2024 Eric Hoffer Book Award Winners
In addition to the grand prize, the Eric Hoffer Award identifies a winner, a runner-up, and honorable mentions within eighteen all-inclusive categories. Additional honors go to academic, small, micro, and self-published presses. The category finalists and the grand prize short list are further noted. Use the links below to discover great award-winning books. See the previous Eric Hoffer Book Award winners.
GRAND PRIZE
2024 Winner:
* Alithia Ramirez Was an Artist, Violet Lemay, Michael Sampson Books
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ACADEMIC PRESS
2024 Winner:
* The Sound of Undoing, Paige Towers, University of Nebraska Press
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SMALL PRESS
2024 Winner:
* The Diabetes-Free Cookbook & Exercise Guide, John Poothullil MD and Colleen Cackowski, New Insights Press
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MICRO PRESS
2024 Winner:
* Shoot the Horses First, Leah Angstman, Kernpunkt Press
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SELF-PUBLISHED
2024 Winner:
* There Go I, Bill VanPatten
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ART
2024
Winner:
* Furnishing the White House, Betty C. Monkman, Melissa C. Naulin, Lydia S. Tederick, William G. Allman, The White House Historical Association
1st Runner-Up:
* Very Fantastically Arranged, Caragh Thuring, The MIT Press
Honorable Mentions:
* Lessons on the Road to Peace, John Noltner
* The House of the Future, David A. Bossert, The Old Mill Press
* Unplugged Voices, Sara Frances (editor), Photo Mirage Books
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CHAPBOOK
2024
Winner:
* We Bow to No One, Vera Sirota, Bottlecap Press
1st Runner-Up:
* Our Wolves, Luanne Castle, Alien Buddha Press
Honorable Mentions:
* Forgotten Frequencies, Brendan Stermer, NDSU Press
* Listening for Low Tide, James P. Cooper, Choeofpleirn Press
* The Emptying Earth, Daniel Lassell, Madhouse Press
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CHILDREN’S
2024
Winner:
* The ForestGirls, Sissel Waage, Ana-Maria Cosma (illustrator), Lulu
1st Runner-Up:
* The Woodpecker's Song, Mary C. Parks (illustrator), Marnie O. Mamminga
Honorable Mentions:
* Annabelle Bee and the Butterfly Tree, Debra Raso O'Connor, Brown Books Kids
* Baby Dragon Finds His Family, Sheryl Bass, Be-Kind Publishing
* Gona's Halloween Hunt, Carla Crane Osborne, Gona Publishing
* Oscar and Otto, Betty Cetas, Windy Sea Publishing
* Piper Joy and the Grand Old Tree, Kim Scharf, Joyful Sound Books
* What Do You Want to Be?, Tara Pionkowski
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MIDDLE READER
2024
Winner:
* Walk with a Stranger, E.E. Kennedy, Ellen Edwards Kennedy
1st Runner-Up:
* AnnaGrey and the Constellation, Lindsay Flanagan, Roan & Weatherford Publishing/Young Dragons
Honorable Mentions:
* Bass Reeves, Billie Holladay Skelley, Crossing Time Press
* Jett Jamison and the Secret Storm, Kimberly Behre Kenna, Black Rose Writing
* The Faithful Dog, Terry Lee Caruthers, Black Rose Writing
* The Fantastic Fables of Aesop, Rob Crisell, Deportola Press
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POETRY
2024
Winner:
* Anchor, Rebecca Aronson, Orison Books
1st Runner-Up:
* To The Boy Who Was Night, Rigoberto González, Four Way Books
Honorable Mentions:
* - 30 -, Dan Silverberg, Conflux Press
* Homelight, Lola Haskins, Charlotte Lit Press
* Live in Suspense, David Groff, Trio House Press
* North Wind, Natalli Amato, Kelsay Books
* Orders of Service, Willie Lee Kinard III, Alice James Books
* Resurrection Letter, Rikki Santer, Materialist Press
* The Animals of My Earth School, Mildred Kiconco Barya, Terrapin Books
* The Fight, Jennifer Manthey, Trio House Press
* The Ledger of Mistakes, Kathy Nelson, Terrapin Books
* Turbulence & Fluids, karla k. morton, Madville Publishing
* Whale Aria, Rajiv Mohabir, Four Way Books
* What Small Sound, Francesca Bell, Red Hen Press
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YOUNG ADULT
2024
Winner:
* Under the Pawpaw Trees, Cheryl King, Purple Marble Press
1st Runner-Up:
* Aqueous, Jade Shyback, Xeno Books
Honorable Mentions:
* Gemja - The Message, K.M. Messina, Nataliia Pavliuk (illustrator) , Lunalore Books
* The Airs of an Heir, Stephanie Lane
* The Golden Needle, T.J. Carroll
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COMMERCIAL FICTION
2024
Winner:
* The Palisades, Gail Lynn Hanson, Slippery Fish Press
1st Runner-Up:
* Everybody Here Is Kin, BettyJoyce Nash, Madville Publishing
