Buford wins the gold!
Congrats to Kate Buford and her book, Native American Son, for winning the "gold" in the CBC Books Summer Sports Showdown! See the other books that medaled here. Continue reading Buford wins the gold!
Category: Awards
A Kansas notable
My Ruby Slippers by Tracy Seeley is a 2012 Kansas Notable Book! Click here is see who else made the list. Congrats to Tracy! Continue reading A Kansas notable
ForeWord Book of the Year Award winners
The Rhythm Boys of Omaha Central by Steve Marantz is the Gold winner in Sports. James Crews' The Book of What Stays received honorable mention in Poetry. Click here to see the full list of winners. Congratulations to Steve and James! Continue reading ForeWord Book of the Year Award winners
Seattle Times mentions author award
No Word for Welcome by Wendy Call was mentioned in The Seattle Times for winning first-place prize in the Best History/Political Book in English category of the International Latino Book Awards. Continue reading Seattle Times mentions author award
Aadland wins first place prize
Congratulations to Dan Aadland for winning the 1st place prize for book/E-book in the 2012 Excellence in Craft contest sponsored by the Outdoor Writers Association of America! His book, In Trace of TR: A Montana Hunter’s Journey, is a quest to hunt Teddy Roosevelt's favorite places offering an introspective commentary on the ecology of the Northern Plains, the psyche of the West, Roosevelt's historical significance, and the culture and perceptions of hunting. Congrats again, Dan! Continue reading Aadland wins first place prize
The Friday roundup
Island of Bones by Joy Castro, coming this Fall, recieved a starred review from Publisher's Weekly. Robert K. Fitt's Banzai Babe Ruth was reviewed in The Washington Post. Not by the Sword by Kathryn Watterson was mentioned in The Triangle at Drexel University. And Matthew Gavin Frank's Pot Farm won the grand prize at the 2012 New York Book Festival. Continue reading The Friday roundup
Pot Farm named grand prize winner
Matthew Gavin Frank's Pot Farm is the grand prize winner of the 2012 New York Book Festival. Click here for the full list of winners. Congratulations to Matthew! Continue reading Pot Farm named grand prize winner
First place award winner
Author Wendy Call won the first place prize for Best History/Political Book in English in the International Latino Book Awards for her book, No Word for Welcome. The International Latino Book Award is the largest and most important Latino book awards in the USA. This year, the awards were sponsored by Libros Publishing, Scholastic, and Atria Books. No Word for Welcome follows the story of a large-scale development effort in central Mexico and the grassroots efforts to stop it. Congrats Wendy! Continue reading First place award winner
High Plains Awards winner
Honyocker Dreams by David Mogen was listed as a 2012 High Plains Book Award Finalist in the nonficiton category. You can still the full list of winners here. Congrats David! Continue reading High Plains Awards winner
IPPY winner
The 2012 IPPY (Independent Publisher Book Awards) results are in! Banzai Babe Ruth: Baseball, Espionage, & Assassination During the 1934 Tour of Japan by Robert K. Fitts won the silver medal in the Sports/Fitness/Recreation category. See the complete list of winners here. Congrats Rob! Continue reading IPPY winner
