2024 Medalists

Mind

Artificial: A Love Story

by Amy Kurzweil

(Catapult)

 

 

 

 

 

Body

Until My Last Breath: Fighting Cancer with My Young Heroes by Dick Vitale with Scott Gleeson (Nico 11 Publishing & Design)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spirit

Muse: Cicely Tyson and Me: A Relationship Forged in Fashion by B Michael (Amistad)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. cookbook/gift/specialty

GOLD

Eat Like a Legend: Delicious Super Easy Recipes to Perform at Your Peak

by Dan Churchill

HarperOne

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

The Christmas Devotional

by Michelle Medlock Adams & Andy Clapp

End Game Press

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

The Diabetes-Free Cookbook & Exercise Guide: 80 Utterly Delicious Recipes & 12 Easy Exercises to Keep Your Blood Sugar Low

by John Poothullil MD & Colleen Cackowski 

New Insights Press

 

 

 

 

2. cookbooks - general

Category Combined

 

3. cookbooks - holiday/specialty

Category Combined

 

4. journal/coloring book

GOLD

Inner Field Trip: 30 Days of Personal Exploration, Collective Liberation, and Generational Healing

by Leesa Renée Hall

Row House Publishing

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

Creative Flow: Tap and Express Your Juicy Essence

by Jenny Hahn

Creative Nectar Publishing

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

A Woman's Guide to Inner Child Healing: Overcome Trauma Recognize Your Feelings Learn to Let the Past Go and Become the Best Version of Yourself

by Gloria Zhang

Ulysses Press

 

 

 

 

5. animals/pets

GOLD

Pets are Family: It's as simple as that.

by Erika Sinner

Self-Published

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

Mattie Milo and Me

by Anne Abel

She Writes Press

 

 

 


 

BRONZE

Dog at the Tinsel Tree: Susie's Story

by Denise Lee Branco

Strolling Hills Publishing

 

 

 

 

 

6. green living 

GOLD

Beekeeping for Gardeners 

by Richard Rickitt

Green Books

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

The Winter Market Gardener: A Successful Grower’s Handbook for Year-Round Harvests

by Jean-Martin Fortier and Catherine Sylvestre

New Society Publishers

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

Eating Does It: Healing Ourselves and Our Planet With Food

by Kathryn J. Pollard, MS with Stacey Verardo, PhD

Healthy Learning

 

 

 

 

 

7. family/parenting

GOLD

Think Differently About Learning 

by Angela Sizer and Maren Goerss

Sheldon Press, an imprint of John Murray Press

 

 

 

 

SILVER 

How To Be A Neuro-Affirmative Parent

by Hwee Peng Tan

Global Influencers

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

The 7 Ps of Prayer

by Dr. Rhett Wilson, Sr.

End Game Press 

 

 

 

 

 

8. social activism/charity

GOLD

The Power of Conscious Connection: 4 Habits to Transform How You Live and Lead

by Talia Fox

Ideapress Publishing

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

CONEtrolled: How we've lost our freedom and how to regain it

by Dr. Nava Israel

PerpetuaLight Publishing

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

Angelina’s Choices: Growing and Learning to Make a Difference

by Angelina Wang

Tyldoweb Publishing

 

 

 

 

 

9. personal growth - self-help

GOLD

Take Back Your Brain: How a Sexist Society Gets in Your Head--and How to Get It Out 

by Kara Loewentheil 

Penguin Life

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

by Maureen Seaberg

St. Martin’s Press

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE (tie)

Wholehearted Confidence

by Fleur Chambers

The Happy Habit

 

 

 

 

 

Creating Your Limitless Life

by Dr. Esther Zeledon

Dean Publishing


 

 

 

 

10. motivation - improvement
GOLD

Powerful: Be the Expert in Your Own Life

by Maisie Hill

Green Tree

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

Good Awkward: How to Embrace the Embarrassing and Celebrate the Cringe to Become The Bravest You 

by Henna Pryor

Ideapress Publishing

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE 

Wonderhell: Why Success Doesn't Feel Like It Should . . . and What to Do About It

by Laura Gassner Otting

Ideapress Publishing

 

 

 

 

 

11. sexuality/femininity

Category Cancelled

 

12. relationships/marriage

GOLD

Baseball Family: Nine Core Qualities for Developing Healthy Relationships

by Billie Jauss

End Game Press

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

Divorce Is Not A Destination: A.A.C.T. In Joy!
A path to overcoming heartache rebuilding confidence and living with joy after breakup

by Lisa D. Summerour Ed.D.

