2022 LONDON BOOK FESTIVAL NAMES RELENTLESS FOR TOP HONORS
LONDON_ A womans journey from living in a homeless shelter to
entrepreneurial success is the winner of the 2022 London Book Festival, which
honors the best of international publishing.
Natasha Miller broke free from a
troubled, abusive childhood to build a multimillion dollar entertainment
production company while raising her daughter as a single parent. She shares the
transformational inner work she did to grow her confidence and independence, as
well as the strategic, practical steps that enabled her to activate profits,
optimize her systems, and become a leader with intention.
Her inspirational story portrays a triumph of determination and intellectual
prowess over circumstances, and was well worthy of top honors.
Other winners in the competition:
CHILDRENS BOOKS:
WINNER: Ting Ting, The Girl Who Saved China Ryan OConnor
RUNNER-UP: Ella and the Burlap Bag Robin Taylor Chiarello
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- David the Pizzly Bear Molly Arbuthnott
- Montys Counting Adventure Tina Kid
- The Burping Pumpkin Steph Alexis
- Completely Me Justine Green, Ed.D.
- Up up you go Jo! Mariam Shapera
- The Timepiece Nick Goss
- Koko & Stoney Don Stansberry
- The Mermicom Nicholas C. Goss
- Chatty the Hen Pheasant Linda Harkey
- Solita and the Purple Moon Miriam Isabel Elliott
- 7 Childrens Adventure Stories V.A. Boeholt/Nate JensenPoetr
- Ronnies Pool Lindsay Ann Fink
BUSINESS
WINNER: Birth of a Unicorn Heather Wilde
RUNNER-UP: The Intelligent Exit Mark Carmichael
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- The Team Game Bellaria Jimenez & John F. Bucsek
- Book Title Generator Scott Lorenz
- Be a Lion Terry Blackburn
- Harder I Fall, the Higher I Bounce Max James
- Things I Heard My Professor Say Curtis L. Odom, Ed. D and Eli Boulous
- The Self-Driving Project Paul Boudreau
- 100 Livestreaming & Digital Media Ross Brand
- Unsettled Disruption Juana-Catalina Rodriguez
- The Drive to Freedom - JT Hustlez
GENERAL NON-FICTION
WINNER: Trust and Confidence Jim Lichtman
RUNNER-UP: The Hanford Plaintiffs Trisha Pritkin
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- Blessing Mistakes Brenda Miller
- Chars Gift Steve Harryman
- Memoirs of a Prison Lawyer Claudette Spencer-Nurse
- Roots & Branches - Michael Meguid
- Mastering the Knife Michael Meguid
- Angelic Messenger Shawn Erick Lange
- Get Rich in Real Estate Elliot Bogod
- How to Become a Better Writer Anishka Verma
- Lamlash Street: - J.M. Phillips
- The Apapa Six: West Africa
- John Berryman
- A Constitution for a Democracy Rohit (Roy) Kajaria
- The Art of Being a School Counselor Nancy L. Regas
- Gods Love for You A Pictorial Devotional Carolyn Begley Daley
- Salt & Light: The Complete Jesus Jonathan Geoffrey Dean
GENERAL FICTION
WINNER: Delphic Oracle, U.S.A. Steven Mayfield.
RUNNER-UP: Dad: A Novel Steven Manchester
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- Botany Boys Dr. Dell Brand
- Heirs of Deceits Elizabeth Reinach
- The Sons of Sava Aaron T. Brownell
- Lawn Darts & Lemonade Steven Manchester
- An Irish Lullaby Louis Manzo
- The Chase Mario Busacca and Hoyt A. Byrun
- Ophelias Room Michael Scott Garvan
- With Wanton Disregard Gwen Banta
- Rosa Barbara de la Cuesta
- One Golden Day Charles DAmico
- Sleep not my Wanton Gary Bills
- What Awaits Us
- Claudia Helt
- Refugee on a Pendulum Jemil Metti
- Mary Bentham, Student 1964-1968 Milton H. Marquis
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Further Adventures of James Joyce Colm Herron
- Dr. Altman and the Concubines Jacqueline Shortell-McSweeney
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Time and the Tree - R๓isํn Sorahan
- The Sons of Sava Aaron T. Brownell
- Operation Olive Tree Jemil Metti
- The Refusal Eve M. Riley
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A Portable Chaos E.M. Schorb
- Two White Queens and the One-Eyed Jack - Heidi von Palleske
- Curse of the Eagle Michael E. Nathanson
- Power of Nature C.L. Peache
- Spawn of Evil Donahue B. Silvis
- Miss Dirt Turtles Garden Club Daniel Boyd
