WINNERS & FINALISTS (1 is winner, 2 is finalist for each category)
PACIFIC BOOK AWARDS 2019
Best Book Cover Design Fiction
1.13/13/13 – By: Dakota Umlauf
2.Chronicles of Oerpia: The Fellowship and the Dark Lord – By: Henri T. De Souza
Best Book Cover Design Non Fiction
1.The Mindset – By: Ace Bowers
2.Bad Blood – By: John Carreyrou
Best Arts & Entertainment
1.Hollywood’s Eve – By: Lili Anolik
2.Bruce Lee: A Life – By: Matthew Polly
Best Adventure
1.The Daily Struggles of an Immortal – By: Kurtis Eckstein
2.Karma – By: Tristen Herrera
Best Biography
1. Lost Without Him – By: Carol Scutt
2. Title: The War Nightmares – By: Michael Montero
Best Business
1. Retire Securely: Insights from an Award-Winning Financial Columnist – By: Julie Jason
2. Startups Made Simple: How to Start, Grow and Systemize Your Dream Business – By: Matt Knee
Best Children’s Book
1. Letter From Santa Claus – By: Robin Jones
2. Jose the Donkey – By: Nancy L. Pidutti
Best Children’s Picture Book 5 and Younger
1.The Spider’s Journey – By: Kate Gardner
2. Humphrey, The Baby Humback Whale: A Whale of a Tale – By: Nancy L. Pidutti
Best Children’s picture book 6 and older
1. The Adventures of Mr. Fuzzy Ears – By: Donna Carr Roberts
2. What Should Danny Do? – By: Adir Levy, Ganit Levy
Best Comedy & Humor
1. Glad One: Crazy is a Relative Term – By: Margaret Lashley
2.Job Hunter Road – By: Carl V. McCoy
Best Cookbooks
1. The Bloke’s Guide to Brilliant Cooking and How to Impress Women – By: Jim O’Connor
2.The Healthy Meal Prep Cookbook: Easy and Wholesome Meals to Cook, Grab, and Go – By: Toby Amidor
Coming of Age
1. Skip Day – Joseph Brisben
2. Normal People: A Novel – By: Sally Rooney
Best Current Events & Politics
1. From the Corner of the Oval: A Memoir– By: Beck Dorey-Stein
2. Politics Why It Matter – By: Andrew Gamble
Best Education
1. Creative Schools – By: Robinson PhD
2. How Children Succeed – By: Paul Tough
Best Fantasy
1.The Covenant of Unverdus or The Green Forest Turned Black – By: Armanis Ar-Feinial
2. Fatemarked – By: David Estes
Best Fiction
1. The Case of Emil Diesel – By: Patricia Menton
2. Sweet Lorraine – By: Joseph Brisben
Best Health
1. Eat to Live – By: Joel Fuhrman
2.Tumeric Superfood – By: Reese Conway
Best History
1. Ivan the Terrible – By: Captivating History
2. D Day through German Eyes – By: Holger Eckhertz
Best Historical-Fiction
1. The Warramunga’s War – By: Greg Kater
2. A Police Action – By: AA Freda
Best Inspirational
1. Saying Thanks and Beyond, Is Saying Thank You Enough? – By: Ralph Mosgrove
2. Prayers for Hard Times: Reflections, Meditations and Inspirations of Hope and Comfort– By: Becca Andersen
Best Memoir
1. Fishing With Hyenas – By: Theresa Mathews
2. Unlocking the Natural Born Leaders – By: Salar A. Khan MD, MBA
Best Mystery
1. And Come Day’s End – By: Gabriel F.W. Koch
2. Crime Delayed, A Buck Taylor Novel – By: J. Chuck Morgan
Best Non-Fiction
1. Story – Formed Pathways to Peace – By: Dalton Reimer
2.Grow Yourself Beautiful: A Smart Girl’s Guide to Following Her Heart and Focusing on Her Inner Joy – By: Sharon Caldwell Peddie
Best Paranormal
1.Resonance – By: Jennifer Greenhall
2. Cop’s True Stories of the Paranormal – By: Loren W. Christensen
Best Parenting & Family
1. Peaceful Parent Happy Kids Workbook – By: Laura Markham
2. The Unconditional Respect and Love: How Positive Parenting Can Elevate The Relationship Between You And Your Child – By: Lauren Charley, M.D.
Best Pets
1. The Way of the Dog– By: Eva A MacDonnell
2. Caring For Your Pets – By: Ann Owen
Best Philosophy
1. 101 Questions for Humanity – By: J Edward Neill
2. The Manual – By: Ancient Renewal
Best Psychology
1. Atomic Attraction – By: Christopher Canwell
2. Maybe You Should Talk to Somebody – By: Lori Gottlieb
Best Poetry
1. As the World Winds Flow – By: Carroll Blair
2. You, Me … and Us – By: Moctezuma Braussi
Best Reference
1.Everyone Needs a Caddy – By: Joe Tyney
2.Incurable?: The Answer to Overcoming Any Illness – By: Don F. Pickett
Best Relationships
1. Preparing for Marriage – By: Kunle & Wumi Ajayi
2.Mindful Relationships Habits – By: S. J. Scott
Best Religious
1.The Black Craft – By: Morgana Le’Fay
2. Marconics: The Clarion Call (Marconics the Human Upgrade) By: Lisa Wilson & Alison David Bird C. Ht.
Best Spirituality
1. The Healing Process – By: Cassandra Wade
2. Universal Mind Revealed – Genesis Chapter 5 – By: Edna E. Craven, DC, CTN, BCI
Best Romance
1. The Role of a Lifetime – By: James B. Flaherty
2. Gabrielle, Lost – By: Lynn Case
Best Science Fiction
1. Shepherds’s Horizons– By: Gene Kelly
2.Yogini: The Quest for the Gate – By: Dinkar Goswami
Best Self-Help
1.Worth the Wait – By: Naomi Hafford-Smith
2. Get to Know Yourself as a Woman – Hilaria Petrus
Best Short Stories
1. Something Unusual: Michael’s Collection of Short Stories Vol2 – By: Michael Montero
2. Short Stories: Five Decades – By: Irwin Shaw
Best Sports
1. Upon Further Review – By: Mike Pesca
2. The Chicago Cubs – By: Rich Cohen
Best Suspense
1.Third Times a Crime – by: Diana Orgain
2. Ashes to Strength – By: Steinar Kruse
Best Thriller
1.The Madman’s Daughter – By: M.C. Soutter
2. A Knife’s Edge – By: Eliot Parker
Best Travel
1. New Zealand a Personal Discovery – By: Dick Parsons
2. Blanket of Stars: Thru-Hiking the Camino de Santiago (Travel Adventures Book 1)– By: C.W. Lockhart
Best Young Adult
1. The Crystilleries of Echoland– By: Dew Pellucid
2. Alyssa McCarthy’s Magical Missions: Book 2 – Wizardry Goes Wild Wild – By: Sunayna Prasad
Best Westerns
1. The Gunfigher – By: Steven Hardesty
2.Whiskey – By: Clint Clay
