2019- 2020 Reader Views
Reviewer's Choice Awards Winners
for 2019 Copyright titles
PARENTING/FAMILIES/RELATIONSHIPS
First Place: ParentShift by Linda and Ty Hatfield & Wendy Thomas Russell, Brown Paper Press
Second Place: American Boy by S.C. Megale, Bluebullseye Press
Honorable Mention: Against All Odds by Carol Basile, Dragon Gate Media
RELIGION/SPIRITUALITY/INSPIRATION
First Place: Leadership with a Servant’s Heart by Kevin Wayne Johnson, Writing for the Lord Ministries
Second Place: Our Magnificent Afterlife by C. David Lundberg, HeavenLight Press
Honorable Mention: 37 Lessons on How to Gain from Loss by Huma Zuellah Ahmed, Independently Published
Honorable Mention: The Little Love that Could by Pamela Capone, Aha! Press
SELF-HELP
First Place: Conquering Life’s Course by Richard V. Battle, Outskirts Press
Second Place: Turn the Tables by Priya Kumar, Books that Inspire
Honorable Mention: Pine Cone Pandemic with Acorn Dressing by H.T. Manogue, Shortsleeves
TRAVEL/NATURE
First Place: Drunk in China by Derek Sandhaus, Potomac Books
Second Place: Love Poems from Vermont by Jon Meyer, Brilliant Light Publishing
Honorable Mention: The Caribou Hotel by John Firth, Independently Published
WRITING/PUBLISHING
First Place: Writer Get Noticed! by Colleen M. Story, MidChannel Press
Second Place: Our Prince of Scribes by Nicole Seitz and Jonathan Haupt, University of Georgia Press
CLASSICS – FOR BOOKS PUBLISHED PRIOR TO 2019
Classics – Children’s Fiction
First Place: The Enchanter’s Child by Navya Sarikonda, Independently Published
Second Place: The Encouragement Letters by Shanna Spence, Book Liftoff
Classics – Children’s Non-Fiction
First Place: The Key: Wise Money Choices for Teens by Marjorie L. Anderson, Xlibris
Classics – Adult Fiction
First Place: The 19th Bladesman by S.J. Hartland, Dark Blade Publishing
Second Place: Grace in Mombasa by Tracy Traynor, Independently Published
Honorable Mention: Blood on the Chesapeake by Randy Overbeck, The Wild Rose Press
Classics – Adult Non-Fiction
First Place: Resurrection Lily by Amy Byer Shainman, Archway Publishing
Second Place: The Year After by Katy E. Martin, Independently Published
Honorable Mention: Gringo by Dan “Tito” Davis and Peter Conti, Full Court Press
Honorable Mention: Two Years of Wonder by Ted Neill, CreateSpace
SPONSORED/SPECIALIZED AWARDS
CHILDREN’S/TEENS/YA SPONSORED AWARDS
REVIEWER’S CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST BOOK WRITTEN/ILLUSTRATED BY AN AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR AGE 18 AND UNDER
The Circle: Taken by Sage Sask, SBSK Corporation
Criteria: Author/illustrator must be Age 18 or under at the time the book was written/illustrated.
Sponsored by First Chapter Plus
READER VIEWS KIDS AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE YEAR
Tales from Hoop ‘n’ Holler: The Wizard’s Apprentice by Jim Henry and Jimmy Patterson, Willy Nilly Stories LLC
Criteria: Winner chosen from the first place winners in the Children’s categories.
Sponsored by Reader Views Kids
READER VIEWS KIDS AWARD FOR BEST TEEN/YA BOOK OF THE YEAR
The Orangutan Rescue Gang by Joyce Major, Alegro Publishing
Criteria: Winner chosen from the first place winners in the Teen/YA categories.
Sponsored by Reader Views Kids
THE BAREFOOT LIBRARIAN BOOK AWARD
David’s ADHD by Sherrill S. Cannon, Strategic Book Publishing and Rights Co.
Criteria: Winner selected by the Barefoot Librarian from the finalists in the early readers category. Picture books should be geared toward 6-8 year old readers.
