Erotic Marriage
Honorable Mention,
2012 San Francisco Book Festival

Author: Dr. Frederick D. Mondin Sub-titled “Break free from the negative sexual script and improve the sexual and emotional quality of your relationship,” Dr. Mondin’s book delivers on that promise. A scholarly yet highly accessible work, “Erotic Marriage” does more in 113 pages to illuminate the barriers to healthy sex within marriage than some books…

Open Source
Honorable mention,
2012 New York Book Festival

Author: M.M. Frick This impressive thriller unravels a complex network of international politics more creatively and satisfyingly than most debut novels could ever hope to pull off. Written by an active Naval officer, the book draws on his expertise and pulls together classic and innovative new elements to create a solidly-written and well-crafted book that…

Rites of Passage
Honorable Mention,
2012 San Francisco Book Festival

Author: Mark Magro A rite of passage is an event that marks progress from one stage of life to another – birthdays, marriage, baptism, confirmations, first sex and first time alone behind the wheel of a car are among the most common milestones in Western civilization. Those events are important, but mostly because they are…

The Bane of Yoto
Winner, 2012 Halloween Book Festival

Author: Josh Viola with Nicholas Karpuk A surprisingly quick read for a nearly 500-page novel, “The Bane of Yoto” is a movie franchise waiting to happen for fans of the fantasy/sci-fi genre. The novel deals with two brothers, Eon and Yoto, who are part of the Numah, a race enslaved by the savage Olokun. Set…

Lulu: The Big Little Chick
Honorable mention,
2011 New England Book Festival

Author: Paulette Bogan There’s fowl play afoot in this delightful children’s tale, resulting in a perfect bedtime read. Like many young chickens, Lulu is tired of being told she’s too little to do things. So she decides to run “far, far away” from the hen house. Along the way, she encounters pigs, a horse and…