2021 Hollywood Book Festival Names ‘War Bunny’ For Top Honors
HOLLYWOOD_The story of a rebel rabbit who fights back is the winner of the 2021 Hollywood Book Festival, which honors books worthy of further attention from the film, television and multimedia industries.
Author Christopher St. John’s War Bunny (Harvest Oak Press) is the story of Anastasia, a rabbit who bravely confronts her area’s killers, launching a war between prey and predator in a post-apocalyptic world. Compared to Watership Down by reviewers, the book raises intriguing questions about friendship, honor, religion and the establishment. The book is the first in a series by St. John.
The author wins $1500 as his grand prize and will be honored at a ceremony in Hollywood later this fall.
Other winners in the 15th annual competition:
SCIENCE FICTION
WINNER: War Bunny – Christopher St. John
RUNNER-UP: Survivors of the Mutant Dawn – Richard P. Stone
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Forgive Us – ET Gunnarsson
The Bystander – Harry Wolden
Callisto 2.0 – Susan English
Tokyo Games – Yurie Kiri
Callisto 2.0 – Susan English
Falling from Eden Inc. – Ross Wright
The Cadmium Command – JGR Penton
The Adventures of Wandala – Daniel Boyd
Grydscaen: dark – Natsuya Uesugi DuBois
Earth Awakening – A.L. Riley
Tyrone Evans Clark’s Fiends – Tyrone Evans Clark
BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
WINNER: Judy Garland & Liza Minnelli: Too Many Damn Rainbows – Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince
RUNNER-UP: The Hanford Plaintiffs – Trisha T. Pritikin
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Gilligan’s Dreams – Dreama Denver
Rendered Safe: Tales of an NYPD Bomb Tech – Jeff Ingber
Roots & Branches. A Family Saga.. – Michael Meguid
Corners Untouched by Madness – N. Daniel
My Obit Vol. 1 – Daddy Holding Me – Kenneth Atchity
Paradise Taken: The Diary of Eden Flores – Omar Gonzalez
Hiding in Plain Sight – Thomas LeBrun
The Music – Herbert and Stephanie Ausbel
The Demon in Disguise – Ashley Elliott
Leaving the Safe Harbor – Tanya Hackney
Bent Pages – Anne Hope
Tucker & Me – Andrew J. Harvey
My Sister’s Mother – Donna Urbikas
Dancing with Life – Ms. Dhyanis Carniglia
A Movie Lover’s Search for Romance – Joanna J. Charnas
WILD CARD
WINNER: The Hanford Plaintiffs – Trisha Pritikin
RUNNER-UP: Blind Pony: As True a Story As I Can Tell – Samantha Hart
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
The Art of Forgiveness – Carolyn CJ Jones
The Undersea Art of Indonesia – Charles Rawlings, Lobbu, Leah Perez
The Court-Martial of Charlie Newell – Gerard Shira
Brainwashed – Ramdyal Bhola
Black Forest Dreams – Joseph Kuhn Carey
The Wingless Angel – Fabrice Wilfong
The Angels of Resistance – David V Mammina
Rental Secrets – Justin Pogue
KC’s Cocktails, Simple Sips of Bliss – KC
Blood or Loyalty – Adam Miller
The Colubrii: Awakening – T.M. Sulsona
I Am Cecilia – Zara Miller
Black Forest Dreams – Joseph Kuhn Carey
The Avatar: Daughter of the Air – T.M. Sulsona
The YOU Beyond You – Ramzi Najjar
Old State Road – Jason Gerrish
Shotokan Karate – Easiest Way… – Pradeep Kumar Yadav
The National Parks: A Century of Grace – karla k. morton and Alan Birkelbach
GENERAL NON-FICTION
WINNER: I’ll Never Be French – Mark Greenside
RUNNER-UP: The Seductive Sapphic Exploits of Mercedes de Acosta: Hollywood’s Greatest Lover – Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
The Longest Suicide in Hollywood – John William Law
Ni@$as Ain’t Astronauts – Robert A. Murphy
The Boy Who Knew Too Much – Cathy Byrd
Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths – Joseph N. Abraham
Char’s Gift – Steve Harryman
The Salt & Pepper Gang – Kenneth Arthur
An Untold Secret – Erin Costal
The Train Jumper – Gwen Banta
A Constitution for a Democracy – Rohit (Roy) Kajaria
A Child’s Spiritual Journey – Ernie Liverman
Cycle of Lives – David Richman
The Remarkable Journey of Weed Clapper – Gwen Banta
Asher and Stacey’s Magnificent Road Trip – Stacey Cohen-Maitre Ph.E
The White Field – Douglas Cole
If I Die Before I Wake – Eli Shaw
Silent Resistance – Paul Boudreau and Caitlin Schmidt
The Angle of Flickering Light – Gina Troisi
All Fish Faces – Tam Warner Minton
You Sound Amazing – Jeffrey Weber
Bertram Grey’s God Stories – Kevin Garrett
Wild Counselor: 1977 – The Summer…. – Jim Finucan
Good Dogs – Mry Contreras
Secret Life of a Juror – Voir Dire – Paul Sanders
Good Blood: A Journey of Healing – Irit Schaffer
10 Rules of Karate – Kris Wilder and Lawrence Kane
A Turbulent Mind – Swetha Amit
Rise of the Digital World – RS Amblee
Una Nueva Victoria – Eliana Haliban
DisHarmony – Rachel R. Kovach
Never Be Poor Again – Matthew Morales
Love Yourself to Life – Dr. Monica DeBro
Jake’s Book – Joseph Belden
Sammy: Hero at Age Five – M. Schmidt and Gene D. Donley
The Write to Happiness – Samantha Shad
The Picture Wall: One Woman’s Journey….- C.A. Gibbs
One Simple Text…The Liz Marks Story – Betty Shaw and Dave Brown
Prayers and Po-boys – Larry Singleton
Understanding Men with Power – Mercedes Mercado
Best Little Stories from the Annals of the US Coast Guard – C. Brian Kelly
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
WINNER: Pong and the Birthday Journey – Linda Sowa Young Cornish
RUNNER-UP: Mommy’s Hot Pink Heels – Missy Brickman
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
The Troublesome Young Mr. Mot – Thom Mulichak
Tiny Tim and the Ghost of Ebenezer – Norman Whaler
Ting Ting, The Girl Who Saved China – Ryan O’Connor
Zach’s Quest: A Christmas Tale – Matt and Melanie Dragovits
Dachshund Through the Snow – Michelle Medlock Adams
Sunny Flowers – Linda Sowa Young Cornish
Becky’s Bonnet – Linda Sowa Young Cornish
Siggy Loves Sausages – Mr. Brian Frederick
If I Were A Pony – Leonard Eckhaus
Merry Christmas, Bobby the Bear – Ryan O’Connor
Garrett Bear: Finding Goals – K. Tang
Hickory Doc’s Tales – The Pack: First Generation – Linda Harkey
7 Children’s Adventure Stories – V.A. Boeholt/Nate Jensen
The Great Inventor of the Stars – Avery Davis
Learning Virtually with Lou – La’Krystal Foster
The Burping Pumpkin – Steph Alexis
Be Mindful of Monsters – Lauren Stockly
Earth Day Park’s Swans – V.A. Boeholt/Nate Jensen
GENRE-BASED
WINNER: What the Soul Suspects – Mara Purl
RUNNER-UP: Pivot – L.C. Barlow
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Somewhere Out There – Dr. Sherry Meinberg
Confronting the Enemy – Joe McNeil
Perish – L.C. Barlow
Buried but Never Forgotten – Elisa Chastaine
White Skies Black Mingo – Kevin D. Miller
Midnight Rocks – Yurie Kiri
CSCO: First Station –D.A. Pendleton
GENERAL FICTION
WINNER: The Barking Lions – Clifford James Fazzolari
RUNNER-UP: No Birds Sing Here – Daniel V. Meier Jr.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
The Black Dragons’ Chronicles Book 2 – M.R. Lucas
The Bookseller’s Daughter – Steve Burt
Ophelia’s Room – Michael Scott Garvin
Hunting Teddy Roosevelt – James A. Ross
To Be Enlightened – Alan J. Steinberg
Dark Data: Control, Alt, Delete – Douglas J. Wood
Dragon on the Far Side of the Moon – Douglas J. Wood
Bloodroot – Daniel V. Meier, Jr.
