* Enok and the Womb of Gods, André SkoroBogáty, Lost world Tributes * Emergent Light, Alexander Mukte, Three to Five Publishing * Dear White Woman, Please Come Home, Kimberlee Yolanda Williams, Elelphant Room Press * Dead Spots, Lee Clark, Cypress River Media * Culver City, Brant Vickers, Atmosphere Press * Crossing Over, Kim Shegog, Clemson University Press * Creativity: Where Poems Begin, Mary Mackey, Marsh Hawk Press * Cosmic Citizen, KJ Goforth, Gotham Books

* Closer to Okay, Amy Watson, Alcove Press * Cemetery Reflections, Jane Hopkins, Headstone Press

* Celebration(s), Pat Willene, Westwood Books Publishing * Captain Hornigold and the Pirate Republic, Martin A. * Burning Bright, Michele Kwansniewski, Rand-Smith Publishing * Blackout Trail, Linda Naughton, Wordsmyth Creations * Bicycles of the Gods, Michael Simms, Madville Publishing * Between February and November, Patti Lee, RockHill Publishing Hammes, Hammes Performance Improvement Group * Bands of a Small Hurricane, Shan Leah, The Postmodern Press * At The Corner of Fantasy and Main, Matt Mason, The Old Mill Press * Ashur’s Tears, Bill Riley, Brown Books Kids * Aria for Murder, Erica Miner, Level Best Books * Archangel: The Book of Mammon, Black Mike, Audere * Anamnesis, Denise O'Hagan, Recent Work Press * Amazing Animals, Pamela Heck, Westgate Circle Press * Alzheimer's Canyon, Jane Dwinell & Sky Yardley, Rootstock Publishing * Airplane Stories and Histories, Norman Currey, Inks and Bindings * A Therapist’s Garden, Erik Keller, Black Rose Writing * A Sky of Infinite Blue, Kyomi O'Connor, She Writes Press * A Sacred Duty, Rhona Weaver, Two Oaks Press * A Rebel's Outcry, Jeffrey Gee Chin & Fumiko Carole Fujita, Little Tokyo Historical Society * A Peculiar Kind of Immigrant's Son, Sergio Troncoso, Lee & Low Books * A Man in Winter, Katie Marie, Brigids Gate Press * A Life Worth Living, Patricia Jenkins Burns, Dorrance Publishing * A Japanese Boy Sees A New Light, Shu Shimizu, PartridgeSingapore * 20 Effective Habits for Mastery at Work, Cindy Wahler (Please click here to view the Montaigne Medal Finalists, da Vinci Eye Finalists, First Horizon Award Finalists, or Medal Provocateur Finalists.) They are the Eric Hoffer Book Award Category Finalists. This is a general list of books that reached the top judges, yet were not given specific category honors. We do not list their specific categories. Below are the current and previous category finalists in alphabetical order by book. There are typically 1-6 books per category remaining as finalists that nearly rose to category honors. Finalists are selected by category scoring and considered for honors. We consider this a distinction of its own merit and, in 2008, began officially announcing these titles. Eric Hoffer Book Award Gold Seal © The Eric Hoffer ProjectĪfter our rigorous first round of judging, less than 10% of the nominees become category finalists.

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