Animals/Pets: General
Winner Dogs: A Kid's Book of Dog Breeds by Eve Heidi Bine-Stock, illustrated by Jean Batzell Fitzgerald Eve Heidi Bine-Stock 978-0-9831499-3-4
Finalist A Walk in Connection by Tracy Ane Brooks Balboa Press 978-1-4525-9832-1
Finalist Absolutely Positively Gundog Training by Robert Milner CreateSpace 978-1514221839
Finalist Animalia: Portraits in Poetry & Pencil by Erin Graffy & Tom Mielko Kieran Publishing 978-0-9635018-8-2
Finalist Inspector Dewey by Kristen Heimerl Three Norwegians Ltd. / Orange Frazer Press 978-1939710-277
Anthology: Non-Fiction
Winner Emotional Map of Los Angeles by Keren Taylor and 190 other writers WriteGirl 978-0-9837081-3-1
Art
Winner Equation of Time by Peter Lik Lik Media 978-0-9797927-4-8
Finalist Art Plural: Voices of Contemporary Art by Michael Peppiatt Gatehouse Publishing 978-981-07-8408-9
Autobiography/Memoirs
Winner Dancing Light: The Spiritual Side of Being Through the Eyes of a Modern Yoga Master by Tao Porchon-Lynch, Janie Sykes Kennedy, Teresa Kay-Aba Kennedy Power Living Media 978-1942510000
Finalist Aboriginal Secrets of Awakening by Robbie Holz with Christiann Howard Bear & Company 978-1-59143-219-7
Finalist Beautiful Affliction by Lene Fogelberg She Writes Press 978-1631529856
Finalist Not My Secret to Keep: A Memoir of Healing From Childhood Sexual Abuse by Digene Farrar with Cynthia Hurn Sunsielle Press 978-0-9904597-0-5
Finalist The Concrete Killing Fields: One Woman's Battle to Break the Cycle of Homelessness by Pat Morgan Mile High Press 978-1-885331-53-3
Best Cover Design: Fiction
Winner Cool Brain by Paul Black Novel Instincts 978-0-578-17190-6
Best Cover Design: Non-Fiction
Winner Dancing Light: The Spiritual Side of Being Through the Eyes of a Modern Yoga Master by Tao Porchon-Lynch, Janie Sykes Kennedy, Teresa Kay-Aba Kennedy Power Living Media 978-1942510000
Finalist Broken Man \ Hombre Roto by Raul Gatica Hummingbird Dreams Press 978-0-9948866-0-6
Best Interior Design
Winner Equation of Time by Peter Lik Lik Media 978-0-9797927-4-8
Finalist Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Rey's Survival Guide Studio Fun International 978-0794435691
Best New Fiction
Winner Outrageous: The Victoria Woodhull Saga, Volume One: Rise to Riches by Neal Katz Top Reads Publishing, LLC 978-0-9964860-1-9
Finalist About Anna… by Sophia Michelle Delanner Infinity House 978-0-9909281-0-2
Finalist Below Cerulean Skies by Edward Mountain Wilmana Press 978-1523894864
Finalist The Black Velvet Coat by Jill G. Hall She Writes Press 978-1631520099
Best New Non-Fiction
Winner American Mojo Lost and Found: Restoring Our Middle Class Before The World Blows By by Peter D. Kiernan Turner Publishing Company 978-1-63026-923-4
Finalist Presentimiento: A Life in Dreams by Harrison Candelaria Fletcher Autumn House Press 978-1938769139
Biography
Winner Seeds for Change: The Lives and Work of Suri and Edda Sehgal by Marly Cornell Sehgal Foundation 978-0-9906207-1-6
Finalist Aftermath: The Triumph of a Thrown Away Boy by Sondra Martin Hicks CreateSpace 978-1530809448
Business: Careers
Winner The 20-Minute Networking Meeting - Professional Edition: Learn to Network. Get a Job. by Nathan A. Perez and Marcia Ballinger, PhD Career Innovations Press 978-0985910648
Finalist Job U Find Your Path To A Successful Career In A Tough Job Market by Nicholas M. Wyman Allen and Unwin 978-1-76029-006-1
Finalist Strategic Career Engagement: The Definitive Guide for Getting Hired and Promoted by Donn LeVie Jr. Kings Crown Publishing 978-1937678081
Finalist The Songwriter's Survival Guide by Judy Stakee The Judy Stakee Company and Param Media 978-0692470657
Business: Communications/Public Relations
Winner Access to Asia: Your Multicultural Guide to Building Trust, Inspiring Respect, and Creating Long-Lasting Business Relationships by Sharon Schweitzer, J.D. and Liz Alexander, Ph.D. WILEY 978-1-118-91901-9
Finalist Be A Mindsetter: The Essential Guide to Inspire, Influence and Impact Others by Michael Gobran, William Greenwald & Derek Roberts Lid Publishing 978-1910649206
Finalist No Cape Needed: The Simplest, Smartest, Fastest Steps to Improve How You Communicate by Leaps and Bounds by David Grossman, ABC, APR, Fellow PRSA Little Brown Dog Publishing 978-194327776-6
Business: Entrepreneurship & Small Business
Winner The Power of Broke: How Empty Pockets, a Tight Budget, and a Hunger for Success Can Become Your Greatest Competitive Advantage by Daymond John with Daniel Paisner Crown Business, an imprint of Penguin Random House 978-1101903599
Finalist Found: Transforming Your Unlimited Ideas Into One Sustainable Business by Naveen Lakkur by Dr. Liz Alexander Bloomsbury 978-81-920702-6-1
