2026 NYC Big Book Award Winners

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Coloring the White House

Kyle Dugdale

9 Habits of Happy Retirees: Discover the Secrets to a Fulfilling Retirement

Sarah Barry

The Circus and the Atom [audiobook]

Joseph Howse, Narrated by Annette Chown

Things I Never Told My Father: Growing Up Gay as a Preacher's Son

Jeffrey L. Carrier

Money Moves A Nation

Hazell Thomas

Hunger

Nihaarika Negi

Personal Branding for Introverts

Goldie Chan

TEAM VINCE, A Son's Care Memoir

Tony Moretti

The Sky Flowers

Sonji K Grany

Bravo for Backstage!

Mary Rand Hess and Randy Preston

Rocco Celebrates America's 250th Birthday at the White House!

Rocco Smirne, Illustrated by John Hutton

Encounter: A Journey into Chaos, Culture and Compassion

Ian Reilly

Cry of an Osprey

A.D. Vancise

Ballad of the Wayward Child

Keven Renken

Hunger

Nihaarika Negi

The Adventures of Sherrie and Chubbie Teen Life Series: Divorce and The New Family

Dr. Sherrie Poitier-Liscombe

So You Want To Be A Stunt Performer

Linda Soules

So You Want To Be A Marine Biologist

Linda Soules

Falconbrow

Peter Eliott

So Much to Drool About: Lessons for Living Large

Barbara Stone

Calladita No More: My Latina Journey and the Lessons that Shaped Me

Hady Méndez

Crystal Lake Christmas

Susan W. Green

INNOVATOR: 10 simple steps to innovate with speed, scale and confidence

Tom Pullen

The Rabbi's Suitcase

Robert Kehlmann

My Life in Business Suits, Hospital Gowns, and High Heels: In Control, Being Controlled, Out of Control!

Tom LeNoble

Coinman: An Untold Conspiracy

Pawan Mishra

HAIR LOSS: Options for Restoration & Reversal 2nd Edition

Gustavo J. Gomez, PhD

Ray Taylor and the Torn and Tattered Treasure Map

N. Degen

The Essential Ingredient: Remaking Ourselves in Times of Crisis

Keri Mangis

Encounter: A Journey into Chaos, Culture and Compassion

Ian Reilly

The Wild Scribe

Mary Reynolds Thompson

Missing Pieces: A Terrorist Attack Survivor's Memoir of Trauma, Resilience and Healing

Christiane Scarpino

The East Wing

Danielle M. Wong

Shirley Clarke: Thinking Through Movement

Karen Pearlman

Accept Who You Are: And Witness Your Reality Transform

Natasha Sumner

Mama Duck's Lost Duckling

Janice Bangs

Small Earthly Space

Marjorie Maddox with photography by Karen Elias

Call Her Woman and Bend the Knee

Blupoetres (Phoebe Eligon-Jones)

The Climate Diaries: Book 2 - Castaways of the Plastic Tide

Aaron Arsenault

Paradise Cove - They Escaped the Cuckoo's Nest

George T. Nagel & Pini Dunner

Fighting for a Foothold: How Government and Markets Undermine Black Middle-Class Suburbia

Angela Simms

Through Our Eyes

Tyniece S Gutzmore & Sonji K Grandy

A Dagger in the Ivy

Dorothy Dreyer

Average Civil Employee: A Novel of Bureaucratic Absurdities

Stephen J. Wallace

Tiny Experiments

Anne-Laure Le Cunff

Managers Who Build Trust: Your Playbook for Bringing Out the Best in Your Team

Justin Patton

The Random Factor: How Chance and Luck Profoundly Shape Our Lives and the World Around Us

Mark Robert Rank

The Fourth Woman

Roselyn Teukolsky

Heir of the Otherworld

L.E. DeLano

A Safe Place: How to Prevent the Next School Shooting

Luis D. Aponte

JOYBeing: Connecting With Your Essence and the Rhythm of Life to Thrive and Inspire

Ann Van Eron, PhD & Gila Ancel Seritcioglu, MA

Life Storms: Finding Your Clear Sky

Tracy Doyle

R.A.T.S: Revolutionary Army of Teens: We Are One

Claudia Daher

Nurse Dorothea® presents Distress Tolerance and Contentment, and Why We Need to Develop Those Skills

Michael Dow, RN, MS

Setareh Doctrine

Mark Downer

Not In This World

Jane Scott Stuart

Before I was Rollin' Roo

Barbara St. Aubin

Packets of Hope: A Journey of Healing and Rediscovery

Jill Siegal Chalsty

Catch People Doing Things Right

Martha C. Lawrence

Super Science Vol. 1

N. Alessandro K.

Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat.

