| 2008 NEW ENGLAND BOOK FESTIVAL NAMES WINNERS
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (December 14, 2008) _ The 2008 New England Book Festival has named �Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency� by Barton Gellman as the winner of its annual competition honoring the best books of the holiday season.
The book, an expansion of a Washington Post series, looks at the White House reign Dick Cheney, a man who redefined the vice presidency to a never-before-seen level of influence that ranged from war, the economy, the environment and the law. Gellman parts the curtains of secrecy surrounding Cheney in documentary fashion to show how the vice president operated and what he wrought.
Gellman and other festival winners will be honored during a ceremony to be held in Providence, Rhode Island on January 24, 2009.
Others winners in the competition:
NON-FICTION
WINNER: Angler � The Cheney Vice Presidency � Barton Gellman
RUNNER-UP: How To Have Fun and Not Die � Eddie Einbinder
HONORABLE MENTION:
Black Gangsters of Chicago � Ron Chepesiuk
Butchery on Bond Street � Benjamin Feldman
The Big Idea Balseros � Alfredo Gonzalez
A Fish in the Moonlight � Sidney Homan
Unlocking The Mystery of Skin Color � Thienna Ho
Cruise Confidential � Brian David Burns
Memories of Times Past � Marta Hiatt
WILD CARD
WINNER: Inside A Haunted Mind – K. Patrick Malone
HONORABLE MENTION:
Whoever Stole Our Xmas Decorations – Michael Wollner
COOKBOOKS
WINNER: A Master Class: Sensational Recipes from the Chefs of the New England Culinary Institute and Ellen Michaud � Ellen Michaud
RUNNER-UP: Celebrate Italian Style � Jacqueline Miconi
HONORABLE MENTION:
Cooking Danish � Stig Hansen
Down Home Delicious � Peggy Touchtone Sholly
Sharing Mountain Recipes: The Muffin Lady�s Everyday Favorites � Randi Lee Levin
Aromas of Aleppo: The Legendary Cuisine of Syrian Jews � Poopa Dweck
Carmine�s Family-Style Cookbook � Michael Ronis with Mary Goodbody
CHILDREN�S BOOKS:
WINNER: The Last Pair of Shoes � Sashi Fridman, illustrated by Seva
HONORABLE MENTION:
Dragons and Dreamons � Nettie Clarke
Melinda � A Mostly Magnificent Moose � Daniel Burch Fiddler
Daisy and the Doll � Michael Medearis/Angela Shelf Medearis, illustrated by Larry Johnson
Curio: A Shetland Sheepdog and Her Pals � Jeanette A. Griver/Phyllis L. Milway
Marco Polo � Demi
Dingles Special Day � Phyllis Ann Mariani; illustrated by W.F. Hawkinson
Born To Dance � Katherine Reynolds
A Touch of Passover � Ari Sollish; illustrated by Boruch Becker
John and Tom � Willem Lange; illustrated by Bert Dodson
Nana Star and the Moonman � Elizabeth Sills and Elena Patrice; illustrated by Linda Saker
Beatrice and the Magic Garden Hat � Donna Lee; illustrated by Ann Gates Fiser
Who Am I? – Suzanne Mulcahy, illustrations by Patty O�Rourke
Duck Tape � Mollie Wilson, illustrated by Toby Mikle
FICTION
WINNER: The Beijing Games � Pat DePaolo
RUNNER-UP: The Year She Disappeared � Ann Harleman
HONORABLE MENTION:
Sniper Bid � Rick Robinson
Hollywood and Sunset: A Novel � Luke Salisbury
The Bard of Bethlehem � David James Trapp
Red Mountain � Charles Entrekin
A Jolly Good Fellow � Stephen V. Masse
The Crow�s Nest � Charles Parker
