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GRAND WINNER

ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT

The Big Thaw: Ancient Carbon, Modern Science, and a Race to Save the World

Photography by science & natural history photographer Chris Linder

Text by science writer Eric Scigliano; with Dr. Robert Max Holmes, Dr. Susan Natali, and Dr. John Schade (leaders of Woods Hole Research Center’s Polaris Project)
Braided River /Mountaineers


SPECIAL HONORS AS BEST OF SELF-PUBLISHED

ALL WORLD CULTURES’ CONSCIOUS GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT

Fractured Grace: How to Create Beauty, Peace, and Healing for Yourself and the World 
Julie Krull, PhD
Best Seller Publishing


SPECIAL HONORS AS BEST OF SMALL PRESS

RELATIONSHIPS & COMMUNICATION

Truthspeaking: Ancestral Ways to Hear and Speak the Voice of the Heart  
Tamarack Song
Snow Wolf Publishing


SPECIAL HONORS AS BEST OF ANTHOLOGY

CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED | FICTION STORY

Dorje the Yak
Caryn Hartman; Lexi Vay, Illustrator
Pema Publishing


SPECIAL HONORS AS BEST OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS

CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOKS - GOLD

Salma the Syrian Chef
Danny Ramadan & Anna Bron, Illustrator
Annick Press

 

CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED | NON-FICTION

Migration: Incredible Animal Journeys 
Mike Unwin; Jennie Desmond, Illustrator
Bloomsbury Children’s Books


SPECIAL HONORS FOR LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION

TONI MORRISON

Toni Morrison’s rich literary legacy has instilled in us a greater awareness, as she gave voice to a multitude of complex issues, including discussions of race, black identity and, in particular, the experience of black women in America.  Her luminous prose speaks boldly to the bonds of humanity and family, the impact of generational links, and the redemptive power of community.  Her voice and presence will be profoundly missed.


The Measure of Our Lives: A Gathering of Wisdom (2019)
Toni Morrison
KNOPF | Penguin RandomHouse


2019 NAUTILUS GOLD WINNERS

1. AGING CONSCIOUSLY

This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism
Ashton Applewhite
Celadon Books

Fighting for My Life: How to Thrive in the Shadow of Alzheimer’s
Jamie Tyrone & Marwan Sabbagh MD, with John Hanc
W Publishing | Thomas Nelson

2. ANIMALS & NATURE

SuperNavigators: Exploring the Wonders of How Animals Find Their Way
David Barrie
The Experiment

Bringing Back the Birds: Exploring Migration & Preserving Birdscapes Throughout the Americas
American Bird Conservancy; photos by Owen Deutsch
Braided River | Mountaineers

3. BODY, MIND & SPIRIT PRACTICES

SIGNS: The Secret Language of the Universe
Laura Lynne Jackson
Spiegal & Grau | Penguin RH

The Healing Nature Trail: Forest Bathing for Recovery and Awakening  
Tamarack Song
Snow Wolf Publishing

4. BUSINESS & LEADERSHIP

Reboot:  Leadership and the Art of Growing Up
Jerry Colonna
HarperBusiness | HC

The Gift of Struggle: Life-Changing Lessons About Leading
Bobby Herrera
Bard Press

5. CREATIVITY & INNOVATION

Deep Creativity: Seven Ways to Spark Your Creative Spirit
Deborah Anne Quibell, Jennifer Leigh Selig, & Dennis Patrick Slattery
Shambhala Publications

Creativity Takes Courage: Dare to Think Differently
Irene Smit, & Astrid van der Hulst
Workman Publishing

6. ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT

THE BIG THAW: Ancient Carbon, Modern Science, and a Race to Save the World
Photography by Chris Linder; text by Eric Scigliano, Dr. R. Max Holmes, & leaders of Woods Hole Research Center’s Polaris Project
Braided River | Mountaineers

SPECIAL HONOR AS OUR 2019 GRAND PRIZE WINNER

Fantastic Fungi
Paul Stamets, with contributors. Photography by Louie Schwartzberg
Earth Aware Editions

7A. FICTION: SELF-PUBLISHED & SMALL PRESS

Busara Road
David Hallock Sanders
New Door Books

7B. FICTION: LARGE PUBLISHER

The Risk of Us 
Rachel Howard
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt HMH

Unsheltered 
Barbara Kingsolver
Harper | HC

8. FOOD, HEALTHY EATING & COOKING

The Mediterranean Functional Lifestyle 
Nikos Ligidakis
Inkwell Books

The Fate of Food: What We’ll Eat in a Bigger, Hotter, Smarter World  
Amanda Little
Harmony Books | Crown Penguin RH

