Book Excellence Award2020

Given by Book Excellence

160 Works 1,806 Books 236 Reviews ½ 4.0
Stages:
All, Winner (323), Finalist (523), No Stage (5)
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All, Action (3), Activity Book (2), Addiction and Recovery (5), Adventure (12), Aging (4), Alternative Medicine (3), Animals and Pets (3), Animals/Pets (4), Anthology (2), Art (3), Arts and Entertainment (1), Autobiography (2), Beauty (1), Biographical Fiction (1), Biography (14), Body/Mind/Soul (1), Body/Mind/Spirit (8), Book Cover Design (1), Book Interior Design (1), Books in a Series (3), Business (6), Career (6), Caregiving (8), Chick Lit (3), Children's Education (7), Children's Fiction (10), Children's Inspirational/Motivational (3), Children's Non-Fiction (4), Children's Religion (4), Christian Non-fiction (2), Coffee Table Book (1), Comedy (2), Comics and Graphic Novels (1), Contemporary Novel (11), Cookbook (4), Cookbook Specialty (1), Current Events (1), Death and Dying (3), Divorce (4), Education and Academic (7), Entrepreneurship (2), Environment (5), Erotica (6), Faction (6), Family (4), Fantasy (43), Female Empowerment (5), Fiction (49), Finances (3), Friendship (5), Gift Book (2), Gift Books (1), Grand Prize (1), Grief (10), Health (3), Historical (28), Historical Fiction (2), Holiday (3), Horror (10), House and Home (1), Humor (7), Inspirational (9), Inspirational/Motivational (4), Juvenile Fiction (4), LGBTQ Fiction (11), LGBTQ Non-Fiction (2), Languages (1), Law (1), Leadership (9), Literary Excellence (1), Management (3), Marketing (1), Medical (3), Memoir (36), Men's Health (1), Military (11), Motivational (4), Multicultural Fiction (14), Multicultural Non-Fiction (4), Music (3), Mystery (38), Nature (1), New Fiction (6), New Non-Fiction (1), Non-Fiction (5), Paranormal (2), Parenting (6), Performing Arts (1), Personal Finances (1), Personal Growth/Development (8), Philosophy (1), Picture Book Ages 4-8 (3), Picture Book All Ages (1), Picture Book-Ages 4 to 8 (6), Picture Book-Ages 4-8 (1), Picture Book-All Ages (4), Picture Book-Preschool (2), Picture Books ~ Preschool (1), Picture Books-All Ages (1), Poetry (14), Political (6), Pre-Teen Fiction (19), Pre-Teen Nonfiction (1), Preschool Picture Book (1), Psychology (4), Public Relations (1), Publishing (1), Real Estate (1), Reference (2), Relationships (6), Religion (9), Romance (35), Sales and Marketing (2), Science (1), Science Fiction (21), Self-Help (14), Short Story/Stories (1), Social/Political Change (3), Specialty Books (1), Spirituality (12), Sports (4), Suspense (15), Sustainability (4), Technology (5), Thriller (37), Travel (3), True Crime (9), Western (7), Women's Fiction (1), Women's Health (2), Women's Non-Fiction (1), Writing and Publishing (4), Young Adult Fiction (30), Young Adult Non-Fiction (2), No Category (3)
Years:
All, 2023 (60), 2022 (3), 2021 (8), 2020 (160), 2019 (193), 2018 (134), 2017 (225), 2016 (65)

