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This morning, the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association<\/a><\/strong> (MPIBA) announced the thirtieth annual Reading the West Book Awards Winners in eight categories.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Reading the West Book Awards<\/a><\/strong> are sponsored and promoted by independent booksellers across many western and mid-western states. The awards honor the best fiction, non-fiction, and illustrated books for adults and children set in one of the member states, created by an author or artist living or working in the region, or whose subject relates to the region. The awards, given to books published in the previous calendar year, celebrate the spirit of the west and the rich variety of writing in and about this region, and reflect the extraordinary diversity of the reading public.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Publishers and authors submit books for consideration for the Reading the West Book Awards program. Bookseller reading committees then read and evaluate all nominated titles to curate shortlists in each category. This year, over five thousand bookseller and public votes were cast to choose the winners from the shortlisted titles.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Congratulations to these fantastic books and authors:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fiction<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Winner: Sabrina & Corina<\/em> by Kali Fajardo-Anstine<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Runner-up: The River<\/em> by Peter Heller<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Narrative Nonfiction<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Winner: Lakota America<\/em> by Pekka Hamalainen<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Runner-up: The Rise of Wolf 8<\/em> by Rick McIntyre<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Illustrated Nonfiction<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Winner: Atlas of the National Parks<\/em> by Jon Waterman<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Runner-up: Fire Ghosts<\/em> by Philip Metcalf and Patricia Galagan<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Young Adult<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Winner: The Field Guide to the North American Teenager<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Ben Philippe<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Runner-up: The Great Unknowable End<\/em> by Kathryn Ormsbee<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Young Reader\/Middle-grade<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Winner: Dear Sweet Pea<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Julie Murphy<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Runner-up: Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus<\/em> by Dusti Bowling<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Picture Book<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Winner: The Little Snowplow Wishes for Snow<\/em> by Lora Koehler, illustrated by Jake Parker<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Runner-up: The Day Punctuation Came to Town<\/em> by Kimberlee Gard, illustrated by Sandie Sonke<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Eating the West (Culinary\/Cookbook)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Winner: The Prairie Homestead Cookbook<\/em> by Jill Winger<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Runner-up: Centennial Celebrations Cookbook<\/em> by Junior League of Denver<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Advocacy Award<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Winner: Deep Creek<\/em> by Pam Houston<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Runner-up: Migrating to Prison<\/em> by C\u00e9sar Cuauht\u00e9moc Garc\u00eda Hern\u00e1ndez<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n