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It's an honor to
present the winners of this year's Awards, and we sincerely congratulate
and thank all entrants for their participation.
Here are this year's Gold, Silver and Bronze medalists in our National
categories and Outstanding Book of the Year categories. Regional results
are still being finalized and will be updated on Thursday, May 22nd.
As our contest motto, "Recognizing Excellence in Independent
Publishing" implies, here is a list of 450 excellent books -- the best
independently published books of the past year -- in 64 national
categories, ten Outstanding Book of the Year categories, and 20 Best
Regional Fiction and Non-Fiction categories.
This year's contest attracted 3,175 total entries, with over 2,500 entries in the national categories
and over 600 entries in the regional competition. Books came from 49 U.S. states (come on, North Dakota!), D.C., and U.S. Virgin Islands; 9 Canadian provinces (get
with it, Northwest
Territories!),
and 16 countries around the world: Trinidad
to Thailand, Croatia to Czech
Republic, and France to Finland. It's been a priviledge to judge such a large and
wonderfully eclectic collection of books.
The medal-winning books listed below come from 44 U.S. states plus the District of Columbia and U.S. Virgin Islands; 7 Canadian provinces; and 5
countries overseas. These books come not only from diverse locations, but
also diverse personalities and viewpoints. This list represents the
cutting-edge of independent thinking and expression.
The quality of this year's entries is totally amazing, and judging was
difficult, as we saw better designed books, read higher quality writing. and were exposed to a more sophisticated concepts. We
were impressed with the in-depth research in our non-fiction and current
events entries, the important breakthroughs in our science and health
entries, and the breathtaking artwork and photography in our fine arts and
coffee table book entries. This list could've been even longer, but we've
tried to highlight the best of the best.
We present these awards in hopes that all of these books and their authors
will be recognized for their excellence, and get all the attention they
deserve.
Congratulations to all!
2008
Independent Publisher Book Awards Results - National Categories
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