top of page

2023 NAUTILUS WINNERS Categories 21-29

Nautilus WHITE.png

21. PHOTOGRAPHY & ARTS  |  GOLD WINNERS

Bird Planet- A Photographic Journey .jpeg

Bird Planet: A Photographic Journey
Tim Laman

Abrams Books

No Justice, No Peace.jpeg

No Justice, No Peace

Devin Allen

Legacy Lit

21. PHOTOGRAPHY & ARTS  |  SILVER WINNERS

A Thousand Trails Home.jpeg

A Thousand Trails Home

Seth Kantner

Mountaineer Books

Heidi Kumao- Real and Imagined .jpeg

Heidi Kumao: Real and Imagined

Heidi Kumao

Michigan Publishing

22A. POETRY  |  GOLD WINNERS

Last Days.jpeg

Last Days

Tamiko Beyer

Alice James Books

There Are Still Woods.jpeg

There Are Still Woods

Hila Ratzabi

June Road Press

When I Was the Wind.jpeg

When I Was the Wind

Hannah Lee Jones

June Road Press

22A. POETRY  |  SILVER WINNERS

Animal Afterlife.jpeg

Animal Afterlife

Jaya Stenquist

Airlie Press

Black God Mother This Body.jpeg

Black God Mother This Body

Raina J. Leon

Black Freighter Press

Antipodes.jpeg

Antipodes

JC Mehta

New Rivers Press

Incantations for Rest- Poems, Meditations & Other Magic.jpeg

Incantations for Rest: Poems, Meditations & Other Magic

Atena O. Danner

Skinner House Books

Walk Deep.jpeg

Walk Deep

Abigail Morgan Prout

Wayfarer Books- Homebound Publications

22A. SPECIAL HONORS: DEBUT AUTHOR | GOLD WINNER

Gentle Shadows Fierce Wings.jpeg

Gentle Shadows Fierce Wings

Nikita Kapoor

Paper Lily Press, LLC

22B. LYRIC PROSE OR HYBRID WORKS  |  GOLD WINNERS

Circle Way- A Daughter's Memoir, a Writer's Journey Home.jpeg

Circle Way: A Daughter's Memoir, a Writer's Journey Home

Mary Ann Hogan, Eric Newton, Bill Hogan - Illustr

Wonderwell

Flight Feathers.jpeg

Flight Feathers

Gwendolyn Morgan

Wayfarer Books

22B. LYRIC PROSE OR HYBRID WORKS  |  SILVER WINNERS

Drive Through the Night- A Poetic Memoir on Taming, Reclaiming & Becoming Wild.jpeg

Drive Through the Night: A Poetic Memoir on Taming, Reclaiming & Becoming Wild

L.M. Browning

Homebound Publications

Halfway from Home.jpeg

Halfway from Home

Sarah Fawn Montgomery

Split/Lip Press

Myriad Intimacies.jpeg

Myriad Intimacies

Lata Mani

Duke University Press

23. RELATIONSHIPS & COMMUNICATION (LARGE PRESS)  |  GOLD WINNERS

Conversations with People Who Hate Me .jpeg

Conversations with People Who Hate Me

Dylan Marron

Atria Books, Simon and Shuster

Getting to the Heart of Science Communication- A Guide to Effective Engagement.jpeg

Getting to the Heart of Science Communication: A Guide to Effective Engagement

Faith Kearns

Island Press

23. RELATIONSHIPS & COMMUNICATION (LARGE PRESS) |  SILVER WINNERS

Holy Love- The Essential Guide to Soul-Fulfilling Relationships.jpeg

Holy Love: The Essential Guide to Soul-Fulfilling Relationships

Elisa Romeo, Adam Foley

New World Library

Sorry, No English.jpeg

Sorry, No English

Craig Storti

Chambers

The Other.jpeg

The Other

Daniela Pierre-Bravo

Legacy Lit

23. RELATIONSHIPS & COMMUNICATION (SMALL PRESS) |  GOLD WINNER

Codependent No More.jpeg

Codependent No More

Melody Beattie

Spiegel & Graur

23. RELATIONSHIPS & COMMUNICATION (SMALL PRESS) |  SILVER WINNERS

The Courage to Stay- How to Heal From an Affair and Save Your Marriage.jpeg

The Courage to Stay: How to Heal From an Affair and Save Your Marriage

Kathy Nickerson, PhD

Dr. Kathy & Company Press

Mindful Conversation- Speak Openly, Connect Deeply, Live Joyously.jpeg

Mindful Conversation: Speak Openly, Connect Deeply, Live Joyously

Peter Gibb

Atmosphere Press

23. FOCUSED TOPIC |  SILVER WINNER

Intimate Inequalities- Millennials' Romantic Relationships in Contemporary Times .jpeg

