PRESS RELEASE:
IndieReader Announces the Winners
of
First “IndieReader
Discovery Awards” at BEA
6/3/12, Montclair ,
New Jersey —Darcie Chan, New York Times bestselling indie author of “The Mill River Recluse”
and Amy Edelman, founder of IndieReader (www.indiereader.com),
today announced the winners of the first annual “IndieReader Discovery Awards”
(IRDA) at BEA in New York City
IndieReader, the essential
consumer guide to self-published books and the people who write them, created
the IRDAs to give indie authors access to people who can make a difference in
their book’s success. While writing a
great book is the first step, getting it in front of the right people—be they
readers or agents or traditional publishers—is also a critical part of making
an indie book a success. To that end,
judges on the IRDA panel included publishers, agents, PR professionals, top reviewers and more. Judging was based on the
quality of writing and the originality of the story.
There is a first, second and third place winner in each of
the fiction and non-fiction categories (there was actually a tie for third in
the non-fiction category), in addition to 28 titles in 24 sub-categories,
indicating that each book has received at least a 4-5 star review (out of 5
stars).
The winners, the genre and the authors contact information
follows below.
IRDA 2012 Winners
Fiction
Whole Latte Life by Joanne DeMaio
Popular Fiction
Contact: Joannedemaio@aol.com
A satisfying exploration
of mid-life crisis, female friendship, grief, possibility and renewal. Demaio has penned a heartfelt portrait of two
friends at the crossroads of their lives.
One Blood by Qwantu Amaru
Horror
Contact: oharris33@hotmail.com
This
is one horror tale that is the result of meticulous drafting and editing, as
well as an awesome debut novel from a master of the craft.
The Golden Ball by Katelyn Sinclair
Children’s
Contact: ericg@slashmail.org
A delightful
retelling of a well-known fairy tale that relays a moral point without being
dramatically preachy for children who are still young enough to want a fairy
tale picture book—one with charming illustrations such as this—but are just on
the brink of being ready to tackle a chapter book.
IRDA 2012 Winners
Non-Fiction
The Intentional Networker by Patti DeNucci
Business
Contact: Denucci@adminismith.com
Contains step-by-step exercises and activities suitable for those new to
networking practices, or for experienced networkers who need a refresher
course. Perfect for assessing goals and
chock-full of strategies and tips for self-improvement.
Comfortably Unaware by Richard
A Oppenlander
Environment
Contact: ja@jeneearthuragency.com
Maintains
our food choices are depleting our planet’s resources and calls for the
consumer to be aware of the brainwashing by the media and become more educated
on how to make choices that will save our planet.
Third Place/Tie
Grieving a Soulmate by Robert Orfali
Self-Help
Contact: Orfali@hawaii.rr.com
Candid
and often heart-wrenching, part diary and part self-help book, designed to
inform, guide and prepare the reader through the dying process, death of and
grieving of a loved one, based on author Robert Orfali’s own experience of
losing his soulmate Jeri after a ten-year battle with cancer.
Third Place/Tie
Death with Dignity by Robert Orfali
Aging, Death & Dying
Contact: Orfali@hawaii.rr.com
Robert
Orfali’s passionate and persuasive argument for legalized physician-assisted
dying, based on personal opinion and experience and extensive research into the
debates and issues revolving around this controversial issue.
CATGEORY WINNERS/Fiction
Chick-Lit
Blow Me by Lennie Ross
Sales
Contact:
lennierosssales@gmail.com
Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans
Fiction
Father Tierney Stumbles
by John Shekleton
Contact:
jfshekleton@yahoo.com
Historical Fiction
The Woman at the Well by
Ann Chamberlin
Contact:
setzers@msn.com
Humor
The Girl Who Fished with
a Worm by Harry Groome
Contact:
harrygroome@comcast.net
Kids/Tie
Red, Right, Return by
June Sherwin
Contact:
jksherwin@gmail.com
Kids/Tie
Fun in the Yellow Pages
by Bobbi Groover
Contact:
SymphonyandPJ@gmail.com
Literary Fiction
In Leah's Wake by Terri
Giuliano Long
Contact:
tglong1@gmail.com
Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
- Tie
Sleeper's Run by Henry
Mosquera
Contact:
hmosquera@roadrunner.com
Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
- Tie
The Scorpion's Nest by
Nate Granzow
Contact: nategranzow@yahoo.com
Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
- Tie
View from the Edge by
Michael Kasenow
Contact: mkasenow@hotmail.com
Paranormal
The Seventh Soul by
MariLou Harveland
Contact:
mharvela@yahoo.com
Popular Fiction
The Tourist Trail by
John Yunker
Contact:
john@thetouristtrail.com
Romance
Jennifer’s Garden by Dianne
Venetta
Contact:
dianne@diannevenetta.com
Science Fiction
Spire by Aaron Safronoff
Contact:
aaron.safronoff@gmail.com
Short Stories
Sometimes the Sun Does
Shine There by Herb Schultz
Contact:
herbschultz@verizon.net
Young Adult/Tie
Pandora's Key by Nancy
Fischer
Contact:
nancyr@gorge.net
Young Adult/Tie
Untraceable by S. R.
Johannes
Contact:
shelli_johannes@yahoo.com
Non-Fiction
American Studies
Oh, Beautiful by John Paul Godges
Contact:
ohbeautiful@johnpaulgodges.com
Biography
Life in a Jar by Jack Mayer
Contact:
jack@longtrailpress.com
Business
They Cooked the Books by
Patrick Edwards
Contact:
bigislandpublishers@gmail.com
Environment
Maria's Duck Tales by Maria
Daddino
Contact:
maria@mariasducktales.com
Health/Medicine/Nutrition
Successfully Surviving a
Brain Injury by Garry Prowe
Contact:
Garry@BrainInjurySuccess.org
History
Unvanquished by Pete
Hetherington
Contact:
pahetherington@att.net
Inspirational
EcoChi: Designing the
Human Experience by Debra Duneier
Contact:
dduneier@gmail.com
Memoir
Mirror Talk by Barbara
Alfaro
Contact:
barbara.alfaro905@gmail.com
Psychology/Mental Health
The Digitally Divided
Self by Ivo Quartiroli
Contact:
ivotoshan@yahoo.it
Self-Help
The Way Things Work in
Life by Basimah Khulusi
Contact: basimah@aol.com
Travel
Fast Times in Palestine
Contact:
pamolson02@yahoo.com
Travel/Honorable
Mention
Pines Picks: A Kid's Guide to the Best Things to Eat and
Drink in New York City
Contact: janica@adminismith.com
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