Crossed Lives
Honorable Mention,
2012 New York Book Festival

Author: Ron Duffy Why did a famous novelist become depressed, lose his faith, order his wife out of their house, become a drunk and commit suicide? Crossed Lives provides answers that may disturb, intrigue or provoke you, but will force you to look afresh at life, religion, the world and the cosmos.

When Mars Women Date
Winner, 2012 London Book Festival

Author: Dr. Paulette Kouffman Sherman When Mars Women Date proposes that single career women can be strong on dates and still find a man who will support their dreams. Most dating experts advise women to be passive and to disguise their accomplishments to attract a man. It’s time women were equal with men in work,relationships…

Sparkle And The Gift
Honorable Mention,
2012 London Book Festival

Author: Ayn Cates Sullivan “Sparkle and the Gift” is an imaginatively written and illustrated story within a story. Part one is about a little girl named Sparkle, who reminds her mother Alice that we are beings made of light. In turn, Alice tells Sparkle the story of “Kachina’s Gift.” The author Ayn Cates Sullivan says,…

A Reluctant Life
Honorable Mention,
2012 New England Book Festival

Author: Yvette Nachmias-Baeu “THE WORD THAT SURROUNDS ME IS GRIEF. IT BECOMES MORE THAN A WORD. IT HAS BECOME A LIVE THING, INFILTRATING EVERYTHING LIKE WATER.” THIS IS A BOOK THAT EXPLORES THE MANY STAGES OF MOURNING. IT IS AT ONCE A GUIDE TO GRIEF AND A STUNNING MEDITATION ON THE PURPOSE OF LIFE AND…

The Fractured Road – Part 1: East and West
Honorable Mention,
2012 New England Book Festival

Author: Britt Holewinski 2015: A newly-engineered virus is mistakenly released into the world, igniting a biological holocaust. Only the young are spared as six billion people across the globe are killed. A new world order begins as the fate of the human race is left in the hands of teenagers and children. “The Fractured Road:…

The Haunting of Wolfe Haven
Winner, 2012 Paris Book Festival

Author: Debbie A. Heaton Set in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the last vestige of the Old West, where lives collide and coalesce in a backdrop of unfulfilled love, the ravages of betrayal, murder, the mystery of the unknown, and the devastation of arson. Intrigue unfolds alongside the dark side of human nature.

My Literary Profile: A Memoir
Honorable Mention,
2012 New England Book Festival

Author: Helene Pilibosian The dramatic story of an Armenian-American girl from the Watertown, Massachusetts, Armenian community who faces great personal and cultural obstacles but overcomes them after studying humanities at Harvard, discovering the positive ideas of Yung, then finding herself and literary inspiration as well as an appreciation of her heredity.

Empower Yourself for
an Amazing Career
Honorable Mention,
2012 New York Book Festival

Author: Blanca De La Rosa Finding your way on the career path is often a difficult journey. Author Blanca De La Rosa offers a lantern, drawing on her experiences gleaned from thirty years at a large corporation. The book is filled with personal anecdotes on a business life that wasn’t always smooth, and the author…

Oh Brother! The Life & Times of Jeff Fazzolari
Honorable Mention,
2012 New York Book Festival

Autor: Cliff Fazzolari It’s strange that a story about death has so much to teach us about life. But that’s the lesson of “Oh Brother! The Life & Times of Jeff Fazzolari,” an autobiographical look at the author’s kid brother, who passed away much too young but left behind a poignant legacy of laughter and…

A Moment of Quiet is Nothing to Fear
Runner-Up 2012 New York Book Festival

Author: Christine Gardner/Illustrated by Kristin Abbott Every modern parent knows the drill – there’s school, soccer practice, dance lessons, violin lessons, play dates, boy/girl scouts, homework, and, and, and…until it reaches a point that the activities of your children are one big blur, requiring a full-time scheduler and taxi driver.