Intimate Inequalities: Millennials' Romantic Relationships in Contemporary Times

Cristen Dalessandro

Rutgers University Press

24A. RELIGION / SPIRITUALITY OF EASTERN THOUGHT  |  GOLD WINNER

Fractals of Reality.jpeg

Fractals of Reality

Kavitha Chinnaiyan, MD, Rashmi Thirtha Jyoti- Illustr

Sfaim Press

24A. RELIGION / SPIRITUALITY OF EASTERN THOUGHT  |  SILVER WINNERS

The Dharma Bum's Guide to Western Literature- Finding Nirvana in the Classics.jpeg

The Dharma Bum's Guide to Western Literature: Finding Nirvana in the Classics

Dean Sluyter

New World Library

The Prophet Returns - Calm Words for Troubled Times.jpeg

The Prophet Returns - Calm Words for Troubled Times

Kirk Heriot, MD, PhD

Lost Coast Press

Through Forests of Every Color- Awakening with Koans.jpeg

Through Forests of Every Color: Awakening with Koans

Joan Sutherland

Shambhala Publications

24A. FOCUSED TOPIC: MEMOIR  |  GOLD WINNER

Appalachian Zen.jpeg

Appalachian Zen

Steve Kanji Ruhl

Monkfish Book Publishing

24B. RELIGION / SPIRITUALITY OF WESTERN THOUGHT  |  GOLD WINNERS

Psalms- A Millennial's Poetic Interpretation.jpeg

Psalms: A Millennial's Poetic Interpretation

Brielle Paige Rassler

Merchav Press

Speak with the Earth and It Will Teach You- A Field Guide to the Bible.jpeg

Speak with the Earth and It Will Teach You: A Field Guide to the Bible

Daniel Cooperrider

The Pilgrim Press

24B. RELIGION / SPIRITUALITY OF WESTERN THOUGHT  |  SILVER WINNERS

A New Heaven- Death, Human Destiny, and the Kingdom of God.jpeg

A New Heaven: Death, Human Destiny, and the Kingdom of God

Harvey Cox

Orbis Books

Let Your Heartbreak Be Your Guide- Lessons in Engaged Contemplation.jpeg

Let Your Heartbreak Be Your Guide: Lessons in Engaged Contemplation

Adam Bucko

Orbis Books

Matthew Fox- Essential Writings on Creation Spirituality .jpeg

Matthew Fox: Essential Writings on Creation Spirituality

Matthew Fox, Charles Burack

Orbis Books

24C. RELIGION / SPIRITUALITY OF OTHER TRADITIONS  |  GOLD WINNERS

Home to Her.jpeg

Home to Her

Liz Childs Kelly

Womancraft Publishing

Hope Leans Forward- Braving Your Way Toward Simplicity, Awakening, and Peace.jpeg

Hope Leans Forward: Braving Your Way Toward Simplicity, Awakening, and Peace

Valerie Brown

Broadleaf Books

24C. RELIGION / SPIRITUALITY OF OTHER TRADITIONS  |  SILVER WINNERS

GodLight, Possibilities from the Intersections of Science and Spirituality.jpeg

GodLight, Possibilities from the Intersections of Science and Spirituality

Bart Barthelemy

Self Published

The Power of Positive Thinking - Interfaith 21st Century Edition.jpeg

The Power of Positive Thinking - Interfaith 21st Century Edition

Norman Vincent Peale with Hasan Ismaik

Wisdom of the Wild Ones- The Encyclopedia of Animal Spirit Guides .jpeg

Wisdom of the Wild Ones: The Encyclopedia of Animal Spirit Guides

Bernadette King

Building Beautiful Souls, Inc.

24D. PHILOSOPHY  |  GOLD WINNER

Life Is Hard- How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way .jpeg

Life Is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way

Kieran Setiya

Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House

24D. PHILOSOPHY  |  SILVER WINNERS

Einstein in the Attic.jpeg

Einstein in the Attic

Dana Dargos, Said Al Bizri

Solstice Publishing

Joseph Imagines God- A Philosophical Novel.jpeg

Joseph Imagines God: A Philosophical Novel

Roger Neumaier

Bratman Publishing

25. SCIENCE & COSMOLOGY (LARGE PRESS)  |  GOLD WINNERS

Starry Messenger- Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization.jpeg

Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Henry Holt / Macmillan

The Story of Gaia The Big Breath and the Evolutionary Journey of our Conscious Planet.jpeg

The Story of Gaia The Big Breath and the Evolutionary Journey of our Conscious Planet

Jude Currivan

Inner Traditions

25. SCIENCE & COSMOLOGY (LARGE PRESS) |  SILVER WINNERS

Cosmic Roots- The Conflict Between Science and Religion and How it Led to the Secular Age.