Finalist Hidden Solutions All Around You: Why Some People Can See Them and Some Can't by Daniel R. Castro Beartooth Press 978-0991456406
Business: General
Winner Investing with Impact: Why Finance is a Force for Good by Jeremy K. Balkin Bibliomotion 978-1629560588
Finalist Leadership Dubai Style: The Habits to Achieve Remarkable Success by Dr. Tommy Weir EMLC Press 978-0-9966375-0-3
Finalist The Conscious Leader: 9 Principles and Practices to Create a Wide-Awake and Productive Workplace by Shelley Reciniello Lid Publishing 978-0985286446
Business: Management & Leadership
Winner The Power of Thanks: How Social Recognition Empowers Employees and Creates a Best Place to Work by Eric Mosley and Derek Irvine McGraw Hill 978-0-07-183840-5
Finalist Leading Teams: 10 Challenges, 10 Solutions by Mandy Flint & Elisabet Vinberg Hearn FT Publishing 978-1-292-08308-7
Finalist Optimize Your Strengths: Use Your Leadership Strengths to Get the Best Out of You and Your Team by James Brook and Dr. Paul Brewerton Wiley 978-0-85708-693-8
Finalist The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever by Michael Bungay Stanier Box of Crayons Press 978-0-9784407-4-9
Finalist The Time Bandit Solution: Recovering Stolen Time Your Never Knew You Had by Edward G. Brown Cohen Brown Picture Company 978-0-9899151-0-6
Business: Marketing & Advertising
Winner The Marketing Revolution in Politics: What Recent U.S. Presidential Campaigns can Teach Us About Effective Marketing by Bruce Newman University of Toronto Press 978-1442647992
Finalist Exponential Influence: Designing Habits That Engage Distracted Customers by Adrian Ott Exponential Edge, Inc. 978-0-9860306-0-4
Finalist Getting Better With Age: Improving Marketing in the Age of Aging by Peter Hubbell Lid Publishing 978-0986079313
Finalist Madison Avenue Manslaughter: An Inside View of Fee-Cutting Clients, Profit-Hungry Owners and Declining Ad Agencies by Michael Farmer Lid Publishing 978-0986079306
Business: Personal Finance/Investing
Winner Deduct Everything! Save Money with Hundreds of Legal Tax Breaks, Credits, Write-Offs, and Loopholes by Eva Rosenberg, EA Humanix Books 978-1-63006-047-3
Finalist The 30-Minute Millionaire: The Smart Way To Achieving Financial Freedom by Peter J. Tanous and Jeff Cox Humanix Books 978-1-63006-039-8
Business: Real Estate
Winner Millionaire Property Author: How to Write and Publish a Bestselling Property Book by Stephanie J. Hale Powerhouse Publications 978-0992846015
Business: Reference
Winner Access to Asia: Your Multicultural Guide to Building Trust, Inspiring Respect, and Creating Long-Lasting Business Relationships by Sharon Schweitzer, J.D. and Liz Alexander, Ph.D. WILEY 978-1-118-91901-9
Finalist Naked Words 2.0: The Effective 157-Word Email by Gisela Hausmann Educ-Easy Books 978-0996389341
Business: Sales
Winner More Than a Showroom: Strategies for Winning Back Online Shoppers by Daniel G. Bachrach, Jessica Ogilvie, Adam Rapp, and Joe Calamusa IV Palgrave Macmillan 978-1137551870
Finalist Old School with New Tools by Tim Brown with Dan Streeter Three Creative 978-0-9969735-0-2
Finalist Sell Your Business for an Outrageous Price: An Insider's Guide to Getting More Than You Ever Thought Possible by Kevin M. Short Amacom 978-0814434710
Finalist Suspension Prevention: Get Reinstated and Protect Your Amazon Seller Account by Cynthia G. Stine MyPromote Books 978-0-9967215-0-9
Business: Writing/Publishing
Winner How to Sell One Million Books: Tips from Famous Authors Who Were Once Unknown by Stephanie J. Hale Powerhouse Publications 978-0992846022
Finalist The Author's Guide to Audiobook Creation by Richard Rieman Mile High Press 978-0997100204
Finalist The CrowdFunding Guide for Authors & Writing: Get FREE Money to Finance Your Book by Judith Briles Mile High Press 978-1-885331-57-1
Finalist The Tao of Book Publicity: A Beginner's Guide to Book Promotion by Paula Margulies One People Press 978-0991354535
Finalist Writing to Wow! Book Writing Workbook by Susie Augustin Get Branded Press 978-0-9770018-9-7
Children's Educational
Winner Colors! by Lynne Dempsey, illustrated by Mandy Newham-Cobb Lynne Dempsey 978-0-9897875-5-0
Finalist Baby Talk Bilingual Board Book Set by Katherine Del Monte Lectura Books 978-1-60448-037-5
Finalist If You Were Me And Live In…Italy by Carole P. Roman Chelshire, Inc. 978-1519241412
Finalist Magdalena's Picnic / El Picnic de Magdalena by Patricia Aguilar Morrissey Red Heart Books 978-1-938566-15-8
Children's Fiction
Winner Ice Dream's Wish: A Story for Children & Inner Children by Nasrin Mottahedeh, illustrated by Mehri Dadgar Nasrin Mottahedeh 978-0988882904
