✨Congrats to the FAPA 2024 President’s Book Award Medalists✨
Cover Design: Adult
Keeping Mother—Darlene Goodwin
Cover Design by Darlene Goodwin (Bronze)
Palmetto Pioneers: The Emigrants—Cindy Roe Littlejohn
Cover Design by Hannah Marie McDonald (Silver)
Perpendicular Women: Adventures in the Multiverse—Chris Coward
Cover Design by Kevin Stone (Gold)
Stones of the Earth—Kolby Carrell
Cover Design by Gabriel H. Vaughn (Silver)
Cover Design: Young Adult
Dragons, Monsters, and Imaginary Friends: and Peter's Field of Dreams—Clifton Savoy Cover Design by The Book Cover Whisperer (Silver)
Cover Design: Children
A Code Red Christmas—Camille Klump
Cover Design by Beatriz del Alamo (Bronze)
Lost and Found: The Adventures of Marco the Cat—Austin J. Bell
Cover Design by Jason Fowler (Gold)
Magenta—Sheri Fink Cover Design by Bright Jungle Studios (Gold)
Malcolm Hatches an Egg—Valerie Crowe
Cover Design by Ginger Marks (Gold)
Young Adult: Fiction
Awakening: An Enchanted Romance—Diane Green (Bronze)
Forgotten Rebellion—A.J. Park (Gold)
Magda, Standing—Christine Fallert Kessides (Silver)
The Claddagh: Book 1: The Loyalty of the Leprechauns—M.R. Street (Bronze)
The Shadowlink Two Sides of Hexel—Stefanie Schatzman (Silver)
Welcome to Mansfield—A.R. Farina (Bronze)
Middle Grades: Fiction
Cruel Nature: Seven Terrifying Tales to Trouble Your Sleep—D.B. Albiza (Bronze)
Harry and the Hurricane—Dr. Robert A. Ernst and Rose E. Grier Evans (Gold)
The Galaxy According to Cece—Sherry Roberts (Silver)
Children: Chapter Book
A Code Red Christmas—Camille Klump and Beatriz del Alamo (Gold)
A Simple Seagrass—Camille Klump (Silver)
Emma Just Medium: The Beach Dilemma—Laura Wiltse Prior (Silver)
Harry and the Hurricane—Dr. Robert A. Ernst and Rose E. Grier Evans (Gold)
The Secret Society of Cats & Chickens: A Key West Adventure Story for Kids and Whimsical Adults—Margaret Meps Schulte (Bronze)
Children: Beginning Reader
Bella & Blue: Bella Meets Blue—Berrie Torgan-Randall
Illustrations by Berrie Torgan-Randall (Silver)
How Pickleball Saved Ollie Otter—Lawrence R. Blundred
Illustrations by Milt Priggee (Gold)
Magenta—Sheri Fink
Illustrations by Bright Jungle Studios (Gold)
Princess Sofia's Special School Adventure—Donna Frost
Illustrations by Lisa J. Michaels (Bronze)
Children: Pre-Reader / Picture Book
A Firefly Named Felix—Deanna Har Illustrations by Chrish Vindhy (Silver)
A Snowboy Spreads Christmas Joy—Gayle Paben Illustrations by Reader's Magnet LLC (Bronze)
Boo Thunder!—Evelyn Presley Illustrations by Judith Gosse (Bronze)
Caleb's Christmas Quest: Featuring Pigmuffin—Evelyn Presley Illustrations by Judith Gosse (Bronze)
Hello, France!—Ekaterina Otiko Illustrations by José Gascón (Gold)
Lost and Found: The Adventures of Marco the Cat—Austin J. Bell
Illustrations by Kayleigh Castle (Gold)
Malcolm Hatches an Egg—Valerie Crowe Illustrations by Carlos Weiser (Bronze)
One Perfect Plan: The Bible's Big Story in Tiny Poems—Nancy Tupper Ling Illustrations by Alina Chau (Silver)
Periodic City: The Table Without Chairs—Joyce O’Malley Bradford and Susan Lee Illustrations by Susan Lee (Silver)
Sssnake on a Ssskate?—Steven V. LeShay, Ph.D. Illustrations by Matthew V. LeShay and Santi Jurado (Silver)
The Little Monster's Big Birthday—Sheri Fink Illustrations by Bright Jungle Studios (Gold)
