Paris Book Festival Names ‘Dad’ Winner Of Its 2021 Competition
PARIS_The emotional novel Dad is the winner of the 2021 Paris Book Festival, which honors the best of international publishing.
Author Steven Manchester’s Dad: A Novel (The Story Plant) tells of three generations of dads, playing traditional roles in each other’s lives, who arrive simultaneously at significant crossroads. The decisions they make and the actions they take will directly – and eternally – affect each other, as such is the sacred legacy of fatherhood.
Manchester’s skilled insight into the emotions and rituals regarding the universal bond of fatherhood continue his legacy as one of the best modern storytellers.
Other winners in the competition:
GENERAL NON-FICTION
WINNER: The Hanford Chronicles – Trisha Pritikin
RUNNER-UP: Good Dogs – Mry Contreras
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
AfterLIFE: Waking Up From My American Dream – Carlo Pietro Sanfilippo
Toxic Love – Dean Quirke
Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths – Joseph N. Abraham MD
Angie Doesn’t Live Here Anymore – Marilea C. Rabasa
As Living Stones – Marjory Henderson
Char’s Gift – Steve Harryman
The Art of Forgiveness – Carolyn CJ Jones
A Constitution for a Democracy – Rohit (Roy) Kajaria
Only the Lucky Grow Old – Kristine Fontaine
Secret Life of a Juror – Voir Dire – Paul Sanders
Banquet of Consequences – Paul Sanders
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
WINNER: I Would Love You Even If You Burned the Christmas Turkey – Bucleigh Newton-Kernodle
RUNNER-UP: Pong and the Birthday Journey – Linda Sowa Young Cornish
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Sunny Flowers – Linda Sowa Young Cornish
Ella Sue and the Burlap Bag – Robin Taylor Chiarello
Belinda and the “Boring” Ballet Class – Dani Tucci-Juraga
Mommy’s Hot Pink Heels – Missy Brickman
Kindergarten Kapers – Sabrina Runyon
Becky’s Bonnet – Linda Sowa Young Cornish
Sabrina’s Book – Sabrina Runyon
The Imagination Key – Sarah Whalen
The Burping Pumpkin – Steph Alexis
Glitter the Unicorn Goes to the Beach – Callie Chapman
La petite lumiere blanche – Judy Ann Lowe
The Twin Dolphin’s Kind Rescue – V.A. Boeholt/Nate Jensen
Ting Ting, The Girl Who Saved China – Ryan O’Connor
If I Were A Pony – Leonard Eckhaus
The Holy Kid and Bud Book – V.A. Boeholt/Nate Jensen
7 Children’s Adventure Stories – V.A. Boeholt/Nate Jensen
Glitter the Unicorn Goes to the Moon – Callie Chapman
Let’s Go Dreaming: Into the Stars – Shanita Allen
Guess Me! Mighty Mammals – Kaaya Sharma
Meet Monique – Denise Lawson
SCIENCE FICTION
WINNER: Foundra – Emmanuel M. Arriaga
GENERAL FICTION
WINNER: Dad – Steven Manchester
RUNNER-UP: White Seed: The Untold Story of the Lost Colony of Roanoke – Paul Clayton
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Redshift, Blueshift – Jordan Silversmith
Hunting Teddy Roosevelt – James Ross
The Gift from Fortuny – Terry Stanfill
Red Deception – Gary Grossman and Ed Fuller
An Irish Lullaby – Louis Michael Manzo
The Renascent World – Carryn N. Kerr
Lucky – Sara Condrey
White Skies Black Mingo – Kevin D. Miller
Truth is in the House – Michael J. Coffino
With Wanton Disregard – Gwen Banta
Devil’s Ledger – Lorraine Evanoff
Knight Light – Claudia Riess
The Spanish Teacher – Barbara De La Custa
Heaven and Other Zip Codes – Mathieu Cailler
Coldwater Revenge – James Ross
A Club of Friends – Marco Antonio Diaz
Buried but Never Forgotten – Elisa Chastaine
A Portable Chaos E.M. Schorb
Trading Secrets – Rachael Eckles
Zongzi’s Journey – Richard Leito Sentieri
Here with the Winter – J. Penrod Scott
Ninety-Five – Lisa Towles
Revenge of the Beast – M. Ward Leon
Operation Olive Tree – Jemil Metti
Missing – Don Helin
Azalea Bluff – Dennis Hetzel with Ed Galloway