Summa Our Creatives, Inc.

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

In Search of Mr Darcy: Lessons Learnt In The Pursuit of Happily Ever After

by Christina Ford

Icon Books Ltd

 

 


 

 

13. memoir - male

GOLD

I Once Was Lost: My Search for God in America

by Don Lemon

Little, Brown and Company

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

Focus Forward: Life Lessons from Racing

by Ted Giovanis

Amplify

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE 

Colorful Palate: A Flavorful Journey Through a Mixed American Experience

by Raj Tawney

Empire State Editions

 

 

 

 

 

14. memoir - female

GOLD

Trails and Tribulations: The Running Adventures of Susie Chan

by Susie Chan

Bloomsbury Sport

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

Black Again: Losing and Reclaiming My Racial Identity 

by LaTonya Summers

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE (tie)

Make a Home Out of You

by Ginelle Testa

She Writes Press

 

 

 

 

 

The Punk Rock Queen of the Jews

by Rossi

She Writes Press

 

 

 

 

 

15. enlightenment/spirituality

GOLD

A Book of Balance: Kogi Wisdom for A Good Life and Thriving Earth

by Lucas Buchholz

HarperOne

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

Timeless Management - Buddhism for Life and Cultivation

by Venerable Master Hsing Yun

Buddha’s Light Publications

 

BRONZE

The Healing Moment: 7 Paths to Turn Messes Into Miracles of Love

by Dr. Donna Marks

Beyond Words

 

 

 

 

 

16. metaphysical/exploring consciousness

GOLD

Your Crystal Allies: 44 Sacred Altar Cards & Oracle Set

by Tracee Dunblazier

GoTracee Publishing

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

Sacred Psychiatry

by Judy Suzanne Reis Tsafrir, MD

Greenleaf Book Group

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

The Contentment Dividend

by Michael Goddart 

Clear Path Press

 

 

 

 

 

17. exercise/fitness/yoga

Category Cancelled

 

18. health/wellness

GOLD

Artists Remaking Medicine: The practice of imagination and the power to create a better healthcare future 

by Emily F. Peters & Collaborators

Procedure Press

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER 

Take Control of Your IBS: The step-by-step guide that actually works 

by Kirsten Jackson

Green Tree

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE (tie)

Innovative Practices for Open-Heart & General Surgery

by H. Elizabeth Burke, M. A.

Earthsong Foundation Press

 

 

 

 

 

Sounds like Misophonia: How to Stop Small Noises from Causing Extreme Reactions

by Dr Jane Gregory with Adeel Ahmad

Green Tree

 

 

 

 

 

19. relaxation/mindfulness

GOLD

The Centered Heart: Evidence-Based Mind-Body Practices to Stress Less and Improve Cardiac Health 

by Susi Amendola

Rowman & Littlefield

 

 

 

 

SILVER

Anxiety Elephants for Teens: A 90 Day Devotional

by Caris Snider

End Game Press

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

The Well Helper: Get Ahead of Burnout Thrive at Work and Unlock the Personal Growth Potential of the Helping Professions

by Katherine King, PsyD

Self-Published

 

 

 

 

20. mature living/caregiving

GOLD

Creative Caregiving Solutions: A Peaceful Approach to Navigating Your Relationship with Your Aging Loved One

by Joan M. Foust, RN

Homelife Press

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

Dancing Between the Raindrops: A Daughter's Reflections on Love and Loss

by Lisa Braxton

Sea Crow Press

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

A Cup of Tea on the Commode. My multi-tasking adventures of caring for Mom. And How I survived to tell the tale

by Mark Steven Porro

WriteLife Publishing

 

 

 

 

 

21. aging/death & dying

GOLD

Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real About the End

by Alua Arthur

Mariner Books

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

Uncrushed

by Beth Marshall

End Game Press

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE 

Jar of Tears: Moms aren't supposed to die

by Kathleen Templeton

Lemons & Sunshine Press

 

 

 

 

 