Cosmic Roots: The Conflict Between Science and Religion and How it Led to the Secular Age

Ira Mark Egdall

World Scientific Publishing

The Story of Our Lives- Homo Sapiens' Secret of Success.jpeg

The Story of Our Lives: Homo Sapiens' Secret of Success

David Liat Ben

World Scientific Publishing

Time and Beauty.jpeg

Time and Beauty

Adrian Bejan

World Scientific Publishing

25. SCIENCE & COSMOLOGY (SMALL PRESS)  |  GOLD WINNER

Science, Being, & Becoming- The Spiritual Lives of Scientists .jpeg

Science, Being, & Becoming: The Spiritual Lives of Scientists

Paul J Mills

Light On Light

25. SCIENCE & COSMOLOGY (SMALL PRESS) |  SILVER WINNER

The Evolution of Life- Big Bang to Space Colonies.jpeg

The Evolution of Life: Big Bang to Space Colonies

Richard M. Anderson

Precocity Press

26. SOCIAL SCIENCES & EDUCATION  |  GOLD WINNERS

Visual Thinking- The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstracti

Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions

Temple Grandin, Ph.D.

Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House

Making Shift Happen- Designing for Successful Environmental Behavior Change.jpeg

Making Shift Happen: Designing for Successful Environmental Behavior Change

Nya Van Leuvan, Rod Fujita, Lauren Highleyman, Ashleigh Kellerman

New Society Publishers

26. SOCIAL SCIENCES & EDUCATION  |  SILVER WINNERS

Me Power.jpeg

Me Power

LaNysha T. Adams

New Degree Press

Seeing Through New Eyes, Deaf Culture, and Deaf Pedagogies- The Unrecognized Curriculum.jp

Seeing Through New Eyes, Deaf Culture, and Deaf Pedagogies: The Unrecognized Curriculum

Paddy Ladd

DawnSignPress

The Families' Civil War- Black Soldiers and the Fight for Racial Justice .jpeg

The Families' Civil War: Black Soldiers and the Fight for Racial Justice

Holly A. Pinheiro, Jr.

University of Georgia Press

26. FOCUSED TOPIC: EDUCATIONAL GUIDEBOOKS  |  GOLD WINNER

The Book of Nature Connection- 70 Sensory Activities for All Ages .jpeg

The Book of Nature Connection: 70 Sensory Activities for All Ages

Jacob Rodenburg

New Society Publishers

26. FOCUSED TOPIC: EDUCATIONAL GUIDEBOOKS  |  SILVER WINNER

Social Emotional Stories.jpeg

Social Emotional Stories

Barbara A. Lewis

Free Spirit Publishing

27. SOCIAL CHANGE & SOCIAL JUSTICE  |  GOLD WINNERS

No Justice, No Peace.jpeg

No Justice, No Peace

Devin Allen

Legacy Lit

Rest Is Resistance.jpeg

Rest Is Resistance

Tricia Hersey

Little, Brown Spark

27. SOCIAL CHANGE & SOCIAL JUSTICE  |  SILVER WINNERS

Building Communities of Trust.jpeg

Building Communities of Trust

Ann E Feldman

Routledge, Taylor & Francis

Pain Generation- Social Media, Feminist Activism, and the Neoliberal Selfie.jpeg

Pain Generation: Social Media, Feminist Activism, and the Neoliberal Selfie

L. Ayu Saraswati Wade

NYU PRESS

Inside Out- The Equity Leader’s Guide to Undoing Institutional Racism.jpeg

Inside Out: The Equity Leader’s Guide to Undoing Institutional Racism

Caprice D. Hollins

New Society Publishers

The Capitalist and the Activist.jpeg

The Capitalist and the Activist

Tom C.W. Lin

Berrett-Koehler Publishers

27. SPECIAL TOPIC: MEMOIR  |  GOLD WINNER

A Good Country- My Life in Twelve Towns and the Devastating Battle for a White America .jp

A Good Country: My Life in Twelve Towns and the Devastating Battle for a White America

Sofia Ali-Khan

Random House

27. SPECIAL TOPIC: MEMOIR  |  SILVER WINNERS

Making Global Sense- Grounded Hope for democracy inspired by Thomas Paine's Common Sense.j

Making Global Sense: Grounded Hope for democracy inspired by Thomas Paine's Common Sense

Judah Freed

Hoku House

Still Hopeful- Lessons from a Lifetime of Activism.jpeg

Still Hopeful: Lessons from a Lifetime of Activism

Maude Barlow

ECW Press

27. SPECIAL TOPIC: PHILANTHROPY  |  SILVER WINNERS

Empowering Charity- A New Narrative of Philanthropy.jpeg

Empowering Charity: A New Narrative of Philanthropy

Froswa' Booker-Drew

Baylor University Press

The Generosity Crisis- The Case for Radical Connection to Solve Humanity's Greatest Challe

