Author: Ed Abell My Father’s Keep is a story of hope for healing of our most complicated family relationships through understanding, compassion, and forgiveness, peace for ourselves despite our inability to save our loved ones from the ravages of addiction, and strength for the arduous yet enriching journey.
The Carlswick AffairHonorable Mention,
2014 San Francisco Book Festival
Author: S.L. Beaumont Stephanie is inexplicably drawn to James during the summer before university, but can their passion survive the sinister secrets threatening to keep them apart?
Unbound Intelligence: Discover the God WithinHonorable Mention,
2014 Paris Book Festival
Author: Rajeev Kurapati “It is a humbling book, an empowering book, and a book we all need to read– slowly and repeatedly as we arrive at the realization of the beauty of who and what and where we are. Brilliant.”
Postcards From PolandHonorable Mention,
2014 Paris Book Festival
Author: Joseph Kuhn Carey Postcards from Poland, a Journal of Modern Poetry Book Award Winner, contains poems about the Polish cities of Krakow & Zakopane, which are home to ancient castles, breath-taking churches, soaring cable-car rides, astonishing mountains, and amazing nightclubs, as well as nearby horrific and powerfully enlightening WWII death camps.
Cry the Darkness: One Woman’s Triumph Over the Tragedy of IncestHonorable Mention,
2014 Paris Book Festival
Author: Donna L. Friess A secret that goes back to turn of last century, college professor and mother, Donna was forced to legal action to protect her four-year-old niece from the same sexual abuse she and her sisters suffered at the hands of their father. Reading like a detective thriller, it is a inspirational tale…
The Sacred Path of Eco-consciousness Honorable Mention,
2014 Green Book Festival
Author: Alice Iida Honorable Mention Book Blurb: Take a journey from the Big Bang into the deep forests of the Peruvian Amazon, and ask yourself how we got here, where we are, and what’s possible for our future. Embrace the ecological crisis that is unfolding, and commit to doing the inner work required to nourish…
Interplay: An Artist’s Approach to SpiritualityHonorable Mention,
2014 San Francisco Book Festival
Author: Makram Abu-Shakra Driven by the pursuit of inspiration and breakthrough experiences, musician, artist, and writer Abu-Shakra explores the inner terrain and develops a spirituality centered on attaininghigher states of mind. Weaving memoir with fiction, discussions on art and music, and unique observations on the nature of reality, Interplay traces the author’s progression from skepticism…
NO BEES PLEASE!Honorable Mention,
2014 San Francisco Book Festival
Author: Brian Courrejou NO BEES PLEASE! tells the tale of Antoine, a well-to-do ant who lives all alone in the fanciest ant hill around. Antoine has everything he could ever want…except for someone to share it with. So, he announces that he has a spare room for rent and immediately, bugs from all parts come…
My Life in SecretHonorable Mention,
2014 San Francisco Book Festival
Author: K. F. Mueller My Life in Secret is a memoir of an adult child of an alcoholic parent. It tells how she found her light; realizing she was living in a prison of her own making. I hope to be a beacon of light for others, who are struggling in their darkness.
Side-Yard SuperheroHonorable Mention,
2014 Great Northwest Book Festival
Author: Rick D. Niece, Ph.D. A picture-perfect childhood in a picture-perfect town…Growing up in small-town DeGraff, Ohio, teaches Rick Niece that life’s best moments are the innocent ones, especially when seen through the eyes of his hero, Bernie Jones. Born with cerebral palsy, Bernie teaches Rickie that the indomitable human spirit can never be confined.