Colin C. Campbell

Canvas of Courage: The Art of Healing, Hope, and Gratitude

Nerissa Balland

The Happy Start High Contrast Board Book

Maria Baldino OTD, MS, OTR/L, BCP

Izzy, An Octopus Tale

Charles Rawlings, MD, JD; Leah Perez; Morgan Rawlings

Just a Dot? I think Not! A Book of Connection

Heidi Solomon-Orlick

The Heavenly Juggler

Demi

100 Objects from the Collections of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

Stefanie Halpern

Kumako Den: Timeless Ramen Recipes for Modern Cooks

Jesse Cruz

The Coroner's Silence: Death Records and the Hidden Victims of Police Violence

Terence Keel

No Loose Ends: The Smart & Slightly Morbid Guide to Estate Planning & End-of-Life Tasks

Adam Zuckerman

Heart-Centered Connections: Seven Essential Skills for Helping Neurodiverse and Marginalized Children Thrive

Niki Elliott

So You Want To Be A Surgeon

Linda Soules

Bound by Prophecy

Katherine Wheelwright

The Distressed Investing Playbook: How the Smart Money Profits When Companies Fail and Markets Go Haywire

Joseph E. Sarachek

The Sanctity of Grief

Renee Nicole McKenzie

KOSTYA: Inspired by a True Story

Scott Zimmerman

Closer: A Guide to Unforgettable Gatherings

Jenny Dalio

You’re Caller Number 7, Please Try Again

Glenn Gomez Adams

The Horses of Saddlers Ranch: Black Knight (Book Three)

Alison Bellringer

CORE Leadership: A Four-Step Framework to Lead Yourself, Grow Your Influence, and Amplify Your Impact

Miki Feldman Simon

Communicating Under Fire: The Mindset to Survive Any Crisis and Emerge Stronger

Dallas Lawrence

KRISPR

Jennifer Handler

Red Horizons

James Bultema

The People's House Miscellany: A Treasury of White House History, Fun Facts, and Things to Know

Stewart D. McLaurin

Rockstar: Echoes

Zach Taylor

Picky

Julie T. Kinn

The Burn List: A Memoir of Abuse from Home to Higher Education

Julie Cruse

Bloodlust for Apartment 7A

Jade Christy

The Student's Guide to Financial Freedom: A Real-World Money Guide to Help Young People Build Wealth, Avoid Traps, and Plan for Freedom

Paris Woods

You Matter, Luma

John R. Miles

Human Resources

Erin Murphy

Seang (Hungering)

Anne Casey

FBI Snitches, Blackmail, and Obscene Ethics at the Supreme Court

Alex Charns

The Happy Start High Contrast Board Book

Maria Baldino OTD, MS, OTR/L, BCP

Secrets II Vengeance & Revenge

Kay Louise Bowen

DIABETES: A 21st Century Health Crisis--Understand It, Prevent It, Mange It.

Gustavo J. Gomez, PhD

Soul Mission

Joshua Becker

Palms on the Cape

Jenn Bouchard

One Grain of Sand

David Somerfleck

Star People's Wisdom: Messages From Beyond the Stars For Human Awakening

Victoria Basil

The Adventures of Sherrie and Chubbie Teen Life Series: Social Media 2 Catfishin'

Dr. Sherrie Poitier-Liscombe

Soul Octopus Analogy - The Soul's Endless Dance Across the Web of Creation

Bud Megargee

Sleeper Code: A Novel

Kevin McGuire

A Twisted Crucible: The Riddle of the Ruined Soul

Diana Louise Webb

Come The Blood Moon Night

M. Flagg

Rathuun: King of the Prairie

David Fitz-Gerald

Such a Pretty Picture: A Memoir

Andrea Leeb

Nurse Dorothea® presents Bullying and How to Create a Culture to Prevent It

Michael Dow, RN, MS

Nurse Dorothea® presents Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Why Mindfulness is a Key Coping Skill