- J'ai fatigu้ la salade. La vita ่.... Brigidina Gentile
- Bakul Katha Lopamudra Banerjee
- The Reunion Raj Velamoor
- Pat Randolph Mysteries: The Case of Lori Larkin Brian Foster
POETRY:
WINNER: Flying Patricia Mortenson
RUNNER-UP: Politics of the Minotaur karla k. morton
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
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Once Upon Each Time E.M. Schorb
- Salt Water Carina Pellius
- When Snow Walks In Christine Candland
- From Dusk to Dawn Harvey Hetrick
- Reduction Fired Jennifer Yeates Camara
- The Gems of Dantes Divine Comedy Ann C. Pizzorusso
- Tom the Cat - Elizabeth Reinach
- El Amor que Calla/The Silent Love Julie Pujol Karel
- A Poetic Spanking Anthony Toomer
- Lustus: The Prince of Darkness Dr. Jernail Singh Anand
BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
WINNER: Ninety-Nine Fire Hoops Allison Hong Merrill
RUNNER-UP: Black, White, and Gray All Over Frederick Douglass Reynolds
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- Burn This City to the Ground N. Daniel
- The Hanford Plaintiffs Trisha Pritikin
- Gone Before Glory Stephen G. Yanoff
- Corners Untouched by Madness N. Daniel
- Waiting for Rainbows Ashley Berry
- Surgeon & Lover, Fulfillment & Folly Michael Meguid
- Coal Mine to Courtroom W. Ron Adams/Fred Anderson
- From Army Regulations to Novels Don Helin
- The Making of a Physician Harry L. Graber, M.D. F.A.C.C.
- Trials and Tribulations Veersen Bhoolai
- Splat Adele Irving
- Pages and Leaflets of North Oxford Angela Fortnum
- Sammy: Hero at Age Five M. Schmidt & Gene D. Donley
- Crow and a Red Feather Chellie Kew
- Living with Trisomy 18 Josie Murrell
SPIRITUAL/RELIGIOUS
WINNER: Revelation Through Science James Martin
RUNNER-UP: The Two Ruths Martha E. Bellinger
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- The Prodigal Father Forrest Hutter
- Nobody Left Out Michael Murray
- An Irish Lullaby Louis Manzo
- Becoming Soul El Alma
- 10 Steps to Help You Get On With Your Life - Mary Dunbar
- Fourteen Lessons in Yogi Philosophy Yogi Ramacharaka
- Who Is With Us? Dr. Beatrix Czeizel and Aniko Gresko
- Family Guide to Celebration of the Jewish Holidays - Leonard and Linda
Chesler
- Angels, of Course Win Tuck-Gleason
UNPUBLISHED STORIES
WINNER: A Distinguished Hyperbourgeois - Embla Rhodes
WILD CARD
WINNER: The Hanford Plaintiffs Trisha Pritikin
RUNNER-UP: The Noble Edge Christopher Gilbert, Ph.D
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- Silver Heels Michelle Lynn
- Leonardo da Vinci Geological
- Ann C. Pizzorusso
- The Train Jumper Gwen Banta
- The Regulars Table Christina R. Griffin
PHOTOGRAPHY/ART
WINNER: The Undersea Art of Indonesia Charles Rawlings, Leah Perez
RUNNER-UP: Sally O Lees Salon des Refus้s Sally O. Lee
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- Immortal Axes Lisa S. Johnson
- Curves and Angels Charles E. Rawlings, MD, JD
HOW-TO
WINNER: Relentless: - Natasha Miller
RUNNER-UP: A Fish Ate My Homework Rick Robinson and Wade DeHate
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
SCIENCE FICTION
WINNER: DREAMWORMS Book 1 Isaac Petrov
RUNNER-UP: True Teryn S.G. Blaise
HONORABLE MENTION:
COMPILATIONS/ANTHOLOGIES
WINNER: COVID-19: The Science vs. the Lockdowns Michael G. Betrus
RUNNER-UP: Love and Honour? David D.E. Evans
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- Entre el Fuego v la Pasion Julie Pujol Karel and others
- Three Dimensions: Lizzies Scaries Elizabeth Reinach
YOUNG ADULT
WINNER: The Last Crystal: Book Three Frances Schoonmaker
RUNNER-UP: A Tale for Christmas: Zachs Quest Matt Dragovits
HONORABLE MENTION:
- Valiente: Courage and Consequences A.G. Castillo
GENRE-BASED
WINNER: The Wand, The Madigan Chronicles #3 Marieke Lemond
RUNNER-UP: Finding Grace Gary Lee Miller
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- A Final Call Eliot Parker
- The Pinkerton and the Wizard Harvey Hetrick
- DHARMA, A Rekha Rao Mystery Vee Kumari
- Slavery 101 - Ken Mercer
- Dr. Altman and the Concubines Jacqueline Shortell-McSweeney
- Two Lumps of Sugar for Mr. Anxiety Eli Wilde
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