NEW ENGLAND BOOK FESTIVAL NAMES BOB RYAN’S “SCRIBE” TOP BOOK

BOSTON_ The memoir of one of America’s top sports writers is the grand prize
winner of the 2014 New England Book Festival.

“Scribe: My Life in Sports” by Bob Ryan (Bloomsbury Publishing USA)
details the 46-year career of a man who covered everything from the Red Sox and
Celtics to 11 Olympics.

Formerly with the Boston Globe and a regular on ESPN’s
“The Sports Reporters” and “Around the Horn,” Ryan brings the same insights to
his memoir, detailing his personal views on some of the greatest New England
sporting events of the late 20th century.

Ryan and other authors and publishers from the competition will be honored at a
private ceremony on January 24 at the Omni Parker House hotel in Boston.

Other winners in the competition:

SPIRITUAL

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• “To The Faithless and the Unbelieving Bertram Gray” – Kevin Garrett
• “Autumn: A Spiritual Companion” – Wayne Davis
• ”Everything Special, Living Joy” – Roberta S. Kuriloff
• “The Academic Prayer” – LaTonya Branham
• ”Déjà vu of a Skeptic” – Ron Hughart

BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• “A Country Doctor Goes to War” – Tamara Thayer
• “Cry the Darkness” – Donna Friess
• “Crazy is Normal” – Lloyd Lofthouse
• “The Mark of Goody Cole” – Cheryl Lassiter
• “Surrounded by Madness” – Dr. Rachel Pruchno
• “Ben Behind His Voices” – Randye Kaye
• “The Difference in Butterflies” – Yung Yung Tsuai
• “The Peace Angel” – Nola Hennessy
• “Dark Shadow Bright Sun” – Phoebe Lambert
• “Riipples” – Karen Vanderlaan

YOUNG ADULT

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• “Shanti and the Magic Mandala – Fernando T. Camargo
• “Exit Point: A Hidden Secrets Novel” – Alicia Sanfteleben
• “Alpha Wolf Series: Demon’s Prize” – Jennifer Maimone
• “Tapestry: Entwined by the Beast” – Cady Elizabeth Arnold
• “Rosi’s Company” – Edward Eaton
• “Isabella’s Libretto – Kimberly Cross Teter
• “There Is A Dragon in My Closet” – Raymond L. Blain
• “Iron Shinto” – Patricia Stewart Shiu
• “The Hoppernots” – Deborah Blake Dempsey
  
• “The Hunger Year” – Lee Conrad Kemsley
• “Melt” – Salena Castrovilla

BUSINESS

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

•  “The Fracking Truth” – Chris Faulkner
•  “Trends, Waves, Windows & Bubbles – Kenneth Thurber
•  “Hunting in a Farmer’s World” – John F. Dini

GENERAL NON-FICTION

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• “The Map Thief” – Michael Blanding
•  “Hollywood Clown” – Jason Lassen
•  “In Search of Motif No. 1” – L.M. Vincent
•  “Driving Backwards” – Jessica Lander
•  “Let Me Clear My Throat” – Elena Passarello
•  “Victura: The Kennedys, A Sailboat and the Sea” – James W. Graham
•  “Wide and Deep” – Randy Spencer
•  “Death Dealer: How Cops and Cadaver Dogs…” – Kate Clark Flora
•  “The Vermont Difference” – Darlyne Franzen
  
•  “The Meaning(s) of Life” – M
•  “Fibromyalgia and Other Painful Chronic Conditions” – Dr. Jeffrey
  Loomer
•  “Unconventional Investing” – Tim Higgins/Michael Hajek
•  “The Graduate’s Guide to Money” – Tana Gildea
  
•  “Building Better Humans” – David and Lisa Davoust
•  “Displacement Day: When My Job Was Looking For A Job” – Thomas B.
  Dowd III
•  “In Search of God and the Ten Commandments” – Sue A. Hoffman
  
•  ”Discovering Michael: An Inspirational Story and Guide” – Michael James
•  “The Sphinx and Stonehenge Connection” – Faith Booysen
•  “The Smart Person’s Guide to Elder Care” – Jodi Lyons
•  “Did I Die?” – Gail Matthews
•  “Energize Your Retirement” – Christine Sparacino
•  “Wake-up Call: A Mother’s Grief Journey – Cherie Rickard
•  “Liberia: Emerging from the Shadows” – Wayne Schoenfeld

HOW-TO:

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• “My Funeral, My Way” – Angela Hope DeSimone
• “Unique: How Story Sparks Diversity, Inclusion..” – Dr. Sylvia LaFair
• “The Lawyer as Leader” – Artika Tyner
• “Ace Your Life: Life Management Skills Made Easy” – Michele Sfakianos
• “Student Teaching: The Inside Scoop from a Master…” – Dede Faltot
  Rittman