22. how-to/diy

GOLD

Feng Shui: A Homeowner's Guide to Abundance 

by Jane Langof 

Feng Shui Concepts

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

Breathe. Write. Breathe. 18 Energizing Practices to Spark Your Writing and Free Your Voice 

by Lisa Tener

Prosperity House Media

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

Data-Driven DEI: The Tools and Metrics You Need to Measure Analyze and Improve Diversity Equity and Inclusion

by Dr. Randal Pinkett

Wiley

 

 

 

 

 

23. general fiction

GOLD
Kate’s War
by Linda Stewart Henley
(She Writes Press)

 

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER
These Things Happen
by Michael Eon
(Girl Friday Books)

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE
This Animal Body

by Meredith Walters

SparkPress

 

 

 

 

 

 

24. romance fiction

GOLD

Highland Magic
by Heather Morrison-Tapley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

Mary's Moment
by Susan G Mathis

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

The Desert Between Us 

by James C. Magruder

(End Game Press)

 

 

 

 

 

25. children’s inspirational picture book

GOLD

Baby's Black and White Contrast Book

by Tabitha Paige

Paige Tate & Co.

 

 

 

SILVER

There's an Elephant on My Chest

by Caris Snider, illustrated by Ana Sebastian

End Game Press

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

Love Well My Precious One

by Jill Roman Lord, illustrated by Camila Carrossine

End Game Press

 

 


 

 

26. digital media

GOLD

Secrets to Saving Big on College: A Parent’s Guide    

by Gillian Stubblefield M.A.

Kreolish Media

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

From Tension to Transformation: A Leader's Guide to Generative Change    

by Janet M. Harvey

Advantage Books

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

Sell Your Business: At the Right Time For the Right Price and to the Right Buyer

by Jane Johnson 

BTA Books

 

 

 

 

 

 

evergreen categories

eb1 - world peace

GOLD

The Art and Science of Connection: Why Social Health is the Missing Link in Living Longer Healthier and Happier

by Kasley Killam, MPH

HarperOne

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

The Unexpected Gift of Trauma: The Path to Posttraumatic Growth

by Dr. Edith Shiro

Harvest

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

The Hummingbird and The Narwhal

by Annie Higbee

Just2Be

 

 

 

 

 

eb2 - health & wellness

GOLD

Nourished: Connection food and caring for our kids (and everyone else we love)

by Deborah MacNamara PhD

Aona Books

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

I HAD A MISCARRIAGE: A Memoir, a Movement

by Jessica Zucker, PhD

The Feminist Press

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

Incurable Optimist - Living with Illness and Chronic Hope

by Jennifer Cramer-Miller

She Writes Press

 

 

 

 

 

eb3 - personal growth

GOLD

Welcome to My Garden: A Father's Gift of Reflections Life Lessons and Advice

by Brian Murray

Sackets Harbor Press

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

She Took a Turn: A Memoir of Climbing over Guardrails into Growth

by Kristi J. Smith

River Grove Books

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

Heroes Villains and Healing

by Kenneth Rogers Jr.

Urano Publishing

 

 

 

 

 

eb4 - spiritual leadership

GOLD

Black Faces in High Places: 10 Strategic Actions for Black Professionals to Reach the Top and Stay There

by Randal D. Pinkett and Jeffrey A. Robinson

HarperCollins Leadership

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

Hit It Off: 21 Rules for Mastering the Art and Science of Relationships In Life and Business

by Joe Brocato

Imagine and Wonder

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE 

Passion Struck: Twelve Powerful Principles to Unlock Your Purpose and Ignite Your Most Intentional Life 

by John R. Miles 

Post Hill Press

 

 

 

 

 

eb5 - nature conservation

GOLD

The Nature of Our Cities

by Nadina Galle

HarperCollins/Mariner Books

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER

God is an Octopus

by Ben Goldsmith

Bloomsbury Wildlife

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

Rouge River Revived: How People Are Bringing their River Back to Life

by John H. Hartig & Jim Graham, Editors

University of Michigan Press

 

 

 

 

 

eb6 - fiction 

GOLD

Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World
by Nick Bostrom
(Ideapress Publishing)

 

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER (tie) 

Opera Andy
by Bradley Poore
(T. Willingham Publishing)

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Kitten That Could Not Meow
by LoLisa Marie Monroe
(BookBaby)

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRONZE

Ghost Light
by Gerald de Vere
(Space Cadets Studios)