Winner 54

WorkCategoryYear
Sinner's Cross: A Novel of the Second World War by Miles WatsonAction2020
To the Moon and Back by Lisa KohnAddiction and Recovery2020
The Thyroid Fix: Reduce Fatigue, Lose Weight, and Get Your Life Back by Dr Shawn SoszkaAlternative Medicine2020
PINTO!: Based Upon the True Story of the Longest Horseback Ride in History by M. J. EvansAnimals/Pets2020
King Here: Never Too Old, Too Rich or Too Anything to Meet Jesus by Trish Porter TopmillerBiography2020
The Wizenard Series: Training Camp by Wesley KingBooks in a Series2020
The Change Maker's Playbook: How to Seek, Seed and Scale Innovation in Any Company by Amy J. RadinBusiness2020
Families as Partners: The Essential Link in Children’s Education by Andrea M. Nelson-RoyesChildren's Education2020
The Guitar of Mayhem (Starfell) by Jessica RenwickChildren's Fiction2020
Reece's Vintage Tales (1) by N. Reece Ho-SheffieldChildren's Religion2020
Famous Dishes from Around the World / Platos famosos de todo el mundo: Healthy, Tasty and Affordable / saludables, sabrosos y económicos (English and Spanish Edition) by Stephanie MazeCookbook2020
Split-Level: A Novel by Sande Boritz BergerDivorce2020
Your Body's Environmental Chemical Burden: A Resource Guide to Understanding and Avoiding Toxins by Cindy KlementEnvironment2020
Burn Falls by Kimberly KnightFantasy2020
A Hand of Magic by Diane MoatFantasy2020
CHAMELEON: a domestic thriller by Tasche LaineFemale Empowerment2020
Cooperative Lives by Patrick FineganFiction2020
Tiny Tim and The Ghost of Ebenezer Scrooge: The sequel to A Christmas Carol (WITH AUDIO CHRISTMAS CAROLS) by Norman WhalerGift Book2020
When We Were Brave by Karla M. JayHistorical2020
Stranger Things Have Happened by Thomas GaffneyHorror2020
The Big Book of Silly Jokes for Kids: 800 Jokes! by Carole P. RomanHumor2020
I Am Another You: A Journey to Powerful Break Throughs by Priya KumarInspirational2020
Baby from the Moon by Mrs. DInspirational/Motivational2020
Always by Kindle AlexanderLGBTQ Fiction2020
Alton's Antibiotics and Infectious Disease: The Layman's Guide to Available Antibacterials in Austere Settings by Joseph Alton M.D.Medical2020
Straining Forward: Minh Phuong Towner's Story by Michelle Layer RahalMemoir2020
Lifeworth: Finding Fulfillment Beyond Networth by Dana Couillard & Hal CouillardMotivational2020
Jugend by Aalia LaniusMulticultural Fiction2020
The Worst First Day: Bullied While Desegregating Central High by Elizabeth A. EckfordMulticultural Non-Fiction2020
The Girl Who Loved Caravaggio (Out of Time Thriller Series Book 2) by Belle AmiMystery2020
Pinot Noir by Lorraine EvanoffMystery2020
The Tao of the Viper: A Kate Pomeroy Mystery (A Contemporary Gothic Mystery Series!) by Linda WatkinsMystery2020
Finding Monte Cristo: Alexandre Dumas and the French Atlantic World by Eric MartoneNon-Fiction2020
How to Raise Respectful Parents: Better Communication for Teen and Parent Relationships by Laura Lyles ReaganParenting2020
David's ADHD by Sherrill S. CannonPicture Book-Ages 4 to 82020
Ellie and Her Emotional Dragons by Joseph GoodrichPicture Books ~ Preschool2020
Chouteau's Chalk: Poems (The Georgia Poetry Prize Ser.) by Rosa LanePoetry2020
The Orangutan Rescue Gang by Joyce MajorPre-Teen Fiction2020
But Not Forever: A Novel by Jan Von SchlehPre-Teen Fiction2020
A Chicken in the Wind and How He Grew: Stories From an ADHD Dad by Frank SouthPsychology2020
PMO Governance: Practical Strategies to Govern Portfolio, Program, and Project Delivery by Eugen SpivakReference2020
The Ingredients of Us by Jennifer GoldRelationships2020
Imagine God by Rick PribellReligion2020
Bishop Takes Knight by McKenna DeanRomance2020
Volk: Book one of The Overseer series by Zach FortierScience Fiction2020
The Regenerative Life: Transform Any Organization, Our Society, and Your Destiny by Carol SanfordSelf-Help2020
Madness: The Man Who Changed Basketball by Mike DeLuciaSports2020
The Loop by Nicholas HollowaySuspense2020
All the Broken People by Amy RiversSuspense2020
Boy on Hold by JD SperoThriller2020
Through a Mother's Eyes by Cary Allen StoneTrue Crime2020
Two Thousand Grueling Miles by L. J. MartinWestern2020
Epoca: The Tree of Ecrof by Ivy ClaireYoung Adult Fiction2020
Legacy and the Queen by Annie MatthewYoung Adult Fiction2020

