2022
Book of
the year
Maud’s Circus by Michelle Rene
Bio & Memoir
Bio & Memoir Winner
American Airman by Jonathon Benjamin (US Air Force, Ret.)
Bio & Memoir Runner-Up
Letters From Italy by Mario Dell’Olio
RUNNER-UP
WINNER
FINALISTS
Children’s Book
Children’s Book Winner
Girls Can by Deb Preston & Illustrated by James Henry Dufresne
Children’s Book Runner-Up
Ice Cream with Grandpa by Laura Smetana & Illustrated by Elisabete B.P. de Moraes
RUNNER-UP
WINNER
Finalists
General Fiction & Nonfiction
General Fiction & NonFiction Winner
Agent X by Felicia Fiacco
General fiction & Nonfiction Runner-Up
Magellan the Magical by Krystal M. Harris & Illustrated by Lorinda Tomko
RUNNER-UP
WINNER
Finalists
Historical & Adventure
Historical & Adventure Winner
The Last Dollar Princess by Linda Bennett Pennell
Historical & Adventure Runner-up
A Winding Path to Flat Water by Rob Soles
RUNNER-UP
WINNER
Finalists
HORROR & Suspense
Horror & Suspense Winner
Identicals by William Brennan Knight
Horror & Suspense Runner-Up
Beneath the Surface by Trey Everett
RUNNER-UP
WINNER
Finalists
inspirational &
self-help
Inspirational & Self-Help Winner
SAFE from the Pain by Poonam Bhuchar
Inspirational & Self-Help Runner-UP
8 Steps to Overcoming Everyday Adversity by Christopher Greco
RUNNER-UP
WINNER
Finalists
LITERARY & HUMOR
Literary & Humor Winner
And Then There’s Margaret… A Novel by Carolyn Clarke
Literary & Humor Runner-up
Just River by Sara B. Fraser
RUNNER-UP
WINNER
Finalists
Middle Grade & Young Adult
middle grade & young adult winner
Eirwen by Jesikah Sundin
Middle grade & Young adult Runner-up
A Light in the Sky by Shina Reynolds
RUNNER-UP
WINNER
Finalists
MYSTERY & Crime
Mystery & crime winner
God’s Ponzi by Robert Buschel
Mystery & crime Runner-up
Bloody Paws by Bruce Lewis
RUNNER-UP
WINNER
Finalists
Romance & Women’s Fiction
Romance & Women’s fiction Winner
What’s Not True by Valerie Taylor
romance & Women’s fiction runner-up
Rewrite the Stars by Christina Consolino
RUNNER-UP
WINNER
Finalists
Scifi & Fantasy
scifi & Fantasy winner
The Light Reapers: End of the World by Gary Hickman
scifi & Fantasy Runner-Up
Pastel Pink by Nikki Minty
WINNER
RUNNER-UP
Finalists
Thriller
Thriller Winner
Politikill by Timothy Gene Sojka
Thriller runner-Up
In Danger of Judgment by David Rabin