Walking in Deep Sand – V.C. Williams
First Course – Jenn Bouchard
UNPUBLISHED
WINNER: The Train Jumper – Gwen Banta
RUNNER-UP: Cleopatra’s Vendetta – Avanti Centrae
PHOTOGRAPHY/ART
WINNER: The Undersea Art of Indonesia – Charles Rawlings, Nuswanto Lobbu, Leah Perez
RUNNER-UP: Leonardo da Vinci; Geologic – Ann C. Pizzorusso
POETRY
WINNER: In the Boat of Myself – Timothy Goldring
RUNNER-UP: Dentro do som/inside the sound – Michael Garcia Spring
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Once Upon Each Time – E.M. Schorb
Vidas Ajenas – Issamary Simmons Benavides
In Spiritus Theos – Brett Nelson
Dispatches from the Swinging Door Saloon – Randall McNair
When Snow Walks In – Christine Candland
Old State Road – Jason Gerrish
Much – Joel Peckham
BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
WINNER: My Sister’s Mother – Donna Solecka Urbikas
RUNNER-UP: The Girl Behind the Wall – Antje Arnold
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
My Obit: Daddy Holding Me – Ken Atchity
Gone Before Glory – Stephen G. Yanoff
Burn This City to the Ground – N. Daniel
Gilligan’s Dreams – Dreama Denver
Good Blood: A Journey of Healing – Irit Schaffer
The Demon in Disguise – Ashley Elliott
The Angle of Flickering Light – Gina Troisi
Splat! – Adele Irving
The Music – Herbert and Stephanie Ausbel
Corners Untouched by Madness – N. Daniel
Roots & Branches: A Family Saga… – Michael Meguid
Abandon Brandon – Brandon J. McDermott
A Turbulent Mind – Swetha Amit
She Got Up – Janice Freeman
COOKBOOKS
WINNER: One Loaf/One Bowl at a Time – CJ Katz
HOW-TO
WINNER: Can You Get Our Attention? _ Kraig Kann
RUNNER-UP: The Ultimate Guide to Planning – Mike Bernstein
HONORABLE MENTION:
What the Pandemic Taught Me – Anindita Das
WILD CARD
WINNER: The Wingless Angel – Fabrice Wilfong
RUNNER-UP: Mimi Takes Paris – Elizabeth Cooke
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
The Noble Edge – Christopher Gilbert, Ph.D
Mimi Takes Europe – Elizabeth Cooke
Kevin on Earth – Pres Maxon
Th? 3 Loves Project – Dr. Debra Campbell
Buried but Never Forgotten – Elisa Chastaine
Leonardo da Vinci Cartographer – Ann C. Pizzorusso
Banquet of Consequences – Paul Sanders
The YOU Beyond You – Ramzi Naijar
Mimi’s Paris Dilemma – Elizabeth Cooke
Postcards Home 2 – WD Mast
Mind the Gap – George Tombs
Secret Life of a Juror – Voir Dire – Paul Sanders
Mind the Gap – George Tombs
Sammy: Hero at Age Five – M. Schmidt & Gene D. Donley
YOUNG ADULT
WINNER: Blood and Silver – Vali Benson
RUNNER-UP: Brotherhood of the Lion – Roger Wellington Nason
HONORABLE MENTIONS;
Last Cherry Blossom – Kathleen Burkinshaw
Light Chaser – Zahra Omar Shansab
Earth 101 – Time to Run – Emae Church
The Adventures of Wandala – Daniel Boyd
BUSINESS
WINNER: The Noble Edge – Christopher Gilbert, Ph.D
RUNNER-UP: Things I Heard My Professor Say – Curtis L. Odom, Ed.D
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
The Armchair Real Estate Millionaire – Michael Dominguez
Silent Resistance – Paul Boudreau & Caitlin Schmidt
The Charisma Factor – Leesa Rowland
Silent Resistance – Paul Boudreau & Caitlin Schmidt
SPIRITUAL/RELIGIOUS
WINNER: An Irish Lullaby – Louis Michael Manzo
RUNNER-UP: Good Blood: A Journey of Healing – Irit Schaffer
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Opening the Gates of the Heart – Carolyn CJ Jones
Zach’s Quest – Mat and Melanie Dragovits
Because of You – Kelsey N. Clark
The Evangelical’s Daughter Losing My Religon – Debra Roberts Torres-Reyes
COMPILATIONS/ANTHOLOGIES
WINNER: Somewhere Out There – Dr. Sherry Meinberg
RUNNER-UP: Pandemic Side Effects – Jeffrey Weber
TRAVEL
WINNER: An Elephant Ate My Arm – Laurie McAndish King
RUNNER-UP: Immersed in West Africa – Terry Lister
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