Finalist Cave of Mystic Dreams by S.P. Kumar Telemachus Press 978-1940745787
Finalist Child of the Cloud: Pie Rats Book 5 by Cameron Stelzer Daydream Press 978-0987461544
Finalist Mystery Under Third Base: The Shadow Boy Mystery Series Book 1 by Fran Orenstein Saguaro Books, LLC 978-1514738191
Finalist The Gallery of Wonders, Book 1 of the Magora Series by Marc Remus Misty Moon Books/Marc Remus 978-3-00-051930-7
Children's Mind/Body/Spirit
Winner My Cancer Days by Courtney Filigenzi, illustrated by Nicole Tadgell American Cancer Society 978-1604430912
Finalist A Story of Becoming by Ayn Cates Sullivan, illustrations by Belle Crow DuCray Infinite Light Publishing 978-0-9884537-3-9
Finalist A Treasure in the Peaks: Learning to Meditate by Ramiro Calle, illustrated by Nivola Uya Cuento de Luz 978-8416078868
Finalist My Forgotten Self; A Story about A Girl, A Powerful Encounter, and a Universal Message by Lynyetta G. Willis, PhD Inner Pathways Publishing, LLC 978-0-9967167-0-3
Children's Novelty & Gift Book
Winner Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei: An Art Book for Kids by Kate Ryan National Gallery of Victoria 978-1-925432-02-2
Finalist Star Wars: Droid Factory Studio Fun International 978-0794436629
Finalist The Reading Promise by Troy Kent Mascot Books 978-1620864043
Children's Picture Book: Hardcover Fiction
Winner Lucy's Light by Margarita del Mazo, illustrated by Silvia Alvarez Cuento de Luz 978-8416147007
Finalist Blueberry Bear by Eileen Pieczonka Blueberry Bear Tales 978-0-692-59597-8
Finalist Jett goes to Sydney by D & J Wakerman Josh and Danielle Wakerman 978-0-9945634-0-8
Finalist My Mama Loves Me: I'm Her Little Boy by Shanalee Sharboneau, illustrated by Israel Dilean Mascot Books 978-1-62086-917-8
Finalist Mystery of the Giant Masks of Sanxingdui by Icy Smith, illustrated by Gayle Garner Roski East West Discovery Press 978-0991345489
Finalist Red Socks Go With Absolutely Anything by Darla Woodley SonShine Design 978-0994020611
Finalist The Coal Thief by Alane Adams, illustrated by Lauren Gallegos SparkPress 978-1940716275
Children's Picture Book: Hardcover Non-Fiction
Winner Dear Pope Francis: The Pope Answers Letters from Children Around the World by Pope Francis Loyola Press 978-0-8294-4433-9
Finalist Orangutan: A Day in the Rainforest Canopy by Rita Goldner Dancing Dakini Press 978-0983633358
Finalist Seasons of Love by Janet Parsons, illustrated by Claire Richards Potoroo Publishing 978-0-994283900
Finalist Sesame Street Let's Go Potty, Elmo! Studio Fun International 978-0794435271
Children's Picture Book: Softcover Fiction
Winner Forest Wonder by Caroline Tuohey, illustrated by Muza Ulasowski CEW Ink 978-0992471316
Finalist Cat + Girl by Rebecca Ashe Ebenezer Technology, LLC 978-0-692-72537-5
Finalist Checklisted Beauty by Libby Lam WE Press 978-9881423016
Finalist La Familia Cool: El tesoro mas valioso / The most valuable treasure by Dania Santana, illustrated by Ramon Sandoval PreK12plaza 978-0-9970452-0-8
Finalist Skrappy Skrapperson's Great Adventures: Skrappy Skapperson and His North Woods Friends by Shannon Walch Howell, illustrated by Pamela Harden Dog Ear Publishing 978-1-4575-4021-9
Children's Picture Book: Softcover Non-Fiction
Winner In Memory of Cecil the Lion: Beloved Friends in Africa by Polly Ko and Terrence Chun CinMedia Publishing Limited 978-988-14781-0-8
Finalist Animals of My Land / Animales de mi tierra / Noyolkanyolkeh by Gerald Padilla & Rossy Lima Floricanto Press 978-1530316113
Finalist My Mummy is an Engineer by Kerrine Bryan and Jason Bryan Butterfly Books Limited 978-0993276903
Finalist @Sophie Takes a #Selfie: Rules and Etiquette for Taking Good Care Before You Share by J.J. Cannon, illustrated by Bridget Doe Telemachus Press 978-1-940745-45-9
Children's Religious
Winner Dear Pope Francis: The Pope Answers Letters from Children Around the World by Pope Francis Loyola Press 978-0-8294-4433-9
Finalist What a Bragger! By Lee Ann Mancini, illustrated by Dan Sharp GLM Publishing LLC 978-0-986-36042-8
College Guides
Winner Innovative Leadership Workbook for College Students by Maureen Metcalf MBA and Amy Barnes, MA, EDD Integral Publishers 978-1-4951-5917-6
Cookbooks: General
Winner Perfection In Imperfection by Janice Wong Gatehouse Publishing 978-981-09-0247-6
Finalist Go Clean, Sexy You: A Seasonal Guide to Detoxing and Staying Healthy by Lisa Consiglio Ryan SparkPress 978-1940716916
Finalist This Book Cooks: Farm-Fresh Traditional Recipes for Healthy Contemporary Cooking by Kerry Dunnington Artichoke Publishers 978-0-9904185-1-1
Cookbooks: International