Dark Cloud – Sandra Wolff/Jared Barel
Blood & Silver – Vali Benson
The Alcatraz Option – Jay Begler
Jinn – Adron J. Smitley
Buried but Never Forgotten – Elisa Chastaine
Spirits of the Ice Forest – Max Davine
Em’s Awful Good Fortune – Marcie Maxfield
That Darn Cat – Janos Toldy
Love is Never Lost – Katy Regnery
The Book of Hannah – Ellen Gelerman
Truth is in The House – Michael J. Coffino
DHARMA, A Rekha Rao Mystery – Vee Kumari
Reclamation – Lisa Tschauner
Blood or Loyalty – Adam Miller
Bopper’s Progress – John Manderino
For a Fee of 2 Shillings – Faye Whittaker
Silver Heels – Michelle Lynn
A Portable Chaos – E.M. Schorb
Tumbleweeds and Dreams – TP Graf
Missing – Don Helin
The Secret of Jessie Judas – E.M. Schorb
Twisted Love One Woman’s Journey Through Domestic Violence – E.K. Sonshine
Trading Secrets – Rachel Eckles
Summer of ’85 – Richard Fellinger
The Brothers Silver – Marc Jampole
Ninety-Five – Lisa Towles
Before Pittsburgh – Kasie Whitener
Mirage of Darkness – Ervin Mendlovitz, Noah Chapman
Tyrone Evans Clark’s Grapefruit – Tyrone Evans Clark
Imprint – Marsha Roberts
Life in the Chastity Zone – Holly Brandon
Hollywood and Venal – Nat Segaloff
After Happily Ever After – Leslie A. Rasmussen
Frankie – Michel Tyree
HISTORY
WINNER: Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters – Jared Knott
RUNNER-UP: Staten Island’s Historic Magnolia House – Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince
HONORABLE MENTION:
The Lost Diary of Anne Frank – Dr. Johnny Teague
SPIRTUAL/RELIGIOUS
WINNER: Your Pet, Your Pill – Dr. Margit Gabriele Muller
RUNNER-UP: Good Blood: A Journey of Healing – Irit Schaffer
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Quantum Christianty – A.C. Benson
All This Was Mission – S.J. Cunningham
Building with Discarded Stones – Timothy Buckley
Boys Secrets and Men’ Love – David A.J. Richards
The Evangelical’s Daughter – Debra Roberts Torres-Reyes
YOUNG ADULT
WINNER: New England Seaside, Roadside, Graveside, Darkside – Steve Burt
RUNNER-UP: An Audience for Einstein – Mark Wakely
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
The Last Cherry Blossom – Kathleen Burkinshaw
Brotherhood of the Lion – Roger Wellington Nason
Journey of 200: Perilous journey – Joyce Creighton
How to Become a Better Writer – Anishka Verma
Needing Normal: Freshman Year – Emme Grange
Ice Queen – Felicia Farber
Rise of the Sons – JD Mitchell
Secret Life of a Juror – Voir Dire – Paul Sanders
Earth 101 – Emae Church
House of Bastiion – K.L. Kolarich
Tyrone Evans Clark’s Grapefruit: Season 1 – Tyrone Evans Clark
HOW-TO
WINNER: Never Be Poor Again – Matthew Morales
RUNNER-UP: The Ultimate Guide to Planning… – Mike Bernst
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Secrets to Parenting Without Giving a Fu<k – Sue Donnellan
How to Win Your Case – Thomas Curtis, MD
Simple Activities for Toddlers – Lisa Forsythe
SEQUELS
WINNER: Tiny Tim and the Ghost of Ebenezer – Norman Whaler
RUNNER-UP: I Would Love You Even If You Burned the Christmas Turkey – Bucleigh Newton Kernolde
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Kindergarten Kapers – Sabrina Runyon
Solitary Toes and Brown-Headed Cowbirds – Linda Harkey
The Power of Poison – BJ Magnani
UNPUBLISHED
WINNER: The WishList – Jane Carter Woodrow
RUNNER-UP: Cursed Beauty – Valentina Tsoneva
BUSINESS
WINNER: HEADTRASH – Renie Cavallari
RUNNER-UP: The Noble Edge – Christopher Gilbert, Ph.D
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Birth of a Unicorn – Heather Wilde
Catch the Unicorn – Denis Caron
The Amazon Self-Publisher – Dale L. Roberts
Always End with the Beginning in Mind – Donald White
Playing for Keeps – Therese Allison
The Team Game – Bellaria Jimenez, John F. Bucsek
Turn Words Into Weatlh – Aurora Winter
Never Be Poor Again – Matthew Morales
Rental Secrets – Justin Pogue
Self-Publish and Succeed – Julie Broad