is Passed: A Harding Family Story by Bill Powers
Switch by Geoffrey Visgilio
Thriller to Women's Issues
The Pharm House: A Harding Family Story by Bill Powers
Powderhole by Blaine C. Readler
The Custer Conspiracy by Dennis Koller
Vagabonding with Kids: by A. K. Turner
Lost, Kidnapped, Eaten Alive! by Laurie McAndish King
Greetings from by Campbell Jefferys
Letters to Alice by King Grossman
The Ropes That Bind: Based on a True Story of Child Sexual Abuse by Tracy Stopler
The Full Catastrophe: A Memoir by Karen Elizabeth Lee
Women's Issues (continued) to Young Adult Fiction
Finding Baby Ruth by Sara Hoffman
Jesus and Magdalene by JOÃO CERQUEIRA
Navigating Indieworld: A Beginner’s Guide to Self-Publishing and Marketing Your Book by J.A. Gerber and Carole P. Roman
Emotional Beats: How to Easily Convert your Writing into Palpable Feelings by Nicholas C. Rossis
Enlightened by Billie Kowalewski
The Magnum Opus by Christopher & Christine Kezelos