2012 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOOK FESTIVAL NAMES WINNERS
HOLLYWOOD, CA (October 17, 2012) The story of a man’s amazing journey trying to circle the world using just the power of the human body has been selected as the grand prize winner of the 2012 Southern California Book Festival, which honors the best books of the fall.
“The Expedition: The True Story of the First Human-Powered Circumnavigation of the Earth” is the first of an anticipated trilogy by Jason Lewis, the intrepid globe trotter. Lewis used his expedition to reach out to thousands of school children, calling attention to their shared responsibility for the earth.
But the book is also a tale of human triumph and foibles, and is laugh-out-loud funny at times, gripping adventure in others. The page-turning work is thoroughly entertaining.
Lewis and the competition’s other winners will be honored at a private ceremony on Monday, October 29 at the W Hotel in Hollywood.
Other winners in the competition:
GENERAL FICTION
WINNER: These Days Are Ours – Michelle Haimoff
RUNNER-UP: Kumpel – Bob Guess
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- Pilgrimage – Christine Sunderland
- The Death of Eve – Shaun Penney
- William & Lucy – Michael Brown
- Provocateur – Charles Martin
- Winds of Redemption – Harvey Goodman
- Anvil of Midnight – William Weyr
- Lingering Tide and Other Stories – Latha Viswanathan
- Flashblind – Paul Bernstein
- China Rising – Alexander Scipio
- Malinalli of the Fifth Susan – Helen Gordon
- Murder in C-Minor – William J. Russell
- Lady Justice and the Vigilante – Robert Thornhill
- The Pass – Frank Wilem
- Ride for Justice – John Harte
- Haven: The Fate of the Four Races – Andrew Brown
- The Linden Tree Legacy – Beverly F. Knudseon
- A Time to Cast Away Stones – Elise Frances Miller
- Atomic Summer – Elaine D. Walsh
- Town Red – Jennifer Moss
- Too Far – Rich Shapero
- Songs for the New Depression – Kergan Edwards-Stout
- Murder Under the Microscope – Jane Bennett Munro
- Anomalous – Samuel Williams
- Trinity: Moments Before the Dawn – Terrie Elleard
- A Long Winter – Deckle McLean
GENERAL NON-FICTION
WINNER: The Expedition – Jason Lewis
RUNNER-UP: The Tribes of Burning Man – Steven T. Jones
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- Houston Pretty Enough – Kim Halsey
- John Brown’s Spy – Steven Lubet
- The Amazing Adventures of a Nobody – Leon Logothetis
- The Business of Pain – Araceli Martinez
- Crochet Saved My Life – Kathryn Vercillo
- Rules Get Broken – John Herbert
- Inspired to Action – Rebecca Pratt
- Life as a Mother-in-Law: – Olivia Slaughter/Jean Kubelun
- The High Calling – Alessio C. Salsano
- The One You Get – Jason Tougaw
- 2012-2021: The Dawn of the Sixth Sun – Sergio Magana
HOW-TO
WINNER: At Left Brain Turn Right – Anthony Meindl
RUNNER-UP: When Mars Women Date – Paulette K. Sherman
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- From PMS to PMA – Nola Anne Hennessey
- The 4-1-1 on Step Parenting – Michele Sfakianos
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
WINNER: Have You Filled a Bucket Today? – Carol McCloud
RUNNER-UP: Eh, Spaghetti, You Say? – Karen Welsh
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- Fiona Thorn and the Carapacem Spell – Jen Barton
- Golda: A True Story for All Ages – Jeff Shelton
- Sophia at the Royal Wedding – D.G. Flamand
- The Fabulous Flying Machines of Alberto Santos-Dumont – Victoria Griffith
- Curio A Shetland Sheepdog Meets the Crow – Jenette A. Griver/Phyllis Milway
- No-No Nona and No-No Nita – Laura Ogle-Graham
- Terror on Turtle Creek – Jean Freeman
- Black Tortoise and the Dynasty Dragon – Eileen Wacker
- Look at Me…A Veterinarian I Want to Be! – Karean L. Chapman
- Waffles at Grandma’s – Holly J. Williams
- Lousy Luck Lucy – Maria Clark
BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY
WINNER: Elizabeth Taylor: There is Nothing Like A Dame – Darwin Porter/Danforth Prince
RUNNER-UP: Casey Tibbs: Born to Ride – Rusty Richards
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- The Place Beyond the Dust Bowl – Ron Hughart
- Out of the Fields – Ramon Resa
- Geronimo – Robert M. Utley
- Southern Vapors – Lynn Garson
- Oh Brother! – Cliff Fazzolari
- The Amazing Adventures of a Nobody – Leon Logothetis
- Nothing But Respect – Julie-Anne
- Down to the Sea – Arthur Webster
- A Breath Away – Jeanne Selander Miller
- Wheels on the Bus – Ken Bilderback
YOUNG ADULT
WINNER: Nightingale – David Wolverton
RUNNER-UP: Growing Up With a Bucketful of Happiness – Carol McCloud
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- The Fifth Kraut – Jeff Kohmstedt
- The Business of Pain – Araceli Martinez
- Light & Dark: The Awakening of the Mageknight – Daniel M. Fife
- Prey of the Spirit Bear – William Hill
REGIONAL LIT
WINNER: Creek with No Name – Kenneth Bilderback
SPIRITUAL
WINNER: A Change of Habit – Patty Ptak Kogutek
RUNNER-UP: Hope’s Ante – Thom Vines
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- No Boxing Allowed – Nola Anne Hennessey
- Monday Manna – Ami Rushes
- Love & Impasse – Denise Richard
- Negroes, Flies and Wet Toilet Paper – Debra Roberts Torres-Reyes
- Encouragement for Life Storms – La Tasha Nichole Cornish
- Carpet of the Sun – Mark Holman
BUSINESS:
WINNER: Puttin’ Cologne on the Rickshaw – William Bouffard
RUNNER-UP: Big Wave Surfing – Kenneth Thurber
HONORABLE MENTION:
Do Not Invent Buggy Whips – Kenneth Thurber
WILD CARD
WINNER: EcoChi: Designing the Human Experience – Debra Duneier
RUNNER-UP: Memoirs of a Violent Sleeper – Matt Micheli
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- Miracles in the Mountains – JC Rasoul
- Follow the River: Lost in the Mountains of Mexico – Dahlia Arend
- Will You Fill My Bucket? – Carol McCloud/Karen Wells
- Strike at the Heart – The First Mission – LW Berrie
POETRY
WINNER: Chicken Rise: Nights in Poetry – Chris Wright
RUNNER-UP: Ditty-Ditty Doggerel: A Life from Bad to Verse – Gary Turchin
HONORABLE MENTION:
Life in the Pond – Joyce Burns
UNPUBLISHED
WINNER: Back to the Basic: Rediscovering – Milan M. Hollister
NATURE/ANIMALS
WINNER: Puppies for Sale: $25 – Rosalie Pope
COMPILATIONS/ANTHOLOGIES
WINNER: On the Edge of Twilight: 22 Tales to Follow You.. – Kristofer J. Stamp
RUNNER-UP: No Character Limit: Truth & Fiction from WriteGirl – edited by Keren Taylor
PHOTOGRAPHY/ART
WINNER: The Art Dockuments – Carlton Davis
RUNNER-UP: Robert Wilson’s Carousel Clover Ponies – Diane Myerson
HONORABLE MENTION:
Chris Dingwell – Inside Out – Chris Dingwell