God Came To My Garage Sale
Runner-up
2022 Hollywood Book Festival

Dr. Marni Hill Foderaro Critically acclaimed and award-winning spiritual fiction “God Came To My Garage Sale” written by Dr. Marni Hill Foderaro and endorsed by James Redfield, bestselling author of “The Celestine Prophecy”, details and atheist women’s transformative encounters at an ordinary garage sale, challenging her beliefs about God and the afterlife.

With your friends
Honorable Mention
2022 Hollywood Book Festival

William Grant Peter Hansen navigates the waters of his senior year and parent’s divorce while falling for his new friend, Ryan.

Bubble Trouble
Honorable Mention
2022 San Francisco Book Festival

Alejandria Kate This is the story of two adventurous bears, their protective mama, mischievous bubbles, and a magical witch. Ignoring their mother’s wishes, Boo and Butter stray down the path toward Granny Grumblewitch’s house into a world of bubble-brewed danger. Granny holds their fate in her gnarled hands . . . will they return to…

The Devil Is in the
Details
Honorable Mention
2022 New York Book Festival

LaKeisha LaKay The Devil is in the Details is a thriller. Two detectives rise above their differences to halt a sex offender. Cambell is a former special agent and Russell is accustomed to working alone—an explosive end when working together. Their tempers, egos, and pride are in a race against time.

Kiki Coto
Honorable Mention
2022 New York Book Festival

Edward Avanessy Kiki Coto is an action/adventure/suspense story with an in-depth spiritual aspect. The sound and evil, with their mirror images in the spirit world, present themselves to readers. It confirms that life is eternal, and after the death of the physical body, the soul continues on other journeys.

Let’s Eat Snails!
Honorable Mention
2022 New York Book Festival

Barbara Barcellona Smith Let’s Eat Snails! takes young readers on an ethnic culinary adventure. In a Sicilian-American household, cooked snails are the ultimate treat, as one young visitor comes to delight in understanding. This captivating story serves up a lesson in the value of being open-minded and not being afraid of what you don’t know.

Gathered by the Fire
Honorable Mention
2022 New York Book Festival

Mark Mijuskovic As they grow up in the 60’s and 70’s, the children of Raven Street forge friendships steeped in the small-town values of a Detroit suburb. From days of playing King of the Hill, through the trials of adolescence, they live their lives oblivious to the chain of events that set their stage. Their…

Love Snaggs – A Little Dog’s Courageous Journey
Honorable Mention
2022 New York Book Festival

Melanie Joy Mezzancello Meet Snaggs, the yorkie mix. After his life on Earth is done, Snaggs crosses the Rainbow Bridge and wakes up in Summerland – the place our beloved pets and other animals go to after they die. Snaggs is determined to find a way back home to his family. He courageously leaves the…

Lacie’s Moon
Honorable Mention
2022 New York Book Festival

Natcole Staskiewicz Rated as a #1 New Release, Lacies Moon is a heart warming story about a little girl learning to cope with grief with the help of the moon. Great for elementary grade children to adults that need a gentle reminder that the ones we love stay with us.

Einstein in the Attic
Honorable Mention
2022 San Francisco Book Festival

Dana Dargos and Said Al Bizri Set against the backdrop of the war between science and God, reason and faith, Einstein in the Attic is the story of one scientist’s search for truth and meaning when faced with the ultimate question: Is there a God? Fleeing war-torn Lebanon, Adam Reemi’s faith is shaken by the…