9. GIFT & SPECIALTY

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy
HarperOne | HC

10. GREEN LIVING & SUSTAINABILITY

Renewal: How Nature Awakens Our Creativity, Compassion, and Joy
Andres R. Edwards
New Society Publishers NSP

A Zero Waste Life: In Thirty Days
Anita Vandyke
Penguin RandomHouse

11. DEATH & DYING / GRIEF & LOSS

Reimagining Death
Lucinda Herring
North Atlantic Books

Dandelions Blooming in the Cracks of Sidewalks: Stories from the Bedside of the Dying
Amita Lhamo
Mandorla Publication

12. HEALTH, HEALING, WELLNESS & VITALITY

Gravity & Grace: How to Awaken Your Subtle Body and the Healing Power of Yoga
Peter Sterios
Sounds True

Abundantly Well: The Wise Woman Way 
Susun S. Weed
Ash Tree Publishing

13. HEROIC JOURNEYS

MISSING: A World War II Story of Love, Friendship, Courage, and Survival
Kenneth D. Evans
Starhaven Publishing

Your Heart, My Hands: An Immigrant’s Remarkable Journey to Become one of America’s Preeminent Cardiac Surgeons
Arun K. Singh MD, with John Hanc
Center Street | Hachette Book Group

14. INNER PROSPERITY & RIGHT LIVELIHOOD

Night Threads: A Weaving of Soul Stories from the Dreamtime
Susan Andra Lion
Sue Lion Ink & Art Publishing

Kintsugi: Finding Strength in Imperfection
Celine Santini
Andrews McMeel Publishing

15. JOURNALISM & INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING

OPEN SEASON 
Ben Crump
Amistad | HarperCollins

BLOWOUT
Rachel Maddow
Crown | RandomHouse

An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System 
Matt Richtel
Wm Morrow | HarperCollins

16A. MEMOIR & PERSONAL JOURNEY (SELF-PUBLISHED OR SMALL PRESS)

Trove: A Woman’s Search for Truth & Buried Treasure
Sandra A. Miller
Brown Paper Press

Sooner Than Tomorrow: A Mother’s Diary About Mental Illness, Family, and Everyday Life
Dede Ranahan
Self-Published

16b. MEMOIR & PERSONAL JOURNEY (LARGE PUBLISHER)

When a Toy Dog Became a Wolf and the Moon Broke Curfew: A Memoir 
Hendrika de Vries
She Writes Press

17. MULTICULTURAL & INDIGENOUS

Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo”
Zora Neale Hurston; edited & with an Intro by Deborah G Plant
Amistad | HarperCollins

Mixed Harvest: Stories from the Human Past
Rob Swigart
Berghahn Books

18. PARENTING & FAMILY

The Good News About Bad Behavior
Katherine Reynolds Lewis
Hachette Book Group

19A. PERSONAL GROWTH (SELF-PUBLISHED & SMALL PRESS)

Dante’s Road: The Journey Home for the Modern Soul
Marc Thomas Shaw
Anamchara Books

19B. PERSONAL GROWTH (LARGE PUBLISHER)

A Year of Living Kindly: Choices that will Change Your Life and the World Around You
Donna Cameron
She Writes Press

The Little Book of Big Lies: A Journey into Inner Fitness
Tina Lifford
Amistad | HarperCollins

20. PSYCHOLOGY

Wounds into Wisdom: Healing Intergenerational Jewish Trauma
Tirzah Firestone
Monkfish Book Publishing

Sound Mind: My Bipolar Journey from Chaos to Composure
Erika Nielsen
Trigger Publishing

21. PHOTOGRAPHY & ARTS

EARTHFORMS: Intimate Portraits of Our Planet
Joel Simpson; with Daniel Sheehan, Chase Iron Eyes, Lyle Rexer & John Farndon
JSS Books

Silent Kingdom: A World Beneath the Waves 
Chris Vizi
EarthAware Editions

22A. POETRY

Tap Out
Edgar Kunz
Mariner Books | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt HMH

22B. LYRIC PROSE

All the Fierce Tethers
Lia Purpura
Sarabande Books

RidgeLines: A View of Nature and Human Nature
Jamie K. Reaser
Talking Waters Press

23. RELATIONSHIPS & COMMUNICATION

Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
John Gottman, Julie Schwartz Gottman; Doug Abrams, & Rachel Carlton Abrams
Workman Publishing

