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2022 NYC Big Book Award Winners
African American Nonfiction
No One Cheers for Goliath: My Leadership Story
Timothy J. Brown
Animals-Pets Nonfiction
What the Pet Food Industry Is Not Telling You: Developing Good Practices for a Healthier Dog
Dr. Stephanie Krol
Audiobook Fiction Series
Pastel Pink (The Zadok Series book 1)
Nikki Minty
Audiobook Nonfiction
Rethink Creativity: How to Innovate, Inspire, and Thrive at Work
Monica H. Kang
Book Cover Design-Fiction
The Wand, The Madigan Chronicles, Book Three
Marieke Lexmond
Business-Entrepreneurship & Small Business
ChangeMasters: How To Actually Make the Changes You Already Know You Need To Make
Barry J. Moltz
Cancer
Off Our Chests: A Candid Tour Through the World of Cancer
John Marshall & Liza Marshall
Christian Nonfiction
Salt & Light; The Complete Jesus
Jonathan Geoffrey Dean
Environment
Federalsim, Preemption, and the Nationalization of American Wildlife Management: The Dynamic Balance Between State and Federal Authority
Lowell E. Baier
Green
Chemicals and Christians: Compassion and Caution
Martha McLaughlin
Holiday-Childrens
POMP, SNOW & CIRQUEumstance
Neil Goldberg & Niko Nickolaou
How-to
Your Next Big Idea: Improve Your Creativity and Problem-Solving
Samuel Sanders
Inspiration
Live Like Sean: Important Life Lessons from My Special-Needs Son
TJ Nelligan with Theresa Foy DiGeronimo
Marriage
Emotional Magnetism: How to Communicate to Ignite Connection in Your Relationships
Sandy Gerber
Multicultural Nonfiction
Beyond Diversity: 12 Non-Obvious Ways to Build a More Inclusive World
Rohit Bhargava & Jennifer Brown
Nonfiction
Leading Inclusion: Drive Change Your Employees Can See and Feel
Gena Cox
Parenting & Family (Adoption)
Fostering: A Memoir of Courage and Hope
Carmen Maria Navarro
Personal Growth
Free Time: Lose the Busywork, Love Your Business
Jenny Blake
Picture Books - Preschool
ABC Ready for School: An Alphabet of Social Skills
Celeste C. Delaney
Political Fiction
What Would The Founding Fathers Tell Us Today? Political Dialogs Between 1789 and 2040
Werner Neff
Psychiatry/Psychology
Safe, Wanted, and Loved: A Family Memoir of Mental Illness, Heartbreak, and Hope
Patrick Dylan
Reference
Jobseeker's Guide, 9th Edition, Ten Steps to a Federal Job®
Kathryn Troutman
Self-help: Motivational
Mind Hacking for Rebels: A practical guide to power and freedom
Karin Tydén
Sociology
A Socio-Criminological Analysis of the HIV Epidemic
Bruno Meini
Sports Nonfiction
Why Baseball Is a Sport and Golf Is Not: Separating the Players from the Poseurs
Aaron S Bayley and Luigi Di Serio
Addiction & Recovery
Co-Crazy: One Psychologist's Recovery from Codependency and Addiction: A Memoir and Roadmap to Freedom
Sarah Michaud
Aging
Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body
Scott H. Hogan
Anthology
James Hoban: Designer and Builder of the White House
Stewart D. McLaurin
Audiobook Fiction Series
Powerful Purples (The Zadok Series, Book 3)
Nikki Minty
Biography-Historical
Francis and Clare The Struggles of the Saints of Assisi
Kathleen Brady,
Cover Design by Kathryn Holeman
Book Cover Design-Nonfiction
Francis and Clare The Struggles of the Saints of Assisi
Kathleen Brady,
Cover Design by Kathryn Holeman
Business-General
Adapt: Scaling Purpose in a Divisive World
Diane Primo
Career
Reputation 360: Jumpstart your career by building a positive personal brand
Lida Citroën
Chick-Lit
Transferring Credits, Book Three, The With Honors Series
Addison Winters
Childrens Fiction
Pablo: The Plate Painter of Mazatlan
Craig Morgan Porter Rollins and Rufus ZaeJoDaeus
Childrens Religion
It's That Time of Year! Diwali is Here!
