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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOver 70 authors, illustrators, and cover designers have been named as the winners of the 2021 Best Indie Book Awards. The BIBA\u2019s, as it is referred to by many, is an international literary award now in its 10th year. Each winner will receive a custom trophy, their name, and book listed on the BIBA website and promotion throughout the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since the dawn of the written word, writers have played a major role in society. During hard times, they have provided a lifeline to many around the globe. Best Indie Book Award works to give recognition to outstanding independent authors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to BIBA\u2019s coordinator Cassandra, \u201cFor centuries, to their eager readers, storytellers have provided joy, laughter, tears, rapture, and every emotion under the sun, not least of which is the greatest gift storytellers give us in the form of escapism. When writers sit down to collect all those ideas in their head and form them into a book, they probably don\u2019t realize that they could change someone\u2019s life, give someone hope, or make someone laugh. Through plague, through wars, through all kinds of global catastrophes, storytellers have offered people a moment to stop thinking about the world around them and instead to become immersed in the world of their creation. If only momentarily, storytellers lift people out of tragedy, take us to other places, show us humanity. Throughout these discouraging months, authors have channeled their abilities into new books all along the way. Escapism became a lifeline for so many people across the globe. Their efforts, their creativity are a gift to the world.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Action\/Adventure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n There Be Monsters<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dylan James Quarles<\/p>\n\n\n\n Children <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If You Could Ask Your Dog One Question<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kim Messina<\/p>\n\n\n\n Children\u2019s Middle Grade\/Tween<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sheltered: When A Boy Becomes A Legend<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jacob Paul Patchen<\/p>\n\n\n\n Young Adult: Superhero Action<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sidekick<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jaime Castle & CJ Valin<\/p>\n\n\n\n Young Adult<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n All The Things We Didn\u2019t See<\/p>\n\n\n\n D. A. Reed<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fantasy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Scales of Ash and Smoke<\/p>\n\n\n\n Emily Schneider<\/p>\n\n\n\n Christmas Fantasy Fiction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Present<\/p>\n\n\n\n Geanna Culbertson<\/p>\n\n\n\n Historical Fiction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ernestine<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kate Reynolds<\/p>\n\n\n\n Humor\/Satire\/Action<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Get Idiota<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nate Granzow<\/p>\n\n\n\n LGBTQ Coming Of Age<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Dancing To The Lyrics<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dwayne A Ratleff<\/p>\n\n\n\n LGBTQ2 Non-Fiction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Awakening The Light Warrior Within<\/p>\n\n\n\n David James Di Pardo<\/p>\n\n\n\n General Fiction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Duplicity<\/p>\n\n\n\n Peter Selgin<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mystery\/Cozy Mystery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Drop-Dead Temple Of Doom<\/p>\n\n\n\n Heather Haven<\/p>\n\n\n\n Novella<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Webb Wilder: Mole Men & The Doll<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shane Caldwell & Steve Boyle<\/p>\n\n\n\n Occult\/Horror<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Goddess Of Everything<\/p>\n\n\n\n Paul DeBlassie III<\/p>\n\n\n\n Paranormal\/Supernatural\/Mythological<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Golden Light<\/p>\n\n\n\n Anne MacReynold<\/p>\n\n\n\n Poetry Collection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Notes On The Train<\/p>\n\n\n\n Loreen de Kort<\/p>\n\n\n\n Contemporary Romance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Chasing Hope<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dana Wayne<\/p>\n\n\n\n Historical Romance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Boxer And The Blacksmith<\/p>\n\n\n\n Edie Cay<\/p>\n\n\n\n Short Story Collection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Pearl City<\/p>\n\n\n\n Simon Rowe<\/p>\n\n\n\n Science-Fiction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Perpetual Now<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jerome J Bourgault<\/p>\n\n\n\n Science-Fiction Action<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Transference<\/p>\n\n\n\n B T Keaton<\/p>\n\n\n\n Suspense\/Thriller\/Espionage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Chameleon<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ron McManus<\/p>\n\n\n\n Christian: Non-Fiction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Lessons From The Apostles<\/p>\n\n\n\n Glen A. Blanscet<\/p>\n\n\n\n Christian Non-Fiction: Financial Wisdom<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Fight For It Financial<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nate James<\/p>\n\n\n\n Christian Self-Help<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You Are Enough<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jonathan Puddle<\/p>\n\n\n\n Christian: Health and Diet<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Healthy Eating, God\u2019s Way<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cathy Morenzie<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Six Women In A Cell<\/p>\n\n\n\n Diana Tokaji<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Live Like Sean<\/p>\n\n\n\n T J Nelligan<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction: Acting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Monologues For Adults<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mike Kimmel<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction: Aging and Gerontology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Inner Work Of Age<\/p>\n\n\n\n Connie Zweig, PhD<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction: Biography<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Brink of Freedom<\/p>\n\n\n\n Davan Yahya Khalil<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ruminations On A Parrot Named Cosmo<\/p>\n\n\n\n Betty Jean Craige<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction: Business<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ramping Your Brand<\/p>\n\n\n\n James F. Richardson PhD<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction: Career\/Management\/Leadership<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Career Toolkit<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mark A. Herschberg<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction: First Job Career