Winner Flavours of South Australia by Smudge Publishing Smudge Publishing 978-0-99-2318390
Finalist Recipes for Redemption: A Companion Cookbook to a Cup of Redemption by Carole Bumpus She Writes Press 978-1-63152-824-8
Cookbooks: Regional
Winner Dim Sum: A Flour-forward Approach to Traditional Favorites and Contemporary Creations by Janice Wong and Ma Jian Jun Gatehouse Publishing 978-981-07-7854-5
Finalist Southern Seasons with Memory Making Recipes by Linda J. Hawkins Heart to Heart Publishing, Inc. 978-1-937008-37-6
Current Events
Winner American Mojo Lost and Found: Restoring Our Middle Class Before The World Blows By by Peter D. Kiernan Turner Publishing Company 978-1-63026-923-4
Education/Academic
Winner We're In This Together by Mark K. Claypool & John M. McLaughlin Rowman & Littlefield 978-1-4758-1448-4
Finalist Why Tutoring? A Way to Achieve Success in School by Andrea M. Nelson-Royes Rowman and Littlefield Education 978-1475807486
Fiction: Anthologies
Winner The Library of the Dead, edited by Michael Bailey, illustrated by GAK Written Backwards 978-0578156750
Finalist Shadows and Teeth: Ten Terrifying Tales of Terror and Suspense, Vol. 1 by Antonio Simon Jr., Trevor Boelter, Mia Bravo, Mark Meier, J.S. Watts, Paige Reiring, Rich Phelan, Viktoria Faust, Brittany Gonzalez, Darren Worrow Darkwater Syndicate, Inc. 978-0-9910745-7-0
Finalist SoWest: So Deadly edited by Yvonne M. Corrigan-Carr, Susan Budavari, Meg E. Dobson, Merle McCann and Susan Cummins Miller DS Publishing 978-0-9828774-4-9
Fiction: Chick Lit/Women's Lit
Winner The Balance Project: A Novel by Susie Orman Schnall SparkPress 978-1940716671
Finalist Please Hold by Tricia Stewart Shiu Human Being Publishing 978-0996881609
Fiction: Cross Genre
Winner Blind Spots by Patrick M. Garry Kenric Books 978-0-9833703-4-5
Finalist Crossing in Time: The 1st Disaster (Between Two Evils, #1) by D.L. Orton Rocky Mountain Press 978-1-941368-02-2
Finalist Killing the Curse by Dennis Hetzel with Rick Robinson Headline Books 978-0938467991
Finalist The House on Seventh Street by Karen Vorbeck Williams Booktrope 978-1-5137-0210-0
Fiction: Fantasy
Winner Atlantis Rising by T.A. Barron Puffin Books 978-0-147-51221-5
Finalist Primeval Origins: Light of Honor by Brett Vonsik Celestial Fury Publishing 978-0-578-17256-9
Finalist Primeval Origins: Paths of Anguish by Brett Vonsik Celestial Fury Publishing 978-0-578-13861-9
Finalist Shattered Blue by Lauren Bird Horowitz Sky Scape 978-1503949973
Fiction: Gay & Lesbian Fiction
Winner Lum: A Novel by Libby Ware She Writes Press 978-1-63152-003-7
Finalist Barefoot in the City of Broken Dreams by Brent Hartinger BK Books 978-1514382417
Finalist Three Loves by Graceann K. Deters Grand Sierra Publishing 978-0-692-49935-4
Fiction: General
Winner Old Wounds to the Heart by Ken Oder SkipJack Publishing 978-1-939889-29-4
Finalist A Hero by Charlotte R. Mendel Inanna Publications 978-1-77133-193-7
Finalist Here Comes the Dreamer by Carole Giangrande Inanna Publications 978-1-77133-250-7
Finalist Huskers by Strat Wraden SparkPress 978-1940716992
Finalist Just the Facts by Ellen Sherman She Writes Press 978-1-63152-993-1
Finalist Life On Base: Quantico Cave by Tom & Nancy Wise Koehler Books 978-163393181
Fiction: Historical
Winner Lincoln's Bodyguard by TJ Turner Oceanview Publishing 978-1608091430
Finalist A Cup of Redemption by Carole Bumpus She Writes Press 978-1-9383149-0-2
Finalist Even in Darkness: a novel by Barbara Stark-Nemon She Writes Press 978-1-63152-956-6
Finalist The Wiregrass by Pam Webber She Writes Press 978-1-63152-943-6
Finalist The Year of Necessary Lies: A Novel by Kris Radish SparkPress 978-1940716510
Fiction: Horror
Winner Nightmares Unhinged: Twenty Tales of Terror, edited by Joshua Viola Hex Publishers 978-0-9855590-9-0
Finalist Monsterland by Michael Phillip Cash Chelshire Inc. 978-1517180676
Finalist Night Whispers by Matthew J. Pallamary Mystic Ink Publishing 978-0692518175
Fiction: Literary
Winner Now We Will Be Happy by Amina Lolita Gautier University of Nebraska Press 978-0-8032-5539-5
Finalist Pieces: A Novel by Maria Kostaki She Writes Press 978-1631529665
Finalist Play for Me by Celine Keating She Writes Press 978-1631529726
Finalist The End of Miracles: A Novel by Monica Starkman She Writes Press 978-1631520549
Fiction: Multicultural
Winner Motherless by Gabriel Horn, White Deer of Autumn Lisa Hagan Books 978-0996968607
Finalist Bone Hook by Toby Neal Toby Neal 978-0-9967066-4-3
Finalist The Peacock Palace Hotel by Angeli Koura Dayal Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers Ltd. 978-1903490860
Finalist Luck is Just the Beginning by Celeste Leon Floricanto Press 978-1517716578