Vanessa Kapadia
Cookbooks International
Amalia's Mesoamerican Table-Ancient Culinary Traditions with Gourmet Infusions
Amalia Moreno-Damgaard
Cultural and Social Issues
We Hardly Knew Them, How Homeless Mentally Ill People Became Collateral Damage
Pat Morgan
History-United States
We The Presidents: How American Presidents Shaped the Last Century
Ronald Gruner
Home & Garden
Designing Camelot: The Kennedy White House Restoration and Its Legacy
James Archer Abbott, Elaine Rice Bachmann
LGBTQ Nonfiction
The Life and Times of the Legendary Larry Townsend
Jack Fritscher
Medical
Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body
Scott H. Hogan
Mind, Body, Spirit
Embodied: How to Connect to Your Body, Ignite Your Intuition, and Harness Universal Energy for Healing
Vicky Roubekas
Music
The Music Therapy Studio: Empowering the Soul's Truth
Rick Soshensky
Nature-Childrens
Mr. Robert's Madagascar: A Tale of a Lost World
Robert Bullock
Performing Arts
Waiting in the Wings: How to Launch Your Performing Career on Broadway and Beyond
Tiffany Haas
Picture Books - All Ages
Have You Ever Wondered What You Will Be?
Junia Wonders
Political Nonfiction
Macron Unveiled: The Prototype for a New Generation of World Leaders
Alain Lefebvre
Race Relations
Black, White, and Gray All Over: A Black Man's Odyssey in Life and Law Enforcement
Frederick Douglass Reynolds
Regional
Exploring Asheville: Its History, Attractions, Mysteries, Ghosts, and Tall Tales
Tom Collins
Spirituality
The Eye of the Heart: A New Translation with Selected Letters
Frithjof Schuon
True Crime
The East River Ripper: The Mysterious 1891 Muder of Old Shakespeare
George R. Dekle, Sr.
Well-being
Beat stress, fatigue and burnout! Take immediate actions, re-evaluate your life and build a platform of resilience
Bard Borresen
Young Adult Nonfiction
Fighting Invisible Tigers: Stress Management for Teens
Earl Hipp
Adult Coloring Books
Explore & Color San Francisco Chinatown
Bibi LeBlanc
Animals-Pets Fiction
General Jack and the Battle of the Five Kingdoms
David Bush
Audiobook Fiction Series
Ruby Red (The Zadok Series book 2)
Nikki Minty
Book Cover Design-Childrens Picture Books
POMP, SNOW & CIRQUEumstance
Neil Goldberg & Niko Nickolaou
Book Interior Design-Nonfiction
Bigger Than Tiny, Smaller Than Average
Sheri Koones
Business-Motivational
What's Your "And"?: Unlock the Person Within the Professional
John Garrett
Childrens Educational
Visual Biology. Animals: Illustrated Study Guide.
Vladimir Timokhanov
Childrens Multicultural
The Ace Compeers: The Secrets of Skin Colour
Rita Bhandari
Comics and Graphic Novels
Snowlands: A Blood Moon
Morr Meroz; Ill. Collin Fogel
Death & Dying
Reflections on Ineffable Love: from loss through grief to joy
Cheryl Lafferty Eckl
Epic Fantasy
Trine Revelation: The Kinderra Saga: Book Three
C.K. Donnelly
Fantasy-Game (Specialty Books)
Dungeon Jest: The Ruby of Power
Andrew Snook
Health & Fitness
Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body
Scott H. Hogan
Holiday
The Official White House Christmas Ornament: Collected Stories of a Holiday Tradition
Marcia M. Anderson, Kristen Hunter Mason
Independent Press Award
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Leadership
Empathy In Action: How to Deliver Great Customer Experiences at Scale
Tony Bates, Dr. Natalie Petouhoff
Marketing & Public Relations
The Brand Positioning Workbook: A Simple How-To Guide To More Compelling Brand Positionings, Faster
Ulli Appelbaum
Military Fiction
Brothers Of War, The Iron Brigade At Gettysburg
Michael Eisenhut
New Fiction (First-time Published)
The Golden Hearts Club: A Novel
Cinda K. Swalley
Photography
Picturing Freedom: African Americans & Their Cars, A Photographic History
Stanley B. Burns, MD & Elizabeth A. Burns
Poetry-Life/Experience
Healing Yesterday's Tears: An Inspiring Poetry Book about Overcoming Emotion and Discovering Love of Self
Kyli Santiago
Political
Federalsim, Preemption, and the Nationalization of American Wildlife Management: The Dynamic Balance Between State and Federal Authority
Lowell E. Baier
Political Thriller
Blood Before Dawn, Book 2 of the Dung Beetles of Liberia Series
Daniel V. Meier, Jr.
Relationships
Emotional Magnetism: How to Communicate to Ignite Connection in Your Relationships
Sandy Gerber
Sexuality
Sexpert: Desire, Passion, Sensations, Intimacy, and Orgasm to Indulge in Your Best Sex Life
Dr. Chelsie Reed
Social/Political Change
My Unexpected Life: An International Memoir of Two Pandemics: HIV and COVID-19
Martina Clark
Urban & Paranormal Fantasy
The Wand, The Madigan Chronicles, Book Three
Marieke Lexmond
Well-being Childrens
1-2-3 My Feelings and Me
Goldie Millar, Lisa A. Berger
Women’s Issues
Run, Walk, Crawl: A Caregiver Caught Between Generations
Sarahbeth Persiani