Michael Dow, RN, MS

My Pretty Baby: Seeking Truth and Finding Healing

Wendy B. Correa

Womanist Bioethics: Social Justice, Spirituality, and Black Women's Health

Wylin D. Wilson

Writers of the Future, Vol. 42

L. Ron Hubbard Presents

Brokenness Becomes Beautiful: Inspiring Pieces Of Poetry

Terence Ang

An Unusual Path: Three Generations from Slavery to the White House

John Ficklin

The Burnout Imperative: How Leaders Break the Cycle and Build Systems That Strengthen Organizations—and Themselves

Patrice Bonfiglio

Race to Innovation: Unleashing the Power of Entrepreneurship For Everyone

John Phillip Bamforth and Roy Stanford Zwahlen

Sustainable Ambition: How to Prioritize What Matters to Thrive in Life and Work

Kathy Oneto

Angelica Book 2: Rise of the Dark Shadows

Aneasa Perez

Climate Change Told Him to Move

Jooha Roh

The Heart of a Leader

Dr. Josh McConkey

Agatha's Angel

Michael C. Vassallo

Super Science Vol. 1

N. Alessandro K.

The Saints of Exit 9

Clifton Wilcox

A GLOBAL SPRING: Predictions for a New World Order

Dr Maha Hosain Aziz

Mind Reset: The Science of Total Weight Management — A Holistic Blueprint for Mindful and Sustainable Weight Loss

Bill Sun

So You Want To Be A Singer

Linda Soules

So You Want To Be An Astronaut

Linda Soules

Pink Hole: A Sexy Space Saga

Pamela Summers

Bob Thompson: Agony & Ecstasy

Contributors: Dr. Allannah Karas and Diana Tuite; Editor: halley k harrisburg and Francesca B. Leszynski

Failure to Treat: How a Broken Healthcare System Puts Patients and Practitioners at Risk

Dr. Peter Kowey

Views of America: The Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the U.S. Department of State

Edited by Virginia Hart, Contributions by Marco Rubio and Bri Brophy and Laaren Brown and Mark Alan Hewitt

The Monsters Among Us

Kent Priore

Angel On A Bridge

Becca Moore

Chivalry in the Shadows

Meg Wahlberg

Against All Odds

Richard A. Danzig

Unspoken Costs: How to Have Relationship-Saving Money Conversations

Vivian Cobb

The Last Rocketman: A Memoir

Dan Schlund

Counting on Death

Joshua Shores

Scarlet Yearnings Beyond First Glance

Scarlet Ibis James

Death in the End Zone

Lynn Slaughter

The Lemon Twist

Élan Les Vies

The 50 Yard Challenge: How A Simple Act Became A Nationwide Movement

Rodney Smith Jr

Parenting with Self-Compassion: 12 Ways to Improve Your Parenting, While Being Kind to Yourself

Dr. Jen Ferris

Permanence: Become the Person You Want to Be—And Stay That Way

Broderick, Lisa Goldsmith, Marshall

Niko and The Mysterious Wave

Bryan Luzon, EdD

Haunting the Dead

Beth Ann Hooper

Religious, Ten Songs And Thirty Sonnets

Luis A. Estable

And So It Goes

Gary E. Smith

The Little Seed & The Wind

Maritha Humphries

Fighting for a Foothold: How Government and Markets Undermine Black Middle-Class Suburbia

Angela Simms

The White House: An Historic Guide

The White House Historical Association

Through the Lens of An Ancient Yisra’elite Bible Study

Benjamin N Carrasquillo Jr

Digital Consumer Behavior Essentials

Filippo Marchesani

Claim your Voice

Jenny Jenkamichico Karlsson

King the Wonder Dog and Other Stories

Eleanor Lerman

Identity-Based Mass Violence in Urban Contexts: Uncovered

Rachel Locke, Kelsey Paul Shantz, Andrei Serbin Pont, Jai-Ayla Sutherland

Beneath The Rings

Joe Battaglia

Human in the Core: The Architecture of the Regulated AI-Native Enterprise

Mitchell L. Hayes

A Taste of Madagascar: Culinary Riches of the Red Island

Emmanuel Laroche

Eternal Love

Xuemo

A Fine Layer of Dust

Barbara Conrey

The Circus and the Atom

Joseph Howse

Nurse Dorothea® presents Depression and Accepting Resources to Help

Michael Dow, RN, MS