Fiction: Mystery/Suspense
Winner The Comfort of Black by Carter Wilson Oceanview Publishing 978-1608091294
Finalist Missing Mona: A Tommy Cuda Mystery by Joe Klingler Cartosi Books, LLC 978-1941156056
Finalist The Lost Concerto by Helaine Mario Oceanview Publishing 978-1-60809-151-5
Finalist The Schwarzschild Radius by Gustavo Florentin Curiosity Quills Press 978-1620076118
Finalist Wired In by Toby Neal Toby Neal 978-0996706681
Fiction: New Age
Winner From Ashes Into Light by Gudrun Mouw Raincloud Press 978-1-941203-07-1
Finalist Good Choice - A Soul's Story by Barbara Cook Balboa Press 978-1-4525-3034-5
Finalist The Unity Oracle: A Spiritual Adventure to Save the World by Joseph D. Drumheller Joseph D. Drumheller 978-1511584602
Fiction: Religious
Winner South of Everything by Audrey Taylor Gonzalez She Writes Press 978-1631520532
Finalist Irish Encounter by Hope Toler Dougherty Mantle Rock Publishing 978-0-9961734-2-1
Finalist The Rector by Michael Hicks Thompson Shepherd King Publishing, LLC 978-0-9845282-6-4
Fiction: Romance
Winner Old Wounds to the Heart by Ken Oder SkipJack Publishing 978-1-939889-29-4
Finalist Game of Love by Ara Grigorian Curiosity Quills Press 978-1620078532
Fiction: Science Fiction
Winner Cool Brain by Paul Black Novel Instincts 978-0-578-17190-6
Finalist The Devereaux Decision by Steve McEllistrem Calumet Editions 978-1-939548-22-1
Finalist The SHIVA Syndrome by Alan Joshua BURST/Champagne 978-1-77155-131-1
Fiction: Short Story
Winner Get A Grip by Kathy Flann Texas Review Press 978-1680030518
Finalist Loss Angeles by Mathieu Cailler Short Story America Press 978-0-9882497-4-5
Finalist The First to Disappear by Patty Somlo Spuyten Duyvil 978-1-944682-04-0
Fiction: Thriller/Adventure
Winner Strong Light of Day by Jon Land Forge Books 978-0765335128
Finalist Blown by Chuck Barrett Switchback Press 978-0-9885061-6-9
Finalist Fire Beach: A Lei Crime Novel by Toby Neal Toby Neal 978-0-9896883-1-4
Finalist The After House by Michael Phillip Cash Chelshire Inc. 978-1500600365
Finalist Veil of Deception by Michael Byars Lewis SATCOM Publishing 978-0-9914764-2-8
Fiction: Visionary
Winner From Ashes Into Light by Gudrun Mouw Raincloud Press 978-1-941203-07-1
Finalist Broken Dolls by Tyrolin Puxty Curiosity Quills Press 978-1620079300
Fiction: Western
Winner To Swallow the Earth by Karl Beckstrand and Ransom Wilcox Premio Publishing & Gozo Books 978-0692407974
Fiction: Young Adult
Winner Atlantis Rising by T.A. Barron Puffin Books 978-0-147-51221-5
Finalist Dare to Dream by Heidi M. Thomas TwoDot/Globe Pequot Press 978-0762797004
Finalist So Shall I Reap: Book One, the Unseen Series by Kathy-Lynn Cross Clean Teen Publishing 978-1-63422-078-1
Finalist The Gatekeeper's Forbidden Secret by Penelope A .Brown Booktrope 978-1620154373
Finalist The Girl Who Ignored Ghosts by K.C. Tansley Beckett Publishing Group 978-1943024001
Finalist The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman by Robin Gregory Mad Mystical Journey Press 978-1-942545-00-2
Finalist The Red Sun: Book One Legends of Orkey by Alane Adams SparkPress 978-1940716268
Health: Addiction & Recovery
Winner How to Grow an Addict by J.A. Wright She Writes Press 978-1-63152-991-7
Health: Aging & 50+
Winner The Book That Gets Better With Age: Observations Through the Looking Glass of Aging by Tim Love Lid Publishing 978-0986079399
Health: Alternative Medicine
Winner Healing Without Hurting: Treating ADHD, Apraxia, and Autism Spectrum Disorders Naturally and Effectively Without Harmful Medication by Jennifer Giustra-Kozek, LPC, NCC Changing Lives Press 978-0-9894529-8-4
Finalist Radiant Skin from the Inside Out: The Holistic Dermatologist's Guide to Healing Your Skin Naturally by Dr. Alan Dattner, MD Picture Health Press 978-1942545163
Health: Cancer
Winner How to Help Your Friend with Cancer by Colleen Dolan Fullbright American Cancer Society 978-1604432244
Health: Death & Dying
Winner What Really Matters: 7 Lessons for Living from the Stories of the Dying by Karen M. Wyatt, MD Sunroom Studios 978-0-9826855-4-9
Finalist From Sun to Sun: A Hospice Nurse Reflects on the Art of Dying by Nina Angela McKissock She Writes Press 978-1-63152-808-8
Finalist Near Death in the ICU: Stories from Patients Near Death and Why We Should Listen to Them by Laurin Bellg, MD Sloan Press 978-0-9965103-0-1
Finalist Sunrises and Sunsets: Final Affairs Forged with Flair, Finesse, and FUNctionality by Holley Kelley, M.S., C.P.G., FT Robert D. Reed Publishers 978-1-934759-97-4
Health: Diet & Exercise
Winner Weight Training Without Injury: Over 350 Step-by-Step Pictures Including What Not to Do! by Fred Stellabotte and Rachel Straub, MS, CSCS Regalis Publishing 978-0-9962638-1-8
