The Midwest Independent Publishers Association (MIPA) 18^th Annual Midwest Book Awards (for books published in 2007)attracted an unprecedented 167 nominations from 78 publishers from the twelve Midwestern states in our region. In each category finalists are listed alphabetically below. Winners are in bold.

Arts

Blacklock Photography Galleries, Moose Lake, MN ~ Minnesota’s North Shore by Craig Blacklock

Nodin Press, Minneapolis, MN ~ The Schubert Club 125^th Anniversary: Musings and Memories, editors Sharon Carlson and Holly Windle, designer John Toren

Voyageur Press, an imprint of MBI Publishing Company, LLC, St. Paul, MN ~ The Art of the Snowflake by Dr. Kenneth Libbrecht

Biography/Memoir

Boxing Day Books, Princeton, IL ~ Say It with Music: The Life and Legacy of Jane Froman by Barbara Seuling

Scarletta Press, Minneapolis, MN ~ Willow in a Storm: A Memoir by James Peter Taylor & Kathleen Murphy-Taylor

Singing River Publications, Inc. Ely, MN ~ The Meisel Family Violinmakers: Klingenthal, Vogtland, Saxony, by K. Lothar Meisel with Betty Vos

Business

Arcadia Publishing, Chicago, IL ~ Dayton’s Department Store by Mary Firestone

MYR Publications, St. Paul, MN ~ Mapping Your Retirement: A Personal Guide to Maintaining Your Health, Managing Your Money, and Living Well, Editors: Mark Skeie, Janet Skeie, and Julie Roles

Pleasant City Press, LLC, Suttons Bay, MI ~ Saving the Family Cottage: A Guide to Succession Planning for your Cottage, Cabin, Camp or Vacation Home by Stuart J. Hollander, Esq.

Children/Young Adult Non-fiction

Adventure Publications, Inc., Cambridge, MN ~Wild About Minnesota Birds, A Youth's Guide to
the Birds of Minnesota by Adele Porter

Wisconsin Historical Society Press, Madison, WI ~ Harley and the Davidsons: Motorcycle Legends by Peter Barnes

World Wisdom, Inc., Bloomington, IN ~ Tipi: Home of the Nomadic Buffalo Hunters by Paul Goble

Children/Young Adult Fiction

Adams-Pomeroy Press, Albany, WI ~ Scrambled: A Sam & Stephanie Mystery by Andrew Oliver

Alma Little, an imprint of Elva Resa Publishing, LLC, St. Paul. MN ~ Perch, Mrs. Sackets, and Crow’s Nest by Karen Pavlicin

Goblin Fern Press, Madison, WI ~ Reaching Shore by Mary Wimmer

Children’s Picture Books

ACTA Publications, Skokie, IL ~ Animals of the Bible from A to Z, text by Alice Camille; illustrations by Sarah Evelyn Showalter

Carl R. Sams II Photography, Inc., Milford, MI ~ First Snow in the Woods by Carl R. Sams II and Jean Stoick

Lake Superior Port Cities, Inc., Duluth, MN ~ Agate: What Good is a Moose? by Joy Morgan Dey & Nikki Johnson

Commercial Fiction

Beaver’s Pond Press, Inc., Edina, MN ~ The Find: A Novel by Marilyn Jax

North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc., St. Cloud, MN ~ Surrounded by Witnesses by Jeff Foster

Scarletta Press, Minneapolis, MN ~ Greater Trouble in the Lesser Antilles: A Novel by Charles Locks

Cookbooks

Beaver’s Pond Press, Inc., Edina, MN ~ Reflections on a Changing Family: A Recipe Book of Life by Linda Knebel Pruden

Images Unlimited Publishing, Maryville, MO ~ From the Apple Orchard: Recipes for Apple Lovers by Lee Jackson

Penfield Books, Iowa City, IA ~ Recetas de Viejo Mexico (Recipes of Old Mexico) by Carol Blakely

Crafts/Hobbies/How-to

Bottlecap Books, Minneapolis, MN ~ Writing for life: The Craft of Writing for Everyday Living by John. D. Bessler

Voyageur Press, an imprint of MBI Publishing Company, LLC, St. Paul, MN ~ Knitting America: A Glorious Heritage from Warm Socks to High Art by Susan M. Strawn

TCAM Press, LLC, McComb, MI ~ Your Words, Your Story by Cynthia Harrison

Culture

Elder Press, Champaign, IL ~ Listen to the Wisest of All by Rita Blockman and Kimberly Morin

Marianne Richmond Studios, Inc., Minneapolis, MN ~ I Love You So Much… by Marianne Richmond

World Wisdom, Inc., Bloomington, IN ~ Native Spirit: The Sun Dance Way by Thomas Yellowtail

General Fiction

Edenvale Glen Publishing, Eden Prairie, MN ~ Boomer by Jim Olson

iUniverse, Inc., Lincoln, NE ~ Invisible Hero: A Novel by Roger K. Miller

North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc., St. Cloud, MN ~ Raspberry River by Howard Paap

Health

Beaver’s Pond Press, Inc., Edina, MN ~ Avoiding Cancer One Day at a Time: Practical Advice for Preventing Cancer by Lynne Eldridge, M.D. and David Borgeson, MS, MPT

Beaver’s Pond Press, Inc., Edina, MN ~ Living Consciously, Dying Gracefully: A Journey with Cancer and Beyond by Nancy Manahan and Becky Bohan

iUniverse, Inc., Lincoln, NE ~ Seven Days of Hospice: A Memoir by D. M. Wilmes

Humor

Laughter Doc Publications, Cincinnati, OH ~ Laughter: The Drug of Choice by Nicholas Hoesl, R.Ph.

