Our publishing group at ACS thought it would be neat if we reached 100 book awards this year -- the 100th anniversary year of the founding of the American Cancer Society. Very unexpectedly, it happened today! We reached the 100th award, with the announcements of the 2013 USA Best Book Awards. Very exciting! LOS ANGELES – USABookNews, the premier online magazine featuring mainstream and independent publishing houses, announced the winners and finalists of THE 2013 USA BEST BOOKS AWARDS on November 14, 2013. Awards were presented for titles published in 2012 and 2013. Winners and finalists traversed the publishing landscape: St. Martin’s Press, Random House, Simon & Schuster, Penguin, John Wiley & Sons, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Hay House, Llewellyn Worldwide, Thomas Dunne Books, Oxford University Press, American Cancer Society and hundreds of independent houses contributed to this year’s outstanding competition. Jeffrey Keen, President and CEO of USA Book News, said this year’s contest yielded over 1500 entries from mainstream and independent publishers. American Cancer Society Winners and Finalists included: WINNER: Women’s Issues Rad Art: A Journey Through Radiation Treatment, by Sally Loughridge WINNER: Health—Cancer Breast Cancer Journey: The Essential Guide to Treatment and Recovery, Third Edition, by Ruth O’Regan, Sheryl G. A. Gabram-Mendola, Terri Ades, Rick Alteri, Joan L. Kramer, and Kimberly A. Stump-Sutliff WINNER: Cookbooks—International Maya’s Secrets: Delightful Latin Dishes for a Healthier You, by Maya Leon-Meís, Malena Perdomo, and Martín Limas-Villers FINALIST: Health—Cancer Picture Your Life After Cancer, by the New York Times and the American Cancer Society FINALIST: Health—Cancer Rad Art: A Journey Through Radiation Treatment, by Sally Loughridge FINALIST: Health—Cancer Cancer in Our Family: Helping Children Cope with a Parent’s Illness, Second Edition, by Sue P. Heiney and Joan F. Hermann Keen says of the awards, now in their eleventh year, “The 2013 results represent a phenomenal mix of books from a wide array of publishers throughout the United States. With a full publicity and marketing campaign promoting the results of the USA Best Book Awards, this year’s winners and finalists will gain additional media coverage for the upcoming holiday retail season. Keen adds, “Our success begins with the enthusiastic participation of authors and publishers and continues with our distinguished panel of industry judges who bring to the table their extensive editorial, PR, marketing, and design expertise.” USABookNews is an online publication providing coverage for books from mainstream and independent publishers to the world online community.
Posted on: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 22:10:47 +0000
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