Finalist Transformative Nutrition: The Ultimate Guide to Healthy and Balanced Living by Michael Tamez CreateSpace 978-1508539421
Health: General
Winner The Candida Cure Cookbook: Delicious Recipes to Reset Your Health & Restore Your Vitality by Ann Boroch, C.N.C. Quintessential Healing Publishing, Inc. 978-0-977344-6-6-6
Finalist How To Be A Healthy Vegetarian (Second Edition) by Nancy Addison Organic Healthy Lifestyle Publishing 978-0-9961085-5-3
Finalist The Painful Truth: What Chronic Pain is Really Like and Why it Matters to Each of Us by Lynn R. Webster, MD Webster Media, LLC 978-0-9861407-0-9
Health: Psychology & Mental Health
Winner The Coach's Casebook: Mastering The Twelve Traits That Trap Us by Geoff Watts and Kim Morgan Inspect & Adapt Ltd 978-0957587441
Finalist A Different Kind of Same by Kelley Clink She Writes Press 978-1631529993
Finalist Communicating for Success the Secrets of Persuasion by Emiliano Forino Procacci IFERS Institute for Education, Research and Scholarship 978-0692688748
Finalist Evolve: Relationship Dynamics by Steven DeSalvo Become An Adult LLC 978-0989346580
Finalist The EMDR Revolution: Change Your Life One Memory at a Time, The Client's Guide by Tal Croitoru Morgan James Publishing 978-1614489146
History: General
Winner Birth, Sex and Abuse: Women's Voices Under Nazi Rule by Beverley Chalmers, (DSc(Med); PHD Grosvenor House Publishers 978-1-78148-353-4
Finalist Beyond the Ides: Why March is the unluckiest Month of All by Craig McGuire Strategic Media Books 978-1938521354
History: Military
Winner Mark's Special Mission in Arlington National Cemetery by Gregory P. Keeney, illustrations by Robert Gantt Steele Mascot Books 978-1-62086-722-8
History: United States
Winner Running Toward Danger: Real Life Scouting Action Stories of Heroism, Valor & Guts by Michael S. Malone WindRush Publishers 978-098590977-2
Humor
Winner MIDMEN: The Modern Man's Guide to Surviving Midlife Crisis by Steve Ochs, GED CreateSpace 978-1499781861
Finalist Mona's Law & Disorder by Maurice Le Gardeur, illustrated by Roy Robinson Bard's Press 978-0984122233
Finalist More Stories to Tell: A Lawyer Turned Comedian Puts Everyday Life on Trail by Paul D.Angelo Self-Published 978-0-9970340-0-4
Finalist Stinky Blinky by Troy Kent Mascot Books 978-1620866603
Multicultural Non-Fiction
Winner The Healing: A Memoir of Food, Family, and Yoga by Saeeda Hafiz Saeeda Hafiz 978-0-9903829-0-4
Finalist Malay Weddings Don't Cost $50 and Other Facts about Malay Culture by Hidayah Amin Helang Books 978-981-09-1051-8
Finalist Perception and Deception: A Mind Opening Journey Across Cultures by Joe Lurie Cultural Detective 978-1512113266
Narrative Nonfiction
Winner Familiar Evil by Rannah Gray The Lisburn Press 978-0-578-17072-5
Finalist Good Morning Diego Garcia: A Journey of Discovery by Susan Joyce Peel Productions, Inc. 978-1943158904
Finalist Journey of Heart, A Sojourn to K2 by Sequoia Schmidt Di Angelo Publications 978-1-942549-12-3
Finalist The Risk of Sorrow: Conversations with Holocaust Survivor, Helen Handler by Valerie Foster Albion-Andalus Books, Inc. 978-0615978222
Finalist When Songbirds Returned to Paris by E.M. Sloan Fawkes Press 978-1-945419-04-1
New Age
Winner The Ego's Code: Understand the truth behind your negativity! Learn how to decipher your code and stop sabotaging your success! by Clayton John Ainger Panoma Press Limited 978-1-909623-95-8
Finalist Calling You by Dr. Beatrix Czeizel and Aniko Gresko Delfin-Alom Bt. 978-963-12-48487
Finalist Hypno-Scripts: Life Changing Techniques Using Self-Hypnosis and Meditation From a Lifetime Practitioner by Mary Deal Mary Deal 978-1514824306
Finalist Soul Exercises for the Open Mind by John Cappello Balboa Press 978-1504344135
Finalist The Inner Connection: A Spiritual Journey of Self-Discovery and Emotional Freedom, One Day at a Time by Darlene Dawn Balboa Press 978-1-5043-3797-7
Finalist Trait Reader by Deborah Johnson Balboa Press 978-1-5043-4792-1
Parenting & Family
Winner Psychoanalytic Aspects of Assisted Reproductive Technology by Mali Mann, MD KARNAC Books 978-1-78049-196-7
Finalist A First Time Parent's Survival Guide: A How-To-Manual for the Frist Two Years by Clifford Dale James Dog Ear Publishing 978-1-4575-4217-6
Finalist Bulletproof Your Marriage, Identifying the Five Stages of a Marriage and How They Impact the Communication and Success of the Marriage by Regina Partain Best Seller Publishing 978-1530802036
Finalist The Insider's Guide to ADHD: Adults with ADHD Reveal the Secret to Parenting Kids with ADHD by Penny Williams Grace-Everett Press 978-0-9916178-5-2
