Mainstream & Independent Titles Score Top Honors
in the 2024 Best Book Awards
Penguin Random House, St. Martin's Press, HarperCollins, Wiley, Rowman & Littlefield, American Bar Association, Princeton University Press, Oxford University Press, The White House Historical Association, Hay House, Inner Traditions/Bear & Co., Llewellyn Worldwide, Tyndale, Thomas Nelson and hundreds of national and international Independent Houses contribute to this year’s Outstanding Competition!
LOS ANGELES, OCTOBER 2024 – American Book Festannounced the winners and finalists of THE 21st ANNUAL BEST BOOK AWARDS (BBA), one of the world’s largest international book award programs for mainstream, indie, and self-published titles. Over 500 winners and finalists were announced in over 100 categories. Awards were presented for titles published in 2020-2024.
Jeffrey Keen, President and CEO of American Book Fest, said this year’s contest yielded thousands of entries from authors and publishers around the world, which were then narrowed down to the final results.
Keen says of the awards, "Over our 21-year history, thousands of self-published and indie authors have leveraged the promotional power of their Best Book Award to increase online recognition, enhance their title’s credibility, and garner more attention in the crowded book buying marketplace."
Full results for the 21st Annual Best Book Awards.
Winners and finalists of this year’s contest join a prestigious group of past laureates, including Pope Francis, Amy Tan, Anne Lamott, George Sanders, Julie Andrews, Clive Barker, Vanessa Williams, Shark Tank’s Daymon John, Brad Thor, Kitty Kelley, and many others. Visit the Award Laureate page for an expanded list.
American Book Fest covers books from all sections of the publishing industry—mainstream, independent, & self-published. A 21-year timeline and award archives can be found here.
American Book Fest sponsors four separate award programs throughout the year. Each program has its own judging panel and announcement timeline. Many authors and publishers enter one or more contests, depending on their publication and marketing timeline. Visit our 2025 Submission Schedule.
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Congratulations to the Following Award-Winning Titles: (Full Results are Available Here)
Spirituality: General
Winner
Consciousness Is All There Is: How Understanding and Experiencing Consciousness Will Transform Your Life by Dr. Tony Nader
Hay House LLC
Finalists
A Touch of Light: Opening to the Love that is You and All Creation by Ann Naimark
In the Garden Behind the Moon: A Memoir of Loss, Myth, and Magic by Alexandra A. Chan
Flashpoint Books
Purpose: What Evolution and Human Nature Imply about the Meaning of Our Existence by Samuel T. Wilkinson
Pegasus Books
The Journey Begins Within by SAVI
The SAVI Ministries
The Root of Chinese: Qigong: Secrets for Health, Longevity and Enlightenment, 3rd Edition by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming
YMAA Publication Center
The Secret Life of Mother Mary: Divine Feminine Power for Personal Healing and Planetary Awakening by Marguerite Mary Rigoglioso, PhD
Inner Traditions | Bear & Co.