We All Have Spots
Honorable Mention
2022 San Francisco Book Festival

M. J. McDonald Logan is a young leopard that wakes up late, and the rest of his herd is gone. He wants to set out to find them on his own, but he doesn’t know where to look, so he just heads off to see who he can find. He is drawn to animals with…

Osaka Games
Winner
2022 Beach Book Festival

Yurie Kiri It’s only a video game, right? Everything changes when a Game Master witnesses a murder. Osaka Games becomes a nightmare when a billionaire tech executive goes rogue, wreaking havoc, but to what end? Add samurai ghosts, gangsters, body-swapping spirits, brutal Japanese sword fighting, and it’s anyone’s guess who will survive this paranormal vortex…

The One Winged Phoenix
Honorable Mention
2022 San Francisco Book Festival

Sylvia Larsen An inspirational story of resiliency, determination, and triumph by a young girl who overcomes multiple hardships. Sylvia was rocked by the sudden death of her loving father and is then faced with losing her arm to cancer. Sylvia throws herself into the challenge of figuring out how to navigate life and finds there…

Mollys’ New Pony, Sir Wallace McGee
Winner
2022 San Francisco Book Festival

David Casentini On her 11th birthday, Molly gets a new pony! With support from Molly, the frail, insecure pony, Wallace, builds strength and confidence to do more than he thought he could do. With Molly’s love and guidance, the pony sets his sights on a goal and works hard to achieve it! This book is…

Forever
Honorable Mention
2022 San Francisco Book Festival

Dick Healey The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit have shown eternal love for mankind and the whole world that we know about from Creation to the present. When God the Father breathed eternal life into Adam and Eve they passed that Eternal breath to each and every one of their descendants right to…

Superheroes Here and There
Honorable Mention
2022 San Francisco Book Festival

Crystel Patterson James loves superheroes and is on a quest to find out if superheroes are real or make-believe. Desperate to find answers, he bombards his parents with questions about superheroes. Will their responses prove to James that Superheroes are real?

Shade of Blue Trees
Honorable Mention
2022 San Francisco Book Festival

Kelly Cressio-Moeller In her astonishing debut collection, Kelly Cressio-Moeller weaves an intricate tapestry of imagery from the ferocity of grief, and the litany of disappearances we all inevitably bear…So much to praise in these resonant poems formed from the fissured bedrock of longing and sorrow ~ Amber Coverdale Sumrall, poet and editor

Best Friends Forever: A Puppy’s Tale
Honorable Mention
2022 San Francisco Book Festival

Portia Y. Clare Best Friends Forever: A Puppy’s Tale is a heart-warming story about love, loss, and everlasting friendship that guides children through the real-life experience of owning, loving, and losing a beloved pet, and finding the courage to share that love again.

Blood Lily
Honorable Mention
2022 San Francisco Book Festival

Jenny Allen NYPD Forensic consultant Lilith Adams may not be human, but the monotony of her job left her wishing for a genuine mystery to chase, a purpose. When her uncle goes missing in Tennessee, she encounters unspeakable violence and a secret that will change her life forever.

White, and Gray All Over
Honorable Mention
2022 San Francisco Book Festival

Frederick Douglass Reynolds Far more than just “cop stories”, this book is a looking glass into life in ways that had not been thought of before. Growing up in Detroit, the author set out on a path of destruction, living on the streets, dealing with drugs and gangs, and even ending up in jail. He…