Performing Arts
Winner Dance: An Illustrated History by Helene Andreu AuthorHouse 978-1-5049-2046-9
Philosophy
Winner The METUS Principle: Recognizing, Understanding, and Managing Fear by Brian A. Peters HenschelHAUS Publishing Inc. 978-1595982872
Finalist Noise Music: Cognitive Psychology, Aesthetics and Epistemology by David Cycleback Hamerweit Books 978-0692567678
Photography
Winner Equation of Time by Peter Lik Lik Media 978-0-9797927-4-8
Finalist Bridges of Paris by Michael Saint James Citron Bay Press 978-1928595502
Finalist Peak of Perfection: Nude Portraits of Dancers, Athletes and Gymnasts by Jon Ortner Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 978-0-7643-4778-8
Finalist SAKE: The History, Stories and Craft of Japan's Artisanal Breweries by Hayato Hishinuma and Elliot Faber, photographed by Jason Lang Gatehouse Publishing 978-981-07-9528-3
Finalist Sturgeon Bay: The Secret Treasures of Door County by Thomas J. Jordan Cubar / Jordan 978-1-4951-4203-1
Poetry
Winner Broken Man \ Hombre Roto by Raul Gatica Hummingbird Dreams Press 978-0-9948866-0-6
Finalist Aguacamino/Waterpath by Rossy Evelin Lima Mouthfeed Press 978-0-9912087-9-1
Finalist Horns and Tusks by David Udo Partridge Publishing, Africa (A Penguin Random House Company) 978-1-4828-4279-7
Finalist The GUMBO Pot Poems: A Savory Recipe for Life, Community & GUMBO through Poetry by Alyce Smith Cooper, Jaime V. Jones & Judy Sundayo Self-Published 978-1-5007-9362-3
Finalist Under Brushstokes by Hedy Habra Press 53 978-1-941209-23-3
Finalist Vanilla Milk: a memoir told in poems by Chanel Brenner Silver Birch Press 978-0692267479
Religion: Christian Inspirational
Winner Who Are the Joneses Anyway? – Stop Living Someone Else’s Life and Start Becoming who You are Meant to Be by Bob and Susan Karcher Morgan James Publishing 978-1630477493
Finalist A Father's Love: The Generational Bridge That Changes Hearts Forever by Nikki & Mike Lejeune Westbow Publishing 978-1512731613
Finalist An Encouragement Journey by Bill Carlson CreateSpace 978-0-9906541-5-5
Finalist Invisible Dad by Candice Ragland Hunter Heart Publishing 978-1937741556
Finalist The Grace Impact: A Devotional by Nancy Kay Grace CrossRiver Media 978-1-936501-12-0
Religion: Christianity
Winner Building Your House: A Faithful Mom's Guide to Organizing Home and Family by Shannon Upton Columbus Press 978-1633370579
Religion: Eastern
Winner Spirit Matters on War, Peace, and Love by Mukunda Goswami Torchlight Publishing 978-1-937731-18-2
Religion: General
Winner The Bible in Music: A Dictionary of Songs, Works, and More by Siobhan Dowling Long and John F.A. Sawyer Rowman and Littlefield 978-0-8108-8451-9
Finalist Clouds of Heaven Beings of Light by Sharon Kay Casey Circle-Books 978-1785351693
Finalist St. Paul's College: Facing the New Millennium edited by Christine A. Butterill St. Pauls College 978-0-9736805-1-5
Finalist Wrestling with God: Stories of Doubt and Faith by Barbara Falconer Newhall Patheos Press 978-1-939221-25-4
Science
Winner Cosmology on Trial: Cracking the Cosmic Code by Pierre St. Clair Torchlight Publishing 978-1-937731-20-5
Self-Help: General
Winner Being Home: The Art of Belonging Wherever You Are by Rebecca Ross Turing Stone Press 978-1-61852-098-2
Finalist #Loneliness: The Virus of the Modern Age by Tony Jeton Selimi Balboa Press 978-1-5043-4399-2
Finalist Power: A User's Guide by Julie Diamond Belly Song Press 978-0996660303
Finalist Quantum Bliss: The Quantum Mechanics of Happiness, Abundance, and Health by George Mentz O-Books 978-1785352034
Finalist Rock Her World: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing the Perfect Engagement Ring by Karl Schwantes Karl Schwantes 978-0994218704
Finalist The Queen of Distraction: How Women with ADHD Can Conquer Chaos, Find Focus, and Get More Done by Terry Matlen, MSW New Harbinger Publications 978-1626250895
Self-Help: Motivational
Winner The Wisdom of Merlin: 7 Magical Words for a Meaningful Life by T.A. Barron Penguin Random House 978-0-399-17325-7
Finalist Flying Penguin: How to Create Miracles in Your Life Using the Six Dimensions of Success by Dr. Asoka Nimal Jimadasa Partridge Publishing, Singapore (A Penguin Random House Company) 978-1-4828-5294-3
Finalist Stuck in a Rut: How to Rescue Yourself and Live Your Truth by Fiona Craig Busybird Publishing 978-1925260274
Finalist The OPA! Way: Finding Joy & Meaning in Everyday Life & Work by Alex Pattakos and Elaine Dundon BenBella Books 978-1-940363-25-7
Finalist The Pressure Paradox by Martin Grunburg Equilibrium Enterprises, Inc. 978-0982050187
