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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