Finalist 104

WorkCategoryYear
Dangerous Doorways are for Elfling Princes: A Whimsical Collection of Elven Fairy Tales by H.M. ForrestAnthology2020
For Dear Life: Women's Decriminalization and Human Rights in Focus by Carol JacobsenArt2020
Fishnets In The Far East: A Dancer's Diary In Korea by Michele E. NorthwoodArts and Entertainment2020
Father Divine's Bikes (Passaic River Trilogy #1) by Steve BassettBooks in a Series2020
It's Not You It's the Workplace: Women's Conflict at Work and the Bias that Built It by Andrea S. KramerCareer2020
Your Future In Pieces: The Brutal Truth: How Ageism And Income Inequality Are Destroying America by Vinay SinghCareer2020
How To Take Care of Old People Without Losing Your Marbles by Suzanne Asaff BlankenshipCaregiving2020
Wingless and Beautiful by Jerilee KayeChick Lit2020
The Shadow of the Tudor Rose by Wendy Leighton-PorterChildren's Fiction2020
Ballerina Detective and the Missing Jeweled Tiara by Karen Rita RautenbergChildren's Fiction2020
The Jersey: A Story of Loss and Redemption by James. RosenbergFamily2020
Wings of Time: Breaking Darkness (Volume 1) by SD BarronFantasy2020
Path of Darkness (The Seeker's Burden #2) by Mark LeinFantasy2020
Secrets of the Runestones by Dennis MedburyFantasy2020
Curse of the Sea by Joni ParkerFantasy2020
All Things Impossible: Crown of the Realm by Dalton ReedFantasy2020
The Iron Citadel (The Darkwolf Saga, #2) by Mitch ReinhardtFantasy2020
CANDLEWICKE 13 and the Tombstone Forest: Book Two of the Candlewicke 13 Series by Milan SergentFantasy2020
Seeing the World Anew (The Judah Halevi Journals) by Ezekiel Nieto BenzionFiction2020
18 Cranes (Kaifeng Chronicles, Book One) by Robert CampbellFiction2020
Remember To Remember: The Mayan Mysteries by Carol E. Parrish-Harra Ph. D.Fiction2020
Babylon Laid Waste: A Journey in the Twilight of the Idols by Brigitte GoldsteinFiction2020
Questions of Perspective by Daniel MaunzFiction2020
Dead Man Dreaming by Mukerji UdayFiction2020
EPITOME PLACE by Jeanette Leone SkirvinFiction2020
The Lion Trees by Owen ThomasFiction2020
The Lion Trees: Part One: Unraveling by Owen ThomasFiction2020
The Lion Trees: Part Two: Awakening (Volume 2) by Owen ThomasFiction2020
Feeling Left Behind: Permission to Grieve by Kim MurdockGrief2020
The Inheritance (The Guernsey Novels Book 7) by Anne AllenHistorical2020
The Pursuit of Wisdom: A Chronological Inquiry of the World's Most Influential Seekers of Wisdom In the Fields of Theology, Philosophy and Science by Dean ChavooshianHistorical2020
A Pyrrhic Victory: Volume 1, the Shaping of Destiny by Ian CrouchHistorical2020
The Lord Chamberlain's Daughter by Ron FritschHistorical2020
This Day is Ours: An Epic Tale of Romance and Revolution by Gretchen JeannetteHistorical2020
The Fall of the Phoenix by Daniel KellyHistorical2020
Section 27 and Freedman's Village in Arlington National Cemetery: The African American History of America's Most Hallowed Ground by Ric MurphyHistorical2020
The Emperor Strikes Back: Frederick II's War against his Vassals (The Rebels of Outremer Book 2) by Helena P. Schrader PhDHistorical Fiction2020
Zeus Is Dead: A Monstrously Inconvenient Adventure by Michael G. MunzHumor2020
The Truth: The Biggest Cover-up in History by Robert BarryInspirational2020
The Common Wife: Getting Lost, Dancing Naked and Collecting Seashells by Lindy HughesInspirational2020
Captain Crossbones in The Treasure Hunt by Victor Ramon MojicaInspirational/Motivational2020
Cigar Barons: Blood isn't thicker than water - it's war! by IsabellaLGBTQ Fiction2020
The Color of Pain by Melisa E. ArnoldMemoir2020
The Messenger by Claude L. ChafinMemoir2020
My Impossible Life: trauma travel transcendence by Charlene JonesMemoir2020
My Impossible Life: trauma travel transcendence by Charlene D JonesMemoir2020
Steering Through It: Navigating Life-Threatening Illness...Acceptance, Survival and Healing 2nd Edition by Lynn McLaughlinMemoir2020
Not a Blueprint; It's the Shoeprints That Matter : A Journey Through Toxic Relationships by Nina NorstromMemoir2020
Sooner Than Tomorrow: A Mother's Diary About Mental Illness, Family, and Everyday Life by Dede RanahanMemoir2020
