Winners & Finalists TPBP 2016 - 2017
TPBP FICTION
The Grotto’s Secret by Paula Wynne published by Prado Press
A Historical Conspiracy Thriller for fans of Glenn Cooper, Kate Mosse and James Rollins. A healing herb kept secret for centuries. A TV show host who stands to lose everything. Castile de Granada, 1492: Risking her life, Spanish author Ana-María de Carbonela vowed to keep an unknown yet powerful healing herb’s location hidden. It remained a secret … Until now.
TPBP NON FICTION
A Life in Death by Richard Venables, Kris Hollington published by Thistle Publishing
Detective Inspector Richard Venables (QPM, rtd.) has helped identify thousands of bodies all over the world, piecing together fragments from tsunamis, transport and other disasters to return the victims to their loved ones. In this book, he tells his extraordinary story, of how death came to be a key feature of his personal as well as professional life, as well as how he coped with the biggest challenge of his life: the 2004 Asian Tsunami, the deadliest event of its kind ever experienced by human civilization, claiming 230,000 lives.
TPBP CHILDREN
The Wolf is Not Invited by Avril McDonald published by Crown House Publishing Limited
Wolfgang is left heartbroken when his best friend Catreen runs off without him to play with Clarissa. Spider shows Wolfgang how to make his own fun and Wolfgang realises that there are other great friends out there just waiting to be met! There are some situations and feelings that we cannot change and there are some that we can. Knowing the difference between the two (and some ways to make ourselves feel happy) is a great trick to have up our sleeves!
TPBP Beryl Bainbridge Award for Best First Time Author
Library Cat (Subtitle The Observations of a Thinking Cat) by Alex Howard Published by Black & White Publishing
This is a story about Library Cat’s thoughts and his own search for completeness in this fractured world. ‘Library Cat: The Observations of a Thinking Cat’ is a funny, witty and irreverent look at the world, seen through the unusually observant eyes of Edinburgh University Library’s resident cat.
BEST ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – 2 Winners
Sometimes A River Song By Avril Joy Published by Linen Press
Set in a river boat community in Arkansas in the 1930s, this poignant story chronicles Aiyana Weir’s spirited determination to break away from a life, like that of the women around her, defined and dominated by brutal patriarch
Rent Unmasked (Subtitle How to save the global economy and build a sustainable future) by Fred Harrison ed. Published by Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd
As statesmen struggle to understand why our world is locked in a profound crisis, the authors explain that the solution to political paralysis requires a new form of governance, based on a fiscal reform that transfers power to the people, leading to full employment, sustainable growth and respect for environment.
BEST PUBLISHER AWARD
Hammersmith Books Limited
Georgina Bentliff,
Publisher Email: gmb@hammersmithpress.co.uk
Phone Number: 07887646085
Finalists for Spring 2016
Fiction:
The Modigliani Girl by Jacqui Lofthouse published by Blackbird Digital Books
The Grotto’s Secret by Paula Wynne published by Prado Press
Murder Ring by Leigh Russell published by Old Castle Books
Non Fiction:
Irreplaceable byLouise Moir published by Thistle Publishing
Chilled Children – Stuart and Amanda Jewell published by Poems and Pictures Ltd
HIRED, FIRED, FLED by Charlie Raymond published by Saxon Nomad Media
Children’s:
Escape From Nettle Farm by Justin Davis published by Matador
Meo the Meerkat by Kevin Crookes published by Blossom Spring Publishing
An Alphabet of Awful Animals for Adults by George Courtauld published byEssex Women’s Advisory Group
Finalists for Winter 2016
Fiction:
The End of the Pier by James C. Lee published by Troubador Publishing Ltd
Quintember by Richard Major published by Indie Books
Rickshaw by David McGrath published by Thistle Publishing
Non Fiction:
A Life in Death by Richard Venables, Kris Hollington published by Thistle Publishing
100 Ways to Fight the Flab – and still have wine and chocolate by Jane Wenham-Jones published byAccent Press Ltd
Rent Unmasked by Fred Harrison published by Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd
Children’s:
Saving Maya by Janetta Harvey, illustrated by Annabel Wilson published by Troubador Publishing Ltd
Triangular Trev And The Shape Idols by Christina Gabbitas published by Poems and Pictures Ltd
Chatty Cat by Suzan Collins published by East Anglia Press
Finalists for Autumn 2016
Fiction:
Valehttp://www.archive.peoplesbookprize.comntina by S. E. Lynes published by Blackbird Digital Books
The Shift by R J Mitchell published by McNidder & Grace
Sometimes A River Song by Avril Joy published by Linen Press
Non Fiction:
Prevent and Cure Diabetes by Dr Sarah Myhill and Craig Robinson published by Hammersmith Books Limited
Teenage Kicks by Michael Bradley published by Omnibus Press / Music Sales Ltd
Blag, Steal & Borrow by Gary Raymond published by Percy Publishing
Children’s:
The Wolf is Not Invited by Avril McDonald published by Crown House Publishing Limited
Little Red Riding Hood, The Wolf, Grandma and The Woodcutter by John Fidler published by Creative Educational Press Ltd
King’s Company by Jessamy Taylor published by Indie Books
Finalists for Summer 2016
Fiction:
Catryn Power Short Stories by Catryn Power published by On Stream Publications
Surfing in Stilettos by Carol Wyer published by Delancey Press
Lifeform Three by Roz Morris published by Fabled Lands LLP
Non Fiction:
Library Cat by Alex Howard published by Black & White Publishing
From Yellow Star to Pop Star by Dorit Oliver-Wolff published byRed Door Publishing
The Upside Down Mountain by Mags MacKean published by John Hunt Publishing
Children’s:
Melvin McGee: Zombie Hunter by Mathew Sullivan published by Creative Educational Press Ltd
Apley Towers: The Lost Kodas by Myra King published by Sweet Cherry Publishing
Dognapped! by David J Robertson published by Troubador Publishing Ltd