Hidden Threat � A.J. Tata
Topaz Woman – Christine Candland
The Digger�s Rest � K. Patrick Malone
Rose of York � Sandra Worth
Nobody�s Home � Cliff Fazzolari
Reign of Terror: The Forgotten Historic War � J. Elizabeth Kraft
Tales of the Express � Ellen Wight
Nakoa�s Woman � Gayle Rogers
The Fairfield Murders � Richard J. Tracey
Gaspee � Alex Gabbard
GENRE-BASED
WINNER: I�ll Be Watching You � M. William Phelps
RUNNER-UP: Seven ox Seven: Part One � P.A. Ritzer
HONORABLE MENTION:
Postmarked Baltimore � Jeff LeJeune
Mountain Game � Carol Cole O�Dell
The Eyes of the Hunter � James H. Lilley
SPIRITUAL
WINNER: What God Really Wants You To Know � C. David Lundberg
RUNNER-UP: Faith, Trust & Belief � Jim Willis, illustrated by Bonnie Myers
HONORABLE MENTION:
Developing a Spiritual Partnership � Charlann Walker
The Passion of Maryam � Loren Woodson
My Secret Life as a Priestess � Ronnie Gale Turbane
God�s Promise � Maureen Moss, illustrated by Gerald Purnell
Christmas Love � Candy Chand
White Lies Dark Truth � Mony Singh
PHOTOGRAPHY/ART
WINNER: New Classicists: Architecture of the Cape Cod Summer � Michael J. Crosbie
RUNNER-UP: Visions From A White Mountain Palette: The Life and Times of Charles A. Hunt � Roy Bubb
HONORABLE MENTION:
A Procession of Them � Eugene Richards
Elusive Truth: Four Photographers at Manzanar Master Carver Johannes Kirchmayer � F. Shirley Prouty
ANTHOLOGIES/COMPILATIONS
WINNER: Touching The Dead � Carlotta G. Holton
RUNNER-UP: A Collection of Short Stories, Essays and Poems – The Rhode Island Short Story Club
HONORABLE MENTION:
Silent Voices, Vol. 4 � Ex Machina Press
Lines of Velocity – WriteGirl
POETRY
WINNER: Head Trauma � Gary David Johnson
HONORABLE MENTION:
Planet Earth: Poems Selected and New � P.K. Page
Thoughts I Left Behind � William Roetzheim
TEENAGE
WINNER: 13-A Novel � Mary-Lou Zeitoun
HONORABLE MENTION:
A Clean Street�s A Happy Street � James McSherry
BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY
WINNER: Sit Down Young Stranger � John Graham
HONORABLE MENTION:
John Adams: Our Second President � Sneed B. Collard III
I Was A Younger Brother (and other life-threatening experiences) � Daniel Burch Fiddler
Alive on the Andrea Doria � Pierette Domenica Simpson
Waiting For The Sunrise � Elizabeth Gatorano
Thin is the New Happy � Valerie Frankel
UNPUBLISHED
WINNER: The Willow Falls Christmas Train � William Trombello
HONORABLE MENTION:
Betina�s Adventures (& Bailey�s, Too) � Ruth Pavilonis
Boobs � Chris Coward
SCIENCE FICTION
WINNER: The Grandmaster � Peter A. Balaskas
HONORABLE MENTION:
Across The Unthinkable Void – Rob Robinson
Across Time: Mystery of the Great Sphinx – Oscar Harp III
Mountain Calling – Glenwood O’Dell
HOW-TO
WINNER: Sadie�s Sore Throat � Charlotte Cowan, MD, illustrated by Katy Bratun
HONORABLE MENTION:
The Floor is Not An Option � Sheila G. McCurdy
Retirement Readiness � Mike Bonacorsi
Who�s Sitting On Your Nest Egg � Robin S. Davis, CFP
AUDIO/SPOKEN WORD
WINNER: Crossing Hoffa – Steven J. Harper
HONORABLE MENTION:
Paraword Zero – Matthew and Alicia Peterson
E-BOOKS
WINNER: Mastering Your Money – Dawn Ireland
HONORABLE MENTION:
Necrotic Dreams – Will Backeman
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