Wrigley at the White House—Karna Bodman Illustrations by Susan Spellman (Silver)
Zoey and Max: Best Friends Forever—Zandria Bastian Illustrations by Queen Smith (Gold)
Travel / Geography
Timisoara 23: 23 Secrets You’ll Love About the City and the Romanian Banat—Andreea Sepi and Claudia Tanasescu (Silver)
Sports / Recreation
How Pickleball Saved Ollie Otter—Lawrence R. Blundred (Silver)
Science / Nature
Periodic City: The Table Without Chairs—Joyce O’Malley Bradford and Susan Lee (Silver)
Whitetail Secrets: Bachelor Life—Susan Lindsley (Bronze)
Wild Florida: An Animal Odyssey—Kirsten Hines (Gold)
Religion / Spirituality
20 Ways to Increase Your Psychic Abilities—John Russell (Silver)
Finding Love and Purpose: Our Journey to Healing through Connection—Sarina Baptista, Vickie Hays, Carrie Hackwelder-Longo, and Kimberly Latta (Bronze)
God's Good Works: Stories to Treasure and Tales to Ponder—Lorilyn Roberts (Gold)
Keeping Mother—Darlene Goodwin (Silver)
Prophetic Redemption—Paul Headworth (Silver)
Wolves Unseen: A Theological Excavation of Christianity, Cults, and Ideologies—Tekoa Manning (Silver)
Political / Current Events
Flaming Moderate: A Riveting Journey and Quest to Save Democracy—Bo Roberts (Bronze)
Poetry
Driving The Lost Highway—Jeff Weddle (Gold)
Listening to the Silence: Poems of Love, Remembrance, and Survival—Linda Kraus (Silver)
Inspirational / Motivational
Bridges Between Our Hearts—Jennifer Collins (Bronze)
Finding Love and Purpose: Our Journey to Healing through Connection—Sarina Baptista, Vickie Hays, Carrie Hackwelder-Longo, and Kimberly Latta (Silver)
Keeping Mother—Darlene Goodwin (Silver)
Mixed up with Me: A Journey through Adoption, Pregnancy, Loss, & Renewal—Sallie Gordon (Silver)
Humor / Comedy
The Great Mongolian Bowling League of the United States of America—Ed Borowsky (Gold)
The Gullwing Colony—Antonio Simon, Jr. (Silver)
How-To / Instructional / Self-Help
Five Doors of Success: How to Build a Future Without Luck, Money, or Friends in High Places—Joshua Candamo (Silver)
From the Boxing Ring to the Ashram—Deborah Charnes (Gold)
The Game: Winning by Virtue One Move at a Time—Her Royal Majesty Princess Merrilee of Solana (Merrilee Sweeney) (Bronze)
Variations on the Theme of Chess—George R. Dekle Sr. (Gold)
You’re on Fire, It’s Fine: Effective Strategies for Parenting Teens with Self-Destructive Behaviors—Katie K. May (Silver)
You're Driving Me Crazy!—John Reinhardt (Silver)
History
1696 Jonathan Dickinson: A shipwreck and a perilous trek through Spanish Florida during the desperate dying days of its Native Americans—James D. Snyder (Silver)
Palmetto Pioneers: The Emigrants—Cindy Roe Littlejohn and Hannah Marie McDonald (Gold)
Racers in the Sun, Volume One: The Story of Florida's Sprint Car Legends—Richard Golardi (Silver)
Touchstones of Tradition: Insights from the Material Culture of Miccosukee and Seminole People—William H. Marquardt, Sandra L. Starr, Brent Weisman, Stacey L. Huber, Patsy West, and Austin J. Bell (Silver)
Wings of Freedom - The Story of the Berlin Airlift—Bibi LeBlanc (Gold)
Fitness / Health
From the Boxing Ring to the Ashram—Deborah Charnes (Gold)
Geriatrics Handbook: Practical applications for healthcare professionals and patients—Venkit S. Iyer, and MD David Bernstein, MD (Silver)