Voyageur Press, an imprint of MBI Publishing Company, LLC, St.Paul, MN ~ How to Shovel Manure: And Other Life Lessons for the CountryWoman by Gwen Petersen

UEL Enterprises, Boardman, OH ~ Swap by Sam Moffie

Midwest Regional Interest

Carl R. Sams II Photography, Inc., Milford, MI ~ FirstSnow in the Woods by Carl R. Sams II and Jean Stoick

Pleasant City Press, LLC, Suttons Bay, MI ~ Saving theFamily Cottage: A Guide to Succession Planning for your Cottage, Cabin, Camp orVacation Home by Stuart J. Hollander, Esq.

The University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, WI ~ Around the Shores of Lake Superior by Margaret Beattie Bogue

Nature

Adventure Publications, Inc., Cambridge, MN ~ Majestic Eagles by Stan Tekiela

Blacklock Photography Galleries, Moose Lake, MN ~ Minnesota’s North Shore by Craig Blacklock

WorldWisdom, Inc., Bloomington, IN ~ Tipi: Home of the Nomadic Buffalo Hunters by Paul Goble

Poetry

Calyx Press Duluth, MN ~ Dakota Boy by Cal Benson

Graywolf Press, St. Paul, MN ~ The Resurrection Trade: Poems by Leslie Adrienne Miller

New Rivers Press, Moorhead, MN ~ The Tender Wild Things: Poems by Diane Jarvenpa

Political Science

Dovetailed Press, LLC, Duluth, MN ~ Between the Waters: Tracing the Northwest Trailfrom Lake Superior to the Mississippi by Larry Luukkonen

Liturgical Press, Collegeville, MN ~ Just Policing, Not War: An Alternative Response toWorld Violence, editor Gerald W. Schlabach

Wisconsin Historical Society Press, Madison, WI ~ Private Soldiers: A Year in Iraq with a Wisconsin National Guard Unit by Benjamin Buchholz

Recreation/Travel/Sports

American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL ~ Sports Medicine in the Pediatric Office by Jordan D.Metzl, MD, FAAP

Blueroad Press, Janesville, MN ~ Stardust and Fate: The Blueroad Reader, Editor John Gaterud

Voyageur Press, an imprint of MBI Publishing Company, LLC, St. Paul, MN ~ Green Bay Packers: The Complete Illustrated History by Don Gulbrandsen

Reference

American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL ~ RedBook Atlas if Pediatric Infectious Diseases, ed. Carol J. Baker, MD, FAAP

Bottlecap Books, Minneapolis, MN ~ Writing for life: The Craft of Writing for Everyday Living by John. D.Bessler

Scarletta Press, Minneapolis, MN ~ The New Writer’s Handbook 2007 by Philip Martin

Religion/Philosophy/Inspiration

Liturgical Press, Collegeville, MN ~ The Saint John’s Bible, Artistic Director Donald Jackson

World Wisdom, Inc., Bloomington, IN ~ Native Spirit: The Sun Dance Way by Thomas Yellowtail

World Wisdom, Inc., Bloomington, IN ~ The Essential Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa); edited by Michael Oren Fitzgerald

Social Science

Illustration

Blacklock Photography Galleries, Moose Lake, MN ~ Minnesota’s North Shore by Craig Blacklock

Feather Rock Books, Inc, Maple Plain, MN ~ The Dragonfly Door by John Adams; illustrator Barbara L. Gibson

Minnesota Humanities Commission Somali Bilingual Book Project, St. Paul, MN ~ Dhegdheer: A Scary Somali Folktale, retold by Marian A. Hassan; illustrator Betsy Bowen

Interior Layout

Coffee House Press, Minneapolis, MN ~ Minnesota State Fair: An Illustrated History by Kathryn Strand Koutsky and Linda Koutsky; design by Linda Koutsky

Mori Studios Inc. 50/50 Publishing, Minneapolis, MN ~ Until We Meet Again by Susan Jones; design by Thomas Heller

Tristan Publishing, Minneapolis, MN ~ Kiki’s Hats, written and illustrated by Warren Hanson

Cover Design: 1 or 2 Color

Blacklock Photography Galleries, Moose Lake, MN ~ Minnesota’s North Shore by Craig Blacklock

Cover Design: 3 or more Color

Blueroad Press, Janesville, MN ~ Stardust and Fate: The Blueroad Reader, Editor John Gaterud; design: John Gaterud and Kris Higginbotham

Singing River Publications, Inc. Ely, MN ~ The Meisel Family Violinmakers: Klingenthal, Vogtland, Saxony, by K. Lothar Meisel with Betty Vos, cover designer Cathy Spengler

Tristan Publishing, Minneapolis, MN ~ Kiki’s Hats, written and illustrated by Warren Hanson