LOS ANGELES – USABookNews.com, the premier online magazine and review website for mainstream and independent publishing houses, announced the winners and finalists of THE USA “BEST BOOKS 2011” AWARDS on November 1, 2011. Over 500 winners and finalists were announced in over 140 categories covering print, e-books and audio books. Awards were presented for titles published in 2010 and 2011.
Jeffrey Keen, President and CEO of USA Book News, said this year’s contest yielded an unprecedented number of entries, which were then narrowed down to over 500 winners and finalists.
Award highlights include the following:
(Full results listing available on USABooknews.com)
- Prodigal Father Pagan Son: Growing Up Inside the Dangerous World of the Pagans Motorcycle Club by Anthony Menginie and Kerrie Droban (St. Martin's Press) was honored in the “Autobiography/Memoirs” category
- Oprah: A Biography by Kitty Kelley (Crown Books/Random House) was awarded “Best Biography"
- The 24-Hour Customer: New Rules for Winning in a Time-Starved, Always-Connected Economy by Adrian C. Ott (Harper Business) won the “Best Business Book”
- Perfect One-Dish Dinners: All You Need for Easy Get-Togethers by Pam Anderson (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) placed number one in “Cookbooks”
- The Daughter's Walk by Jane Kirkpatrick (Water Brook/Random House) took home the “Best General Fiction” prize
- Department Thirteen by James Houston Turner (Comfort Publishing) was awarded hottest new “Thriller/Adventure”
- Hell on Two Wheels: An Astonishing Story of Suffering, Triumph, and the Most Extreme Endurance Race in the World by Amy Snyder (Triumph Books, a division of Random House) snagged top honors in “Health”, “Non-Fiction Narrative” and “Sports”
- The Survivor Personality: Why Some People Are Stronger, Smarter, and More Skillful at Handling Life's Difficulties…and How You Can Be, Too by Al Siebert, Ph.D. (Perigee/Penguin) was honored as the “Best Self-Help Book of 2011”
- The “Best Inspirational Spiritual Book” was awarded to Blessed: Living a Grateful Life by Ellen Michaud (Reader's Digest)
- Amazing Adventures of a Nobody: A Life Changing Journey Across America Relying on the Kindness of Strangers by Leon Logothetis (Bettie Youngs Books) was honored in “Self-Help Motivational” and “Travel Essays”
- Dear Success Seeker: Wisdom from Outstanding Women by Michele R. Wright, Ph.D. (Simon & Schuster / Atria Books) was awarded “Best New Non-Fiction”
- Tucker's Monster by S.S. Wilson (Real Deal Productions, Inc.) took home the “Best New Fiction” award
- Full results listing available online at USABookNews.com
Keen says of the awards, now in their ninth year, “The 2011 results represent a phenomenal mix of books from a wide array of publishers throughout the United States. With a full publicity and marketing campaign promoting the results of the USA ‘Best Books’ Awards, this year’s winners and finalists will gain additional media coverage for the upcoming holiday retail season.”
Winners and finalists traversed the publishing landscape: Simon & Schuster, St. Martin’s Press, Random House, Penguin, Harper Collins, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, McGraw-Hill, John Wiley & Sons and hundreds of independent houses contributed to this year’s outstanding competition. Keen adds, “Our success begins with the enthusiastic participation of authors and publishers and continues with our distinguished panel of industry judges who bring to the table their extensive editorial, PR, marketing, and design expertise.”
USABookNews.com is an online publication providing coverage for books from mainstream and independent publishers to the world online community. JPX Media Group, in Los Angeles, California, is the parent company of USABookNews.com.
A complete list of the winners and finalists of The USA “Best Books 2011” Awards are available online at http://www.USABookNews.com.
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