Radical Kindness: The Life-Changing Power of Giving and Receiving
Angela C. Santomero
HarperWave | HC

24A. RELIGION / SPIRITUALITY OF EASTERN THOUGHT

When Bad Lands: How Not to Numb Out, Freak Out, or Bottom Out ~ Buddhist Style  
Alan Kent Anderson
HenschelHAUS

Kindness for All Creatures: Buddhist Advice for Compassionate Animal Care
Sarah C. Beasley
Shambhala Publishing

24B. RELIGION / SPIRITUALITY OF WESTERN THOUGHT

When God Was a Bird: Christianity, Animism, and the Re-Enchantment of the World
Mark I. Wallace
Fordham Univ. Press

24C. RELIGION / SPIRITUALITY OF OTHER TRADITIONS

Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others

Barbara Brown Taylor
HarperOne | HC

Soul Conversations: A Medium Reveals How to Cultivate Your Intuition, Heal Your Heart, and Connect with the Divine

Austyn Wells
Reveal Press | New Harbinger Publications

25. SCIENCE & COSMOLOGY

The Optimist’s Telescope: Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age
Bina Venkataraman
Riverhead Books | Penguin RH

26. SOCIAL SCIENCES & EDUCATION

The Call of the Wild and Free: Reclaiming Wonder in Your Child’s Education
Ainsley Arment
HarperOne | HC

RANGE: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
David Epstein
Riverhead Books | Penguin RH

27. SOCIAL CHANGE & SOCIAL JUSTICE

Think Black
Clyde W. Ford
Amistad | HarperCollins

It’s Not You, It’s the Workplace: Women’s Conflict at Work and the Bias That Built It
Andrea S. Kramer, & Alton B Harris
Nicholas Brealey | Hachette Book Group

28. ALL WORLD CULTURES’ CONSCIOUS GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT

Fractured Grace: How to Create Beauty, Peace, and Healing for Yourself and the World
Julie Krull, PhD
Best Seller Publishing

SPECIAL HONOR AS OUR 2019 BEST OF SELF PUBLISHED

Politics of Love: A Handbook for a New American Revolution
Marianne Williamson
HarperOne | HC

29. WOMEN & MEN IN THE 21ST CENTURY

FIERCE:  Essays by and About Dauntless Women
Nancy Agabian; and 14 co-Authors
Nauset Press

CHILDRENS CATEGORIES

30A. CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOKS / FICTION

When God Made Light
Matthew Paul Turner, & David Catrow, Illustrator
WaterBrook-Crown | Penguin RH

Maybe: A Story about the Endless Potential in All of Us
Kobi Yamada
Compendium Inc.

30B. CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOKS / NON-FICTION

Welcome to Jazz:  A Swing-along Celebration of America’s Music
Carolyn Sloan, & Jessica Gibson, Illustrator
Workman Publishing

31A. CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED / FICTION

Dorje the Yak
Caryn Hartman; & Lexi Vay, Illustrator
Pema Publishing

SPECIAL HONORS AS A 2019 BEST OF CHILDREN’S BOOKS

31B. CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED / NON-FICTION

Be Kind: You can make the world a happier place!
Naomi Shulman; Hsinping Pan, Illustrator
Storey Publishing

Migration: Incredible Animal Journeys
Mike Unwin; Jennie Desmond, Illustrator
Bloomsbury Children’s Books

SPECIAL HONORS AS A 2019 BEST OF CHILDREN’S BOOKS

32. MIDDLE GRADES / FICTION

Wizenard Series: Training Camp
Kobe Bryant, & Wesley King
Granity Studios | Rogers & Cowan

Umijoo: The Wondrous Tale of a Curious Girl and Her Journey Under the Sea
Casson Trenor; & Caia Koopman, Illustrator
Shark & Siren Press

33. MIDDLE GRADES / NON-FICTION

Fighting for Justice: Biddy Mason Speaks Up
Arisa White, Laura Atkins; & Laura Freeman, Illustrator
Heyday Books (non-profit)

34. YOUNG ADULT / FICTION

The Beauty of the Moment
Tanaz Bhathena
Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers

Indigo Girl
Suzanne Kamata
GemmaMedia

35. YOUNG ADULT / NON-FICTION

An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States ~ For Young People
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz; Debbie Reese, and Jean Mendoza
Beacon Press

Warhead:  The True Story of One Teen Who Almost Saved the World
Jeff Henigson
Delacorte | Penguin RH

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