Arts

1st Place:

Nodin Press, Minneapolis, MN ~ The Guthrie Theater: Images, History and Inside Stories by Peg Guilfoyle, designer Holly Welch

Merit Award:

Willow Creek Press, Minocqua, WI ~ Eros and Equus: A Passion for the Horse; edited by Laura Chester, photographs by Donna Demari

Honorable Mention:

Wisconsin Historical Society Press, Madison, WI ~ Silver Screens: A Pictorial History of Milwaukee’s Movie Theaters by Larry Widen and Judi Anderson

Biography/Memoir

1st Place:

Chicago Review Press, Inc., Chicago, IL ~ A Futile and Stupid Gesture: How Doug Kenney and National Lampoon Changed Comedy Forever by Josh Karp

Merit Award:

Nodin Press, Minneapolis, MN ~ The Great Dan Patch and the Remarkable Mr. Savage by Tim Brady

Honorable Mention:

Extraordinary Voices Press, LLC, Madelia, MN ~ Saving Millie: A Daughter’s Story of Surviving Her Mother’s Schizophrenia by Tina Kotulski

Business

1st Place:

Beaver’s Pond Press, Inc. Edina, MN ~ Lessons from a Headhunter with a Heart: Spiritual and Practical Keys to Navigating (and Surviving!) Job Change by Patricia A. Comeford, J.D. with Gina Sauer, J.D.

Merit Award:

Leader Press, Minneapolis, MN ~ Fearless Leadership: Conquering Your Fears And the Lies That Drive Them by Bruce E. Roselle, PhD

Honorable Mention:

Willow Creek Press, Minocqua, WI ~ How to Work Like a Cat: Walking With Confidence Through a Dog-Eat-Dog World by Karen Wormald

Children’s Picture Books

1st Place:

Snaptail Press, Division of Images Unlimited Publishing, Maryville, MO ~ The Littlest Christmas Kitten by Leona Novy Jackson; illustrated by Kelly Dupre

Merit Award:

Kar-Ben Publishing, Inc., A Division of Lerner Publishing Group, Minneapolis, MN ~ On Sukkot and Simchat Torahby Cathy Goldberg Fishman; illustrations by Melanie Hall

Honorable Mention:

Carl R. Sams II & Jean Stoick, Milford, MI ~ Find My Friends by Carl R. Sams II & Jean Stoick

Children/Young Adult Fiction

1st Place:

Raven Productions, Inc., Ely, MN ~ Kristin’s Wilderness: A Braided Trail by Garrett Conover

Merit Award:

Yaldah Publishing, St. Paul, MN ~ Like a Maccabee by Barbara Bietz

Honorable Mention:

Adams-Pomeroy Press, Albany, WI ~ Haunted Hill by Andrew Oliver

Children/Young Adult Non-fiction

1st Place:

Free Spirit Publishing, Inc., Minneapolis, MN ~ Germs Are Not for Sharing by Elizabeth Verdick

Merit Award:

Free Spirit Publishing, Inc., Minneapolis, MN ~ Get Organized Without Losing It by Janet S. Fox

Honorable Mention:

Wisconsin Historical Society Press, Madison, WI ~ A Recipe for Success: Lizzie Kander and Her Cookbook by Bob Kann

Commercial Fiction

1st Place:

iUniverse, Inc., Lincoln, NE ~ The Legarto Stone: A Novel by Gordon N. McIntosh

Merit Award:

North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc., St. Cloud, MN ~ The St. Paul Conspiracy by Roger Stelljes

Honorable Mention:

iUniverse, Inc., Lincoln, NE ~ Places the Dead Call Home: A Novel by Paul L. Hall

Cookbooks

1st Place:

Penfield Books, Iowa City, IA ~ Swedish Touches: Superbly Swedish Revised and Expanded Recipes and Traditions, Edited by David Wright and Martha Wiberg Thompson

Crafts/Hobbies/How-to

1st Place:

Kirk House Publishers, Minneapolis, MN ~ Encyclopedia of Stamps and Stamp Collecting; editors Rodney A. Juell and Steven J. Rod

Merit Award:

Landauer Books, Urbandale, IA ~ Appliqué’ The Basics and Beyond: The Complete Guide to Successful Machine and Hand Techniques with Dozens of Designs to Mix and Match by Janet Pittman

Honorable Mention:

Lake Claremont Press, Chicago, IL ~ A Cook’s Guide to Chicago: Where To Find Everything You Need and Lots of Things You Didn’t Know You Did by Marilyn Pocius

Culture

1st Place:

World Wisdom, Inc., Bloomington, IN ~ Indian Spirit : Revised and Enlarged by Michael Oren Fitzgerald and Judith Fitzgerald 

Merit Award:

ACTA Publications, Skokie, IL ~ A Recipe for Hope: Stories of Transformation by People Struggling with Homelessness by Karen M. Skalitzky

Honorable Mention:

Lake Claremont Press, Chicago, IL ~ A Field Guide to Gay & Lesbian Chicago by Kathie Bergquist and Robert McDonald

General Fiction

1st Place:

iUniverse, Inc., Lincoln, NE ~ The Cielo: A Novel of Wartime Tuscany by Paul Salsini

Merit Award:

Loonfeather Press, Bemidji, MN ~ The Rhubarb King: Poems by Sharon Chmielarz by Sharon Chmielarz

Honorable Mention:

St. Padriac Press, Cincinnati, OH ~ Blood on the Shamrock: A Novel of Ireland’s Civil War by Cathal Liam

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Health

1st Place:

Beaver’s Pond Press, Inc., Edina, MN ~ Your Body, Your Beauty, Your Safety by Joseph M. Gryskiewicz, MD, FACS

Merit Award:

American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL ~ A Parent’s Guide to Childhood Obesity: A Road Map to Health, Editor in Chief Sandra G. Hassink, MD, FAAP

Honorable Mention:

American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL ~ Sports Success Rx! Your Child’s Prescription for the Best Experience: How to Maximize Potential AND Minimize Pressure by Paul R. Stricker, MD, FAAP

Humor

1st Place:

Wisconsin Historical Society Press, Madison, WI ~ Cream City Chronicles: Stories of Milwaukee’s Past by John Gurda

Merit Award:

Willow Creek Press, Minocqua, WI ~ Dump Him, Marry the Dog by Vivian Heath

Honorable Mention:

Willow Creek Press, Minocqua, WI ~ Pug Mugs: Good Pugs Gone Bad by editors at Willow Creek Press

Midwest Regional Interest

1st Place:

Lake Claremont Press, Chicago, IL ~ The Politics of Space: A History of Zoning in Chicago by Joseph P Schwieterman and Dana M Caspall

Merit Award:

Lake Claremont Press, Chicago, IL ~ A Cook’s Guide to Chicago: Where To Find Everything You Need and Lots of Things You Didn’t Know You Did by Marilyn Pocius

Honorable Mention:

Adventure Publications, Inc., Cambridge, MN ~ Minnesota Running Trails: Dirt, Gravel, Rocks & Roots by Kate Havelin

Nature

1st Place:

Forager’s Harvest, Ogema, WI ~ The Forager’s Harvest Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants by Samuel Thayer

Merit Award:

Willow Creek Press, Minocqua, WI ~ Call of the Loon by David C. Evers and Kate M. Taylor

Honorable Mention:

Nodin Press, Minneapolis, MN ~ Kodiak Kings by Jason Wood

Political Science

1st Place:

Wisconsin Historical Society Press, Madison, WI ~ Fighting Son: A Biography of Philip F. La Follette by Jonathan Kasparek

Merit Award:

Chicago Review Press, Inc., Chicago, IL ~ A Futile and Stupid Gesture: How Doug Kenney and National Lampoon Changed Comedy Forever by Josh Karp

Honorable Mention:

Scarletta Press, Minneapolis, MN ~ Israeli and Palestinian Voices: a Dialogue with Both Sides by Cathy Sultan

Recreation/Travel/Sports

1st Place:

Adventure Publications, Inc., Cambridge, MN ~ Minnesota Running Trails: Dirt, Gravel, Rocks & Roots by Kate Havelin

Merit Award:

River Junction Press, LLC, Omaha, NE ~ Lewis and Clark Road Trips: Exploring the Trail Across America by Kira Gale

Honorable Mention:

Aliform Publishing, Minneapolis, MN ~ afloat again, adrift: three voyages on the waters of North America by Andrew Keith

Reference

Merit Award:

Books 2 help You, LLC, Hartland, MI ~ After the Diagnosis: How to Look Out for Yourself or a Loved One by Donna L. Pikula, D.D.S., M.S.