GENERAL FICTION

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• “The Life & Mimes (& Zombie Apocalypse) of Ripper the Clown” – Jake
  Aurelian/Ripper
• “Progression” – Aaron Brownell
• “That Year in Boston” – G.D. Spilsbury
• “The Tumble Inn” – William Loizeaux
• “The Tenor” – Peter Danish
• “The Faint Promise of Rain” – Anjali Mitter Duva
• “The Rat-boys of Karalabad” – Zulfiqar Rashid
• “Two Sons of China” – Andrew Lam
• “The Popcorn Girl” – Michael Vaughn
• “Elemental” – Tara Mantel
• “Mother of Fire” An Iraqui Woman’s Journey…” – Jean Davison
• “The Day the Sun Cried” – Lizbeth Novelliere
• “Forbidden Child” – James Aiello
• “Death at Woods Hole” – Frances McNamara
• “A Tale of Life & War” – Christopher W. Morin
• “Montpelier Tomorrow” – Marylee MacDonald
• “Paris Orphan” – Charles Loebbaka
• “Ghost Horse” – Thomas H. McNeely
• “On Their Manor: An American Soccer Novel” – Brian McAuliffe
• “Today is the Day” – Deborah Curtin
• “The Rooftop Christmas Tree” – Landria Onkka
  
• “Drumbeats” – Julia Ibbotson
  
• “Dangerous Bloodlines” – Julien Ayotte
• “The Bella Chronicles: The Adventure Begins” – Erica Badran
  
• “The Christmas Special” – David Hearne

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• “Summer Camp: Book II of the Reindeer Chronicles” – Michael Howatt
• “It Only Takes One Friend” – Robin Taylor-Chiarello
• “A Little Duck Tale” – Greta Stapf Waterman
• “Maggie Goes to Maine” – Betsey Anderson
• “Twelve Kinds of Ice” – Ellen Bryan Obed
• “Boston, You’re My Home” – Suzie Canale
• “The Royal Fables” – Marc Clark
• “Bounce” – Alan M. Webster Jr.
• “Little Sally’s Big Light” – Laura B. Ferris
• “Butterfly Hill” – Jennifer Schwartz/K. Dahlmann
• “The Naming of Lan Caihe” – Salena Casha
• “I Do Not Want This On My Plate” – Jennifer Bisignano
• “A Planet for Tristan Wolf” – Mariana Llanos
• “A Planet for Tristan Wolf” – Mariana Llanos
• “Hockey Agony” – Donna M. McDine
• “Baby’s Bucket Book” – Carol McCloud/Caryn Butzke
• “Baby Dreidel Learns to Spin” – Felt Board Lady
• “A Place To Call Home: Toby’s Tale” – G.A. Whitmore
• “S.C.A.R.S.” – Julia Ibbotson
  
• “CaliClaus and the Christmas Contraption” Valerie Hart
• “Superhero Tracking Club” – Finity Frost
• “Madame Martine” – Sarah S. Brannen
• “Mousamus: A Gladiator’s Tail” – Stefanie Jolicoeur
• “Anchors Aweigh” – Mollie Wilson
• “Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!” – Lilly Waters
• “Mama, How Does the Wind Start to Blow?’ – Jeanne Styczinski
  
• “Stinky and the Night Mare” – L. Stewart Marsden

COMPILATIONS/ANTHOLOGIES

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• “The Light on His Feet” – Calder Lowe
• “Did You Ever Try to Melt a Lemon Drop?” – Richard S. Rose
• “The Greenwich Streets AZ” – Lev Vozchikov
  

POETRY

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• “Church of Needles” – Sarah Sousa
• “Wanting in Arabic” – Trish Salah
• “Facing the Circle” – Carroll Blair
• “Coalescence” – Terry S. Johnson
• “Toh’s Saga” – Edward Eaton
• “For My Father” – Amira Thoron

REGIONAL LITERATURE

HONORABLE MENTION:

• “The Long Journey Home” – Ed Londergan

WINNER: “Family Tree Recipes” – Dawn Nelson

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

•  “South of Good” – Randall Reneau
•  “Lights Out” – Melissa Groeling
•  “I Run: A Novel” – E.L. Farris
•  “A Far Cry…From Home” – Sandy Richards

PHOTOGRAPHY/ART

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

•  “Remember Boston” – Douglas Potoksky

SCIENCE FICTION

HONORABLE MENTION:

• “Burnt Mountain Do and Die” – Cheryl Campbell

GAY:

WINNER: “Plastic Phoenix” – Jens Michael Hussey