Coloring / Activity Book
Color Me Culture: Explore Paris—Séverine Chanay-Savoyen (Silver)
Color My World—Ginger Marks (Bronze)
Wings of Freedom - The Story of the Berlin Airlift—Bibi LeBlanc (Gold)
Business / Technology
100 Livestreaming & Digital Media Predictions, Volume 4: Top Content Creators Help You Succeed in an Era of Rapid Change—Ross Brand (Silver)
The 80/20 CEO: Take Command of Your Business in 100 Days—Bill Canady (Bronze)
The Revenue Acceleration Framework: A Proven Roadmap to Transform and Dynamically Grow Your Business—Doug Davidoff (Gold)
The Value Equation: A Business Guide to Wealth Creation for Entrepreneurs, Leaders and Investors—Christopher H. Volk (Gold)
Why Brand Protection Matters—L.A. Perkins (Gold)
Your Multimillion-Dollar Exit: The Entrepreneur's Business Success(ion) Planner: A Blueprint for Wealth Guide—Wayne M. Zell, JD, CPA (Silver)
Biography
Palmetto Pioneers: The Emigrants—Cindy Roe Littlejohn and Hannah Marie McDonald (Gold)
Autobiography / Memoir
An Apparently Normal Person—Bonnie R. Armstrong (Gold)
CSI: The Casey Anthony Child Murder Case—Gerard Bloise (Silver)
Dispatches from a Kitchen Table: Exploring Life, Love, and Lots of Other
Stuff—Cynthia D. Bertelsen (Bronze)
Divine Restoration: Life After Manic Depression—Alan Lantieri (Silver)
Fever of Unknown Origin: A True Tale of Medicine, Mystery, and Magic—Judith M. Ford (Bronze)
Tales From An Asylum: A Memoir Unlike Any Other—Steven V. LeShay, Ph.D. (Silver)
The Killing Closet—V.L. Brunskill (Gold)
Adult Fiction: Thriller / Horror
Blue Magic on Mushroom Island—David C. Edmonds (Bronze)
The Murder Plague—Scott Michael Powers (Silver)
The Street Between the Pines: A Southern New England Horror—J.J. Alo (Silver)
Adult Fiction: Sci-Fi
The First HumAIn—Robert Lewis Heron (Bronze)
The Song of Immaru: Earth's Door—P.J. Dudek (Silver)
Adult Fiction: Romance
Matching Melissa—Dianna Dann (Silver)
Roads To Run—Ronni Miller (Gold)
Adult Fiction: Mystery / Suspense
Dangerous Undercurrents - FBI Affairs: Book 4—Suzanne Baginskie (Bronze)
It's a Good Day to Liquidate—Ed Borowsky (Bronze)
Model Suspect—T.K. Sheffield (Bronze)
Prophetic Redemption—Paul Headworth (Silver)
Strange Timing—Jeffrey C. Bruce (Bronze)
The Snake Traders—Brenda Spalding and Aubrey Joy Rosales (Gold)
Three Dead Freds—Linda Marie Guecia (Silver)
Adult Fiction: Historical
Alice's War—William McClain (Gold)
An Island Long Ago—Julie Burnette (Gold)
Full Naval Honors: The Final Novel of Peter Wake and his Descendants—Robert N. Macomber (Silver)
Lizard of Transition—Edward Borowsky (Bronze)
Southern Crosses—Victoria Laurienzo (Gold)
The Crystal Ball Chronicles—JM. Naughton and G.L. Pedersen (Silver)
The Peculiar Affliction of Thomas Wade Duncan—Kip Koelsch (Bronze)
The Puppet Maker's Daughter—Karla M. Jay (Gold)
Adult Fiction: Fantasy / Occult
Atlanta's Guide to Cryptids—Kevin A. Davis (Gold)
Forgotten Rebellion—A.J. Park (Silver)
Stones of the Earth—Kolby Carrell and Gabriel H. Vaughn (Gold)
The Acros Raiders—Sara Tunder (Bronze)
The Peculiar Affliction of Thomas Wade Duncan—Kip Koelsch (Silver)
Adult Fiction: Anthology / Collection
These Strange Matters: Eyes in the Storm & Other Tales—Scott Turick (Bronze)
Adult Fiction: Adventure and General
Double Haul—Bill Bishop (Silver)
Heartbreak Guitar—Janice Dodge (Gold)