The Generosity Crisis: The Case for Radical Connection to Solve Humanity's Greatest Challenges

Nathan Chappell, Brian Crimmins, Michael Ashley

Wiley

28. WORLD CULTURES’ CONSCIOUS GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT  (LARGE PRESS) |  GOLD WINNER

What We Owe the Future.jpeg

What We Owe the Future

William MacAskill

Basic Books

28. WORLD CULTURES’ CONSCIOUS GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT (LARGE PRESS)  |  SILVER WINNERS

On Belonging- Finding Connection in an Age of Isolation.jpeg

On Belonging: Finding Connection in an Age of Isolation

Kim Samuel

Abrams Books

The Long Land War- The Global Struggle for Occupancy Rights.jpeg

The Long Land War: The Global Struggle for Occupancy Rights

Jo Guldi

Yale University Press

28. WORLD CULTURES’ CONSCIOUS GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT  (SMALL PRESS) |  GOLD WINNER

Escaping Maya's Palace- Decoding an Ancient Myth to Heal the Hidden Madness of Modern Civi

Escaping Maya's Palace: Decoding an Ancient Myth to Heal the Hidden Madness of Modern Civilization

Richard Sclove

Karavelle Press

28. WORLD CULTURES’ CONSCIOUS GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT (SMALL PRESS)  |  SILVER WINNERS

Humanity Reimagined- Where we go from here.jpeg

Humanity Reimagined: Where we go from here

Martin Fiore

Rivertowns Books

What Could Go Right- Designing Our Ideal Future to Emerge from Continual Crises to a Thriv

What Could Go Right: Designing Our Ideal Future to Emerge from Continual Crises to a Thriving World

Justin Bean

Self Published

29. RISING TO THE MOMENT (LARGE PRESS) |  GOLD WINNER

That Sucked. Now What_- How to Embrace the Joy in Chaos and Find Magic in the Mess .jpg

That Sucked. Now What?: How to Embrace the Joy in Chaos and Find Magic in the Mess

Dr. Neeta Bhusan, Amber Rae- Illustr

Hay House

29. RISING TO THE MOMENT (LARGE PRESS) |  SILVER WINNERS

Do the Work!.png

Do the Work!

W. Kamau Bell, Kate Schatz

Schatz Workman Publishing

The Things We Love.jpeg

The Things We Love

Aaron Ahuvia, PhD

Little, Brown Spark

29. RISING TO THE MOMENT (SMALL PRESS) |  GOLD WINNERS

Confronting the Storm- Regenerating Leadership and Hope in the Age of Uncertainty.jpeg

Confronting the Storm: Regenerating Leadership and Hope in the Age of Uncertainty

David Ross

Business Expert Press

Imaginable.jpeg

Imaginable

Jane McGonigal

Spiegel & Grau

29. RISING TO THE MOMENT (SMALL PRESS) |  SILVER WINNERS

The Radiant Heart of the Cosmos- Compas.jpeg

The Radiant Heart of the Cosmos: Compas

Penny Gill

Green Fire Press

Trusting Change- Finding Our Way Through Personal and Global Transformation.jpeg

Trusting Change: Finding Our Way Through Personal and Global Transformation

Karen Hering

Skinner House Books

A New Story of Wholeness- An Experiential Guide for Connecting the Human Family .jpeg

A New Story of Wholeness: An Experiential Guide for Connecting the Human Family

Robert Atkinson

Light Inc.

29. RISING TO THE MOMENTFOCUSED TOPIC: COVID PANDEMIC |  GOLD WINNER

The Coronation- Essays from the Covid Moment .jpeg

The Coronation: Essays from the Covid Moment

Charles Eisenstein

Chelsea Green Publishing

29. RISING TO THE MOMENTFOCUSED TOPIC: COVID PANDEMIC |  SILVER WINNERS

Cancer, COVID, and Chaos - Essays and Images about Life during a Pandemic.jpeg

Cancer, COVID, and Chaos - Essays and Images about Life during a Pandemic

Jim Segaar

Self Published

The Healer's Path to Post-COVID Recovery- A Restorative Journey for Healthcare Workers.jpe

The Healer's Path to Post-COVID Recovery: A Restorative Journey for Healthcare Workers

Katherine T Kelly, Ph.D., M.S.P.H.

Soul Health Press

The Long Haul- Solving the Puzzle of the Pandemic's Long Haulers And How They Are Changing

The Long Haul: Solving the Puzzle of the Pandemic's Long Haulers And How They Are Changing Healthcare Forever

Ryan Prior

Post Hill Press

bottom of page