Honorable Mention:

Weir Box Publishing, Olathe, KS ~ Mediation Survivor’s Handbook by Peg Nichols

Religion/Philosophy/Inspiration

1st Place:

World Wisdom, Inc., Bloomington, IN ~ Indian Spirit: Revised and Enlarged by Michael Oren Fitzgerald and Judith Fitzgerald

Merit Award:

World Wisdom, Inc., Bloomington, IN ~ The Universal Spirit of Islam: from the Koran and Hadith, Edited by Judith Fitzgerald and Michael Oren Fitzgerald

Honorable Mention: TIE

World Wisdom, Inc., Bloomington, IN ~ Samdhong Rinpoche Uncompromising Truth for a Compromised World: Tibetan Buddhism and Today’s World, Edited by Donovan Roebert

Nodin Press, Minneapolis, MN ~ Tending the Earth, Mending the Spirit: The Healing Gifts of Gardening by Connie Goldman and Richard Mahler

Social Science

1st Place:

Extraordinary Voices Press, LLC, Madelia, MN ~ Saving Millie: A Daughter’s Story of Surviving Her Mother’s Schizophrenia by Tina Kotulski

Merit Award: TIE

Books 2 help You, LLC, Hartland, MI ~ After the Diagnosis: How to Look Out for Yourself or a Loved One by Donna L. Pikula, D.D.S., M.S.

American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL ~ Less Stress, More Success: A New Approach to Guiding Your Teen Through College Admissions and Beyond by Marilee Jones & Kenneth R. Ginsburg, MD, Ms Ed, FAAP with Martha M. Jablow

Honorable Mention:

American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL ~ A Parent’s Guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Your Child Roots and Wings by Kenneth R. Ginsburg, MD, MS Ed, FAAP with Martha M. Jablow

Illustration

1st Place:

Waldman House Press/Tristan Publishing, Inc., Minneapolis, MN ~ Peef and the Baby Sister by Tom Hegg; illustration by Warren Hanson

Merit Award:

Limner Fine Publishing, Minneapolis, MN ~ Born by the River: People of the Mississippi River Towns by Ron Merchant; illustrator: Ron Merchant

Honorable Mention:

St. Mary’s Press, Winona, MN ~ Breakthrough! The Bible for Young Catholics, general editor Brian Singer-Towns; design/illustration: Pernsteiner Creative Group

Interior Layout

1st Place:

World Wisdom, Inc., Bloomington, IN ~ The Foundations of Christian Art by Titus Burckhardt; design by Susana Marin

Merit Award:

Nodin Press, Minneapolis, MN ~ The Guthrie Theater: Images, History and Inside Stories by Peg Guilfoyle; designer Holly Welch

Honorable Mention:

Limner Fine Publishing, Minneapolis, MN ~ Born by the River: People of the Mississippi River Towns by Ron Merchant; designer: Dean Olson

Cover Design: 1 or 2 Color

Honorable Mention:

Nodin Press, Minneapolis, MN ~ From Here Across the Bridge by Evelyn Klein; illustrations by Wolfgang Klein

Cover Design: 3 or more Color

1st Place:

Nodin Press, Minneapolis, MN ~ The Guthrie Theater: Images, History and Inside Stories by Peg Guilfoyle; designer Holly Welch

Merit Award:

Limner Fine Publishing, Minneapolis, MN ~ Born by the River: People of the Mississippi River Towns by Ron Merchant; illustrator: Ron Merchant

Honorable Mention:

Beaver's Pond Press, Inc., Edina, MN ~ The Power of Becoming: Achieving Personal Fulfillment by Paul R. Mork; cover and design by Pat St. Claire