2026 NAUTILUS WINNERS
Categories 1-10
01 - Aging Consciously
GOLD WINNER
The Years of Ripening: Reflections on Aging in the Later Years
Joyce Rupp
Orbis Books
01 - Aging Consciously
SILVER WINNER
02 - Animals & Nature
GOLD WINNER
Creature Needs: Writers Respond to the Science of Animal Conservation
Christopher Kondrich, Lucy Spelman, Susan Tacent
University of Minnesota Press
02 - Animals & Nature
SILVER WINNERS
Rewilding the Human Heart: A Journey of Reunion
Sharifa Oppenheimer
Red Elixir, an imprint of Monkfish Book Publishing Company
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Entwined: Dispatches from the Intersection of Species (Wardlaw Books)
Bridget A. Lyons (Author and Illustrator)
Texas A & M University Press
Sacred Forest Bathing: The Healing Power of Ancient Trees and Wild Places
Ellen Dee Davidson
Inner Traditions/Bear & Company
03 - Body ~ Mind ~ Spirit Practices
GOLD WINNER
Ignite Your Yoga: How to Live, Practice, and Teach as an Authentic Yoga Steward
Susanna Barkataki
Shambhala Publications
03 - Body ~ Mind ~ Spirit Practices
SILVER WINNERS
04 A - Business & Leadership (Self Publish/Small Press)
GOLD WINNERS
The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power: Deconstructing Indian Act Economics
Carol Anne Hilton
New Society Publishers
Leading Through Fire: Resilient Leadership for People, Planet, and the Future
Brenna M Davis
Lumination Hive
04 A - Business & Leadership (Self-Publish/Small Press)
SILVER WINNERS
Hidden Talent: How to Employ Refugees, the Formerly Incarcerated & People With Disabilities
David DeLong
Longstone Press
Designing for Diversity: Developing Inclusive and Equitable Talent Management Processes
Binna Kandola
Kogan Page
Human First Marketing: The Art of Being Seen, Trusted and Remembered
Phil Treagus-Evans
Hercules Street Publishing
04 B - Business & Leadership (Large Publisher/Large Hybrid)
GOLD WINNERS
Beyond Profit: Purpose-Driven Leadership for a Wellbeing Economy
Victoria Hurth, Ben Renshaw, and Lorenzo Fioramonti
John Murray Business
The Meritocracy Paradox: Where Talent Management Strategies Go Wrong and How to Fix Them
Emilio J. Castilla
Columbia University Press
04 B - Business & Leadership (Large Publisher/Large Hybrid)
SILVER WINNERS
From Founder to Future: A Business Roadmap to Impact, Longevity, and Employee Ownership
John Abrams
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Navigating Sustainable Growth: A Roadmap for Boards and Corporate Leaders
Gib Hedstrom
De Gruyter Brill
The Tao of Leadership: Harmonizing Technological Innovation and Human Creativity in the AI Era
Jack Myers
Advantage Media/Advantage Books
05 - Creativity & Innovation
GOLD WINNERS
A Brush with Wolves Book One: Pathways into the Creative Spirit of the Gray Wolf
Tracy Ane Brooks
Amazon KDPs
05 - Creativity & Innovation
SILVER WINNERS
Laura Stanfill
Forest Avenue Press
Writing Together: A Year of Meaning-Making and Friendship
Penny Williamson and Darcy Shaw
Creative Courage Press
06 - Ecology & Environment
GOLD WINNERS
06 - Ecology & Environment​
SILVER WINNERS
Frostlines: A Journey Through Entangled Lives and Landscapes in a Warming Arctic
Neil Shea
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice
Ryan E. Emanuel
University of North Carolina Press
07 A - Fiction (Self-Publisher/Small Press)
GOLD WINNER
07 A - Fiction (Self-Publisher/Small Press)
SILVER WINNERS
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07 B - Fiction (Large Publisher/Large Hybrid)
GOLD WINNERS
07 B - Fiction (Large Publisher/Large Hybrid)
SILVER WINNERS
07 C - Science Fiction
GOLD WINNER
07 C - Science Fiction
SILVER WINNERS
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08 - Food, Cooking, & Healthy Eating
GOLD WINNER
08 - Food, Cooking, & Healthy Eating
SILVER WINNERS
The Korean Vegan: Homemade: Recipes and Stories from My Kitchen
Joanne Lee Molinaro
Penguin Random House; Avery
Kitchens of Hope: Immigrants Share Stories of Resilience and Recipes from Home
Linda S. Svitak, Christin Jaye Eaton, and Lee Svitak Dean
University of Minnesota Press
09 - Gift & Specialty - including - Card Decks and Daily Wisdom Books
GOLD WINNER
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09 - Gift & Specialty - including - Card Decks and Daily Wisdom Books
SILVER WINNER
Meeting Your Magnificence: 111 Ways to Live from Your Higher Self
Carolyn Golbus, Gary Gleason, (Photographer)
Brown Books Publishing Group
10 - Restorative Earth Practices
GOLD WINNERS
10 - Restorative Earth Practices
​SILVER WINNERS
Robert W Collin
Environmental Policy Press
The Generous Exchange: How Attention to Beauty, Goodness and Excellence Restores Us and Our World
Maria Sirois
Green Fire Press