Honorable Mentions:
* Controlled Flight, Mike Van Horn
* Glory Grove, Gary Bye, Granite Point Publishing
* The Stories We Cannot Tell, Lelie A. Rasmussen, Touchpoint Press
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GENERAL FICTION
2024
Winner:
* Magdalena, Candi Sary, Regal House Publishing
1st Runner-Up:
* Man, Underground, Mark Hummel, Regal House Publishing
Honorable Mentions:
* A History of Silence, Cynthia J. Bogard, Atmosphere Press
* A Persistent Echo, Brian Kaufman, Black Rose Writing
* Crazy Mountain, Elise Atchison, Sowilo Press / Hidden River Arts
* Mauna Kea, Tom Peek, All Night Books
* Steady Diet of Nothing, Cynthia Cruz, Four Way Books
* The Cannibal's Guide to Fasting, Dana Hammer, Cinnabar Moth
* The Sea Turtle, Greg M. Dodd, Rolos Tuesday Publishing
* Water Music, Marcia Peck, Sea Crow Press
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HISTORICAL FICTION
2024
Winner:
* The Map Colorist, Rebecca D'Harlingue, She Writes Press
1st Runner-Up:
* The Stone Cutter, Brock Meier, Blue Sevens Publishing
Honorable Mentions:
* 1871: Rivers on Fire, Paul Buchheit
* On the Wings of the Red-Tailed Hawk, Gail Combs Oglesby, MotownGirl Publishing
* The Unstoppable Eliza Haycraft, Diana Dempsey, Bramerton Press
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MYSTERY/CRIME
2024
Winner:
* Malice Aforethought, Avree Kelly Clark, Novanglian Press
1st Runner-Up:
* Call Me Sonny, Steve Lazarus, Boyle & Dalton
Honorable Mentions:
* Bloodlines & Fencelines, D.L.S. Evatt, September Pages
* Lacey’s Star, Kay DiBianca, Wordstar Publishing
* Womb for Rent, LJ Smith, AuthorHouse
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ROMANCE
2024
Winner:
* Sapphires in Snow, Amy Schisler
1st Runner-Up:
* Losing My Breath, J Rose Black, Black Label Press
Honorable Mentions:
* Love Deleted, Paul Indigo, Random Word Media
* When I See You Again, Christine Anthony, BookBaby
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SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY
2024
Winner:
* Unleashed, Amber Kirkpatrick, Quill and Flame Publishing House
1st Runner-Up:
* Rock Gods & Messy Monsters, Diane Hatz, Whole Healthy Group
Honorable Mentions:
* Enhanced, Candace Kade, Enclave Publishing
* Uncommon Scents, Bruce Berls & Jim Rowson
* Wings and Wounds, Dr. S. K. Burkman, Snapdragon Publishing
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SHORT STORY/ANTHOLOGY
2024
Winner:
* Limitless, Alok Appadurai, WorldChangers Media
1st Runner-Up:
* Immigrants, D. Dina Friedman, Creators Publishing
Honorable Mentions:
* Resurrection City, Catherine Browder, Willow Springs Books
* While It Lasts, Scott Nadelson, Columbus State University Press
* You Cannot Forbid the Flower, Elizabeth Lukács Chesla, Tolsun Books
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SPIRITUAL FICTION
2024
Winner:
* The Once Upon a Time of Now, Hope West
1st Runner-Up:
* Until the Rising, Amber Kirkpatrick
Honorable Mentions:
* Notes on the Next Life, Gwen Chavarria
* Brooke & Zelda Journal One, Brian W. Donnelly, Mythographers Workshop
* Woman of Valor, Lynne Golodner, Scotia Road Books
* Year of Our Lord, David Heeren, Urlink Print & Media
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BUSINESS
2024
Winner:
* Work Jerks, Louise Carnachan, She Writes Press
1st Runner-Up:
* Wall Street Lessons, James E. Demmert, New Insights Press
Honorable Mentions:
* Simply Put, Ben Guttmann, Berrett-Koehler Publishers
* The Culture of Burnout, Kristen Donnelly & Erin Hinson, Kardia Writing and Publishing
* To Be the Best by Any Measure, Pat Magee and Marie F. Jones, Torchflame Books
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CULTURE
2024
Winner:
* Exhibitions, Jehanne Dubrow, University of New Mexico Press
1st Runner-Up:
* To a High Court, Neil Thomas Proto, FriesenPress
Honorable Mentions:
* American Carnage, Fred Guttenberg and Thomas Gabor, Mango Publishing Group
* The Golden Ticket, Irena Smith, She Writes Press
* The Unique Women of the Venetian Empire, Connie Spenuzza, M.S. Ed., Libros Publishing
* We of Little Faith, Kate Cohen, Godine
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HEALTH
2024
Winner:
* Living with Inattentive ADHD, Cynthia Hammer, Hatherleigh Press
1st Runner-Up:
Honorable Mentions:
* Keenagers, Corinne Auman, New Degree Press
* Life Studies in Psychoanalysis, AhronFriedberg, M.D. with Sandra Sherman, Routledge
* Which Treatment is Best?, Teddy Bader, M.D., CRC Press
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HOME
2024
Winner:
