Author Spotlight Videos – Nautilus Book Awards

Presenting Our 2022 Nautilus Author Spotlight Videos

For over 24 years, Nautilus Book Awards has been honoring Better Books for a Better World, shining light on a diverse range of visionary books that endeavor to co-create a more resilient, positive future. Please join Host Christine Upchurch, as she interviews some of our new 2022 Award Winning authors, inviting a deeper dive into their current insightful and inspiring books. Enjoy!

Ayn Cates Sullivan ~ Eala: The Mother Swan - La Madre Cisne (Childrens Illustrated)

Matt Meyer and Khim Fam~ Desmond Gets Free (Childrens Illustrated)

Kate Landis~ Stubborn Grace: Faith, Mental Illness & Demanding a Blessing (Memoir and Personal Journey)

Lane-Mairead Campbell & Katie Kandarian-Morris This Day in Recovery: 365 Meditations (Health, Healing & Wellness)

Dan Pontefract ~ Lead, Care, Win: How to Become a Leader Who Matters (Business and Leadership)

Jess Wells ~ Jaguar Paloma & the Caketown Bar
(Fiction - Small Press, Self-Published)

Jame Salazar ~ Mutiny of Rage: The 1917 Camp Logan Riots and Buffalo Soldiers in Houston (Investigative Journalism)

Lyrica Marquez and Gayle Lee ~ Lyrica’s Journey of Ascension: A Nonverbal Autistic Finds Her Power, Peace, and Purpose (Rising to the Moment)

Mary Aviyah Farkas ~ Overcoming Deepest Grief: A Woman's Journey Grief, Acceptance, Gratitude and Joy (Grief and Loss)

Rick Nichols ~ Love Will Lead Us Home: Your Guide to the Journey (Inner Prosperity)

Adejoke L. Ejiofor ~ Travel Bravely: A Family's Journey through Sickle Cell Disease (Heroic Journeys)

Cheryl Lafferty Eckl ~ Reflections on Being Your True Self in Any Situation (Personal Growth - Small Press, Self-Published)

Previous Author Spotlight Videos

Please join Host Christine Upchurch, as she interviews our Award Winning authors, inviting a deeper dive into their current insightful and inspiring books.

Pierre Battah ~ Humanity at Work: Leading for Better Relationships and Results
(Business & Leadership - Small Press, Self-Published)

Philip A. Loring ~ Finding Our Niche: Towards a Restorative Human Ecology
(Ecology & Environment)

Sarah Wilson ~ This One Wild & Precious Life
(Psychology)

Ruth Maille ~ The Power of Positivity: ABC’s of a Pandemic
(Children's Picture Books/Nonfiction)

Dede Ranahan ~ Tomorrow Was Yesterday: Explosive First-Person Indictments of the U.S. Mental Health System - Mothers Across the Nation Tell It like It Is
(Social Change & Social Justice)

Ayn Cates Sullivan ~ Undina's Spell: A Sparkle Fairy Tale
(Children's Illustrated / Fiction)

Ginny Whitelaw ~ Resonate: Zen and the Way of Making a Difference
(Body, Mind & Spirit Practices + World Cultures' Conscious Growth & Development)

Britt East ~ A Gay Man's Guide to Life
(Memoir & Personal Journey - Self-Published, Small Press)

Lise Deguire ~ Flashback Girl
(Memoir & Personal Journey - Self-Published, Small Press)

Katy McQuaid ~ Everybody Loves Grace: A True Story of Grace’s Adventure to Pennsylvania
(Children's Illustrated / Fiction)

Lydia Denworth ~ Friendship: The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life’s Fundamental Bond
(Relationships & Communication)

Victor Bucklew ~ The Hidden Gifts of Addiction: Direct Path of Recovery
(Personal Growth - Self-Published, Small Press)

Jane Fleishman ~ The Stonewall Generation: LGBTQ Elders on Sex, Activism, and Aging
(Social Change & Social Justice)

Previous Season's Author Spotlight Videos

Please join Host Sher Safran, of Share Wisdom Network, as she interviews Nautilus Award Winning authors and invites a deeper dive into their insightful and inspiring books from recent Nautilus seasons.