Advice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hello, Career<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ed Bray<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction: Women In Business<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Adventures Of Women In Tech<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alana Karen<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction: Dog Training<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Nose To Tail Workbook<\/p>\n\n\n\n Louise Harding<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction: Dementia Caregiving<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Life-Giving Dementia Care<\/p>\n\n\n\n Toni Kanzler<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction: Cookbook<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n One Loaf At A Time<\/p>\n\n\n\n C J Katz<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction: Grieving And Bereavement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Harnessing The Power Of Grief<\/p>\n\n\n\n Julie Potter<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction: Health<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In The Time Of Covid<\/p>\n\n\n\n Paul Rosengren and Adam Jarrett MD<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction: Health\/Cognitive Impairment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I Want My Mind Back<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tony Dearing<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction: Military History<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Party Dolls<\/p>\n\n\n\n George Hayward<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction: SocioEconomic History<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Economic Condition of Black America in the Twentieth Century<\/p>\n\n\n\n Germinal G Van<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction: How-To<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n FPV Flight Dynamics<\/p>\n\n\n\n Christian M Mollica<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction: Ichthyology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Bichir Handbook<\/p>\n\n\n\n Joshua Pickett<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction: Inspirational\/Motivational<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Butterflies In The Trenches<\/p>\n\n\n\n Curtis Carmichael<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction: Inspirational\/Motivational<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You Are Enough<\/p>\n\n\n\n Charlene Wheeless<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction: Memoir<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Remembering Shanghai<\/p>\n\n\n\n Isabel Sun Chao and Claire Chao<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction: Mental Health Memoir<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Safe, Wanted, and Loved<\/p>\n\n\n\n Patrick Dylan<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction: Substance Abuse Recovery Memoir<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Unfair Advantage<\/p>\n\n\n\n John Robert Eddy<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction: New Age\/Mysticism<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bhakti: Journey Of Soul Discovery<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jennifer Duke<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction: Parenting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Raising Kids Who Care<\/p>\n\n\n\n Susy Lee<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction: Religion\/Spiritual<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n From Their Lips<\/p>\n\n\n\n V K McCarty<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction: Self Help<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Comparisonitis<\/p>\n\n\n\n Melissa Ambrosini<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction: Self Help<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Women, We\u2019re Only Old Once<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bertha D Cooper<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction: Theology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A Theology For The Rest Of Us<\/p>\n\n\n\n Arthur Yavelberg<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction: Travel\/Photography<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Photographing Iceland<\/p>\n\n\n\n James Rushforth<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction: Living Abroad<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Overseas Fabulous Pinay<\/p>\n\n\n\n Donna Avellana Kunzler<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction: Women\u2019s Inspirational Gift Book<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A Letter To Our Daughters<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jodi L Leffingwell<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Fiction: Writing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Becoming A Writer, Staying A Writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n J Michael Straczynski<\/p>\n\n\n\n Children\u2019s Book Cover<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Makeda: The Queen of Sheba<\/p>\n\n\n\n Author: Marlon McKenney<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cover: Marlon McKenney<\/p>\n\n\n\n Children\u2019s Book Cover<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Help Me Hide This Giraffe<\/p>\n\n\n\n Author: Brian Donnelly<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cover: Jeff Solway<\/p>\n\n\n\n Book Cover<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Gatekeeper\u2019s Descendants<\/p>\n\n\n\n Author: Johanna Frank Illustrations: Graphic Novel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Nothing<\/p>\n\n\n\n Author: Michael Molinet<\/p>\n\n\n\n Illustrator: Michael Molinet<\/p>\n\n\n\n Illustrations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Bichir Handbook<\/p>\n\n\n\n Author: Joshua Pickett<\/p>\n\n\n\n Illustrator: Dorian No\u00ebl<\/p>\n\n\n\n Children\u2019s Illustrations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Unwind. Up, Up, And Away<\/p>\n\n\n\n Author: Christopher Gates<\/p>\n\n\n\n Illustrator: Javier Gimenez Ratti<\/p>\n\n\n\n Children\u2019s Illustrations: Cartoon Funny<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Help Me Hide This Giraffe<\/p>\n\n\n\n Author: Brian Donnelly<\/p>\n\n\n\n Illustrator: Jeff Solway<\/p>\n\n\n\n Children\u2019s Illustrations: Classic<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You Got This<\/p>\n\n\n\n Author: Wanda Roush<\/p>\n\n\n\n Illustrator: Nataly Simmons<\/p>\n\n\n\n Children\u2019s Illustrations: Whimsical\/Stylized<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Theodore And The Cat With The Missing Sock<\/p>\n\n\n\n Author: Cory Q Tan<\/p>\n\n\n\n Illustrator: Cory Q Tan<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWith millions of books being published every year, it\u2019s easy for an author to drown in a sea of electronic pulp. Winning an award for a book can go a long way when it comes to visibility and credibility as an author. Best Indie Book Award helps authors reach a broader audience, and readers can be confident in their purchase when they choose an award-winning book.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nAnd the 2021 Best Indie Book Awards go to:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Cover Designer: Damonza<\/p>\n\n\n\n