* Adoption Joys 2, Doris Howe, Olympus Story House
1st Runner-Up:
* The B.A.B.Y. Book, Karen L. Brewer, BSN, RNC-MNN, Fostering Healthcare Communications
Honorable Mentions:
* Anaconda's Melting Pot Cookbook, The Anaconda Community Foundation previous category winners
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MEMOIR
2024
Winner:
* All the Memories That Remain, E.M. Liddick, Warren Publishing
1st Runner-Up:
* Wonder Travels, Josh Barkan, Roundabout Press
Honorable Mentions:
* A View through the Fog, Bob McGee, MSI Press LLC
* Becoming American (2nd ed), Cary Lowe, Black Rose Writing
* Deep Waters, Beth Ann Mathews, She Writes Press
* Deeper than African Soil, Faith Eidse, Masthof Press
* The Wrong Calamity, Marsha Jacobson, DartFrog Books
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REFERENCE
2024
Winner:
* Richard Nixon, Paul Carter, Potomac Books
1st Runner-Up:
* The White House: An Historic Guide, The White House Historical Association, The White House Historical Association
Honorable Mentions:
* Hair Loss, Gustavo J Gomez, PhD, Halo Publishing International
* Horror on the Stage, Amnon Kabatchnik, McFarland
* The Rangeland Derby, Glen Mikkelsen, Folklore Publishing
* The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Graphic Literature, Kelcey Ervick & Tom Hart (editors), Rose Metal Press
* Tort Law, M Stuart Madden, Esq, Urlink Print & Media
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SELF-HELP
2024
Winner:
* Dismantling the 3rd Dimension, Antonia, Real Chimera Books
1st Runner-Up:
* Good Awkward, Henna Pryor, Ideapress Publishing
Honorable Mentions:
* Better Days, Neal Allen, Namaste Publications
* Focus Forward, Ted Giovanis, Amplify Publishing
* Pathways to Wholeness, Janet G. Nestor, iUniverse
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SPIRITUAL
2024
Winner:
* Finding Waypoints, Terese Schlachter and Colonel Gregory Gadson, Schaffner Press
1st Runner-Up:
* Qohelet, Debra Band and Menachem Fisch, Baylor University Press
Honorable Mentions:
* End the Reign of Pain, Rickardo Bodden, Carpenter’s Son Publishing
* Prayerful Warrior Mom, Tracy A. Ripley
* Sacred Psychiatry, Judy Suzanne Reis Tsafrir, MD, Greenleaf Book Group Press
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E-BOOK FICTION
2024
Winner:
* The Raid, Robert HJ Rosenbaum, Urlink Print & Media
1st Runner-Up:
* Shitamachi Scam, Michael Pronko, Raked Gravel Press
Honorable Mentions:
* Echoes from the Hocker House, Virginia Watts, Devil's Party Press
* Life...Snd That Other Thing, John Nieman, Gotham Books
* Maxym, Patrick C. Notchtree, Limebury
* Peter Crane Mountain Goat, Karen R. Maharaj, Balboa Press
* Relentless, Michael Maloof, Golden Oak Writer's Guild
* Stranger on the Shore, William Borak
* Switching Tracks, Lena Gibson, Black Rose Writing
* The Girl in the Water, Joseph Howse, Nummist Media
* When Things Fall Apart, Alan Brenham
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E-BOOK NONFICTION
2024
Winner:
* The New Deal's War on the Bill of Rights, David T. Beito, Independent Institute
1st Runner-Up:
* Liberty-Loving Lafayette, Dorothea Jensen, Past Times Press
Honorable Mentions:
* A Smoke and a Song, Sherry Sidoti, She Writes Press
* After the Crash, Kelly Tuttle FNP-BC, MSN, Running Paws Publishing
* Courageous Well-Being for Nurses, Donna A. Gaffney and Nicole C. Foster, Johns Hopkins University Press
* Passion Struck, John R. Miles, Post Hill Press
* The Evolution of Human Motivations, John V. Wylie, MD
* The Halfways, Allison Sutter, Amazon
* The Reader's Companion to the World of Jane Austen (Illustrated), Joe Giampaolo
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LEGACY FICTION
2024
Winner:
* Luz, Debra Thomas, She Writes Press
1st Runner-Up:
* The Growing Sweater, Jason J. Marchi, Fahrenheit Books
Honorable Mentions:
* Comfort in the Wings, Jennifer Collins, Words in the Wings Press
* Swim, Sandra Scofield, Wellstone Press
* The Collar of Courage, Dan Cohen, Flapjack Enterprises
* Reminiscences of an Accidental Embezzler, Howard E. Hallengren, XlibrisUS
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LEGACY NONFICTION
2024
Winner:
* 1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism, Ellen Notbohm and Veronica Zysk, Future Horizons
1st Runner-Up:
* Red Silk, Maryfrances Wagner, BkMk Press
Honorable Mentions:
* Can You Get Our Attention?, Kraig Kann, Headline Books
* Back to Bremen, Cecelia Wilson, Oghma Creative Media/Meath Press
* Voices from Vietnam, Charlene Edwards, Journeys
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