Born for Life: A Midwife's Story by Julie WatsonMemoir2020
MISSING: A World War II Story of Love, Friendships, Courage, and Survival by Kenneth D. EvansMilitary2020
The Wisdom of Listening: Pieces of Gold from a Decade of Interviewing and Life by Marilyn R. WilsonMotivational2020
Last Exit to Montauk by Phillip VegaMulticultural Fiction2020
The Opium Lord's Daughter by Robert WangMulticultural Fiction2020
Duby's Doctor by Iris ChaconMystery2020
Saxxons in Witherston: A Witherston Murder Mystery by Betty Jean CraigeMystery2020
Schrodinger's God by Hugh GreeneMystery2020
The Green House by Dan LawtonMystery2020
Cold Dark Lies (Martin Preuss Mysteries #6) by Donald LevinMystery2020
Tropical Doubts by David Myles RobinsonMystery2020
Me: Life Guide and Guided Journey by Journal Featuring 11 Weeks of 7 Soul:Minds Exercises by Jennifer Ayers-BelinkisPersonal Growth/Development2020
Cracked Mirror, Clear Reflection: Shatter an Illusion of Perfection by Julie BarberaPersonal Growth/Development2020
Downsize Your Life, Upgrade Your Lifestyle: Secrets to More Time, Money, and Freedom by Rita S. WilkinsPersonal Growth/Development2020
Yara's Tawari Tree (Yara's Rainforest Book 1) by Yossi LapidPicture Book-Ages 4 to 82020
The Strongest Boy by Renee Irving LeePicture Book-Preschool2020
The Harbor by Steven K. JacksonPoetry2020
O Circo: Collective Poetry by Don J. MetivierPoetry2020
Painting with Words: Poetry for a New Era by Ian PrattisPoetry2020
Standing Our Ground by Bill PercyPolitical2020
The Pirate Princess and The Golden Locket: Exciting children's pirate adventure by Suzanne LowePre-Teen Fiction2020
The Whispering Wind: Two Lives, One Heartbreaking Story by Lexa DudleyRomance2020
Shattered (The Circle of the Red Scorpion Book 1) by Charlene JohnsonRomance2020
Vital Temptations: A Heart's Betrayal by K.L. LewisRomance2020
French Toast by Colin MacarthurRomance2020
She Walks In Moonlight: A Second Chances Romance by Jennifer SilverwoodRomance2020
The Optical Lasso: Beware of Neptune's Dark Side by Marc CorwinScience Fiction2020
Unknown Universe (Daughter Of Ethos #1) by L. M. LaceeScience Fiction2020
Reality: The Struggle for Sternessence by Daniel A LiutScience Fiction2020
Visiting Heaven by Rebekah WagnerScience Fiction2020
Why Being Happy Matters by Peter JenningsSelf-Help2020
Let It Go for Your Sake!: Forgive! by Aleechea PittsSelf-Help2020
The Spirit Of... by Bryan CaronSpirituality2020
Diaries of a Psychic Sorority: Talking With The Angels by Kimberly Lilith PhelpsSpirituality2020
Akashic Records: Case Studies of Past Lives by Lois J WetzelSpirituality2020
Spent Identity by Marlene M. BellSuspense2020
Little Lovely Things by Maureen Joyce ConnollySuspense2020
What You Don't Know by Merry JonesSuspense2020
Don't Fear, My Darling by Laura Stewart SchmidtSuspense2020
Dark Time by Dakota BanksThriller2020
High Stakes (6) (A Knight and Devlin Thriller) by John F. DobbynThriller2020
LOUISIANA BLOOD: A CHANDLER TRAVIS AND DUKE LANOIX MYSTERY THRILLER by Mike DonaldThriller2020
The Touch: A Supernatural Story (The Touch, #1) by Robert Flynn IiiThriller2020
Heart of a Warrior Angel: From Darkness to Light by Lali A. LoveThriller2020
Legacy of Fear by A. J. McCarthyThriller2020
Turnstiles by Andrea McKenzie RaineThriller2020
Velvalee Dickinson: The "Doll Woman" Spy by Barbara CaseyTrue Crime2020
Finding Home by Corinne Joy BrownWestern2020
Home To Kentucky: A Western Novel (The McCoys: Before The Feud) by Thomas Allan McCoyWestern2020
Below the Moon by Alexis Marie ChuteYoung Adult Fiction2020
Twenty-Seven: Book 1 The Hunt by Jolene PolyackYoung Adult Fiction2020
Until Proven Innocent by Laura Stewart SchmidtYoung Adult Fiction2020
Storykeeper by Daniel A. SmithYoung Adult Fiction2020
The Stalker: The Secrets of the Home Wood by Julie WhitleyYoung Adult Fiction2020
The Dragon Shifters at Southgate (Seers #2)Young Adult Fiction2020

No Stage 2

WorkCategoryYear
Time for Margot to Go to Bed (Stories of Groundhogs, Squirrels, and Chipmunks) by Lieve SnellingsAnimals and Pets2020
And Then They Were Gone: Teenagers of Peoples Temple from High School to Jonestown by Judy BebelaarYoung Adult Non-Fiction2020

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