Sponsored by the Barefoot Librarian
THE BOOK BY BOOK AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK
The Dyno Dinosaur Family Presents: Waves of Kindness by Sharida McKenzie, Independently Published
Criteria: Winner selected from the winners of the children’s picture book categories.
Sponsored by Book By Book Publicity
FEATHERED QUILL BE KIND TO ANIMALS AWARD
The Orangutan Rescue Gang by Joyce Major, Alegro Publishing
Criteria: Winner chosen from all categories of children’s/teens entries. Theme of book must display kindness to animals.
Sponsored by Feathered Quill Book Reviews
ADULT SPONSORED AWARDS
REVIEWER’S CHOICE BEST NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR
Medicine and Miracles by Erica M. Elliott, Balboa Press
Criteria: Winner chosen from all the first place winners in the nonfiction category.
Sponsored by First Chapter Plus
CONVERSATIONS AWARD FOR THE BEST REGIONAL BOOK OF THE YEAR
Love Poems from Vermont by Jon Meyer, Brilliant Light Publishing
Criteria: Winner chosen from the first place winners, fiction and nonfiction, in the regional categories.
Sponsored by Cyrus Webb, Internet Radio and Mississippi WYAD 94.1 FM personality.
TYLER R. TICHELAAR AWARD FOR BEST HISTORICAL FICTION
When We Were Brave by Karla M. Jay, Book Circle Press
Criteria: 1st Place book in the Historical Fiction category.
Sponsored by Tyler R. Tichelaar, Marquette Fiction
THE BOOK BY BOOK PUB AWARD FOR BEST WRITING/PUBLISHING BOOK OF THE YEAR
Writer Get Noticed! by Colleen M. Story, MidChannel Press
Criteria: 1st Place book in the Writing/Publishing category
Sponsored by Book By Book Publicity
INSIDE SCOOP LIVE AWARD FOR MOST INNOVATIVE BOOK OF POETRY
Savagery by J.C. Mehta, Airlie Press
Criteria: Book must possess creative use of elements as well as originality of subject matter.
Sponsored by Inside Scoop Live
AUTHOR MARKETING EXPERTS AWARD FOR BEST FICTION DEBUT
Cooperative Lives by Patrick Finegan, Two Skates Publishing
Criteria: Winner selected from top-scoring entries submitted by a debut author.
Sponsored by Author Marketing Experts
THE JACK EADON MEMORIAL AWARD FOR THE BEST BOOK IN CONTEMPORARY DRAMA
Cooperative Lives by Patrick Finegan, Two Skates Publishing
Criteria: The characters must be vividly portrayed as those individuals who can exist side-by-side with someone living in this world now, dealing with issues of today in a dramatic fashion. The setting must be excruciatingly real.
Sponsored by First Chapter Plus
REGIONAL AND GLOBAL AWARDS
REGIONAL AWARD WINNERS (NORTH AMERICA)
Canada East – Guardian of Angel by Lanie Mores, Tellwell Talent
Canada West – On Swift Wings by Brett M. Wiens, BW Literature
Mexico – The Prophetic Mayan Queen: K’inuuw Mat of Palenque by Leonide Martin, Made for Wonder Publishing
Mid-Atlantic – Ready for the People by Mike Langan, Hilliard Harris
Mid-West – Death in the Blood Moon by Jenifer LeClair, Fog Harbor Press
North East – Love Poems from Vermont by Jon Meyer, Brilliant Light Publishing
South – Tales from Hoop ‘n’ Holler: The Wizard’s Apprentice by Jim Henry and Jimmy Patterson, Willy Nilly Stories LLC
South East – Oak Street Tree House by Dick Daniels, Independently Published
West Mountain – Section Roads by Mike Murphey, Acorn Publishing
West Pacific – Queen Vernita Conquers the Volcanic Island by Dawn Menge, Archway Publishing
GLOBAL AWARD WINNERS
Asia – 37 Lessons on How to Gain from Loss by Huma Zuellah Ahmed, Independently Published
Australia – The Last Seer King by S.J. Hartland, Dark Blade Publishing Europe – The Discovery of Troy and its Lost History by Bernard Jones, Trojan History Press