FOREWORD INDIES 2017 BOOK AWARDS WINNERS
ADULT FICTION / ADULT NONFICTION
GOLD / HUMOR MAD Librarian You Gotta Fight for Your Right to Library! Michael Guillebeau 411 pages, $20.00, 9780997205527 A librarian fights back when the city cuts off funding for her library in this funny, angry book. MADISON PRESS michaelguillebeau.com
GOLD / LGBT Back to You Chris Scully 279 pages, $17.99, 9781626495753 A journalist returns home and finds rekindled romance while unearthing long kept family secrets. RIPTIDE PUBLISHING riptidepublishing.com
HONORABLE MENTION / MULTICULTURAL The Shores of Our Souls Culture Shaped Them. Chance United Them. Love Transformed Them. Kathryn Brown Ramsperger 243 pages, $16.97, 9781946920034 Will the love between an idealistic American woman and a duty-bound Lebanese man conquer all? TOUCHPOINT PRESS shoresofoursouls.com
GOLD / MYSTERY Sing for the Dead Cynthia Drew 264 pages, $14.99, 9781621344001 Why are the victims of three murders being silenced—each of them by a rare holy relic? WATER STREET PRESS BOOKS 707.367.1068 • waterstreetpressbooks.com
SILVER / SCIENCE FICTION Dog Logic Tom Strelich 395 pages, $24.95, 9780998507323 If Dr. Strangelove and Candide had a litter of puppies you’d get Dog Logic, a duck-and-cover fable. OWL CANYON PRESS tomstrelich.com/index
BRONZE / THRILLER & SUSPENSE Do Not Ask Elaine Williams Crockett 342 pages, $17.95, 9781543910438 The President’s daughters are missing and won’t be found until a centuries-old murder is solved. BOOKBABY 877.961.6878 • elainewilliamscrockett.com
SILVER / AUTOBIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR Necessary to Life A Memoir of Devotion, Cancer and Abundant Love Louisa Leontiades 248 pages, $14.95, 9781944934132 A memoir of family, devotion, and non-monogamy in the face of cancer and heartbreak. THORNTREE PRESS 800.888.4741 • ipgbook.com
BRONZE / BIOGRAPHY Jackie Robinson A Spiritual Biography Michael G. Long and Chris Lamb 212 pages, $17.00, 9780664262037 Marked by sacrifice, service, and inclusiveness, Robinson’s faith shaped not only his character but baseball and America. WESTMINSTER JOHN KNOX PRESS 502.569.5211 • wjkbooks.com
SILVER / BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Spirit of the Earth Indian Voices on Nature Joseph A. Fitzgerald and Michael O. Fitzgerald 136 pages, $14.95, 9781936597543 Often spoken at the end of a prayer, a well-known Sioux phrase affirms that “we are all related.” Also a Finalist in Nature. WORLD WISDOM 812.330.3232 • worldwisdom.com
HONORABLE MENTION / BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Set for Life Dominate Life, Money, and the American Dream Scott Trench 237 pages, $29.99, 9780997584714 This isn’t about setting aside money for a “rainy day.” It’s about building a Financial Runway. BIGGERPOCKETS PUBLISHING biggerpockets.com