Finalist Women's Wisdom: Pass It On! By Kathleen Vestal Logan Second Blooming Books: A Wyatt-MacKenzie Imprint 978-1-942545-04-0
Self-Help: Relationships
Winner The Peaceful Daughter's Guide To Separating From A Difficult Mother by Karen C.L. Anderson Difference Press 978-1942646693
Finalist Be Your Own Brand of Sexy: A New Sexual Revolution for Women by Susan L. Edelman, MD Options Press 978-1-942343-22-6
Finalist Daring to Date Again: A Memoir by Ann Anderson Evans She Writes Press 978-1-63152-909-2
Finalist Erotic Integrity: How To Be True To Yourself Sexually by Claudia Six, PhD She Writes Press 978-1-63152-079-2
Finalist I'm Not a Mind Reader: Using Three-Dimensional Communication to Make a Better Relationship by Marty Babits, LCSW, BCD Health Publications, Inc. 978-0757318337
Finalist So What Are The Guys Doing? Inspiration about making changes and taking risks for a happier life by David J. Figura Divine Phoenix 978-1-941859-00-1
Social Change
Winner Together We Empower: Rekindling Hope in Rural India by Marly Cornell Sehgal Foundation 978-0-9906207-3-0
Finalist Forced to Flee: Visual Stories by Refugee Youth from Burma by Erika Berg Self-Published 978-0-9908910-0-0
Finalist Renewable: One Woman's Search for Simplicity, Faithfulness, and Hope by Eileen Flanagan She Writes Press 978-1631529689
Spirituality: General
Winner The Kabbalah Sutras: 49 Steps to Enlightenment by Marcus J. Freed Freedthinker Books 978-0996350600
Finalist #Loneliness: The Virus of the Modern Age by Tony Jeton Selimi Balboa Press 978-1-5043-4399-2
Finalist Learning to Eat Along the Way: A Memoir by Margaret Bendet She Writes Press 978-1-63152-997-9
Finalist Spiritual Balancing: A Guidebook for Living in the Light by Diana Burney North Atlantic Books 978-1-58394-988-7
Spirituality: Inspirational
Winner Dancing Light: The Spiritual Side of Being Through the Eyes of a Modern Yoga Master by Tao Porchon-Lynch, Janie Sykes Kennedy, Teresa Kay-Aba Kennedy Power Living Media 978-1942510000
Finalist The Great Mother Bible: or, I'd rather be gardening… by Mare Cromwell Pamoon Press 978-0-971-7032-6-1
Finalist You Are Woman, You Are Divine: The Modern Woman's Journey Back to The Goddess by Renee Starr Over and Above Creative 978-0990792475
Sports
Winner Weight Training Without Injury: Over 350 Step-by-Step Pictures Including What Not to Do! by Fred Stellabotte and Rachel Straub, MS, CSCS Regalis Publishing 978-0-9962638-1-8
Finalist Confessions of an Unlikely Runner (A Guide to Racing and Obstacle Courses for the Averagely Fit and Halfway Dedicated) by Dana L. Ayers Difference Press 978-1-942646-39-6
Finalist Taekwon-Do: Origins of the Art: Bok Man Kim's Historic Photospective (1955-2015) by Bok Man Kim Moosul Publishing, LLC 978-0-9962640-0-6
Travel: Guides & Essays
Winner The Specialty Coffee Book, New South Wales by Smudge Publishing Smudge Publishing 978-0-992318352
Finalist Buzzards & Bananas: Fragments from My Journals Across South America—Peru, the Amazon, Chile and Bolivia 1977-78 by George L. Ayers Friesen Press 978-1-4602-7911-3
Finalist Gap Year Girl: A Baby Boomer Adventure Across 21 Countries by Marianne C. Bohr She Writes Press 978-1631528200
Finalist Lizard Bites & Street Riots: Travel Emergencies and Your Health, Safety & Security by Michael J. Manyak, Joyce M. Johnson and Warren J. Young WindRush Publishers 978-098590974-1
Finalist Motions and Moments: More Essays on Tokyo by Michael Pronko Raked Gravel Press 978-1-942410-08-9
Finalist The HUNT - U.S. Cities by Tolly Moseley, Brittany Fischer, Beth D'Addono, JoAnne Kang and Lauren Ladoceour Gatehouse Publishing 978-981-09-6702-4
True Crime: Nonfiction
Winner Takedown: A Small-Town Cop's Battle Against the Hells Angels and the Nation's Biggest Drug Gang by Jeff Buck with Jon Land and Lindsay Preston Forge Books 978-0765338099
Finalist Deconstructing Jack: The Secret History of the Whitechapel Murders by Simon Daryl Wood Marywood Books 978-0692582435
Finalist Familiar Evil by Rannah Gray The Lisburn Press 978-0-578-17072-5
Women's Issues
Winner Jewels of Allah: The Untold Story of Women in Iran by Nina Ansary Revela Press 978-0986406409
Finalist Dancing in Red Shows Will Kill You by Donna Decker Inanna Publications 978-1-77133-201-9
Finalist Voice to Voice: The 2015 Girls Write Now Anthology Girls Write Now 978-0996277204
Young Adult Non-Fiction
Winner The Way Success Works: How to Decide, Believe, and Begin to Live Your Best Life by Joan Posivy Global Youth Project 978-0-9948360-0-7
Finalist The Hero's Trail: True Stories of Young People to Inspire Courage, Compassion, and Hope by T.A. Barron Puffin Books 978-0-14-240760-8
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