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In 2023, Talking About Rakugo 1: The Japanese Art of Storytelling was selected as a finalist in the Arts & Entertainment category in the 17th NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS. 

𝐴𝑛 π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘π‘™π‘–π‘ β„Žπ‘’π‘‘ π‘™π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑖𝑛 π‘π‘’π‘π‘™π‘–π‘ β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘Žπ‘€π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘ , π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘™ 𝐼𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑒 𝐸π‘₯𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒® π΄π‘€π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘  π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘œπ‘π‘’π‘› π‘‘π‘œ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘’π‘›π‘‘ πΈπ‘›π‘”π‘™π‘–π‘ β„Ž π‘™π‘Žπ‘›π‘”π‘’π‘Žπ‘”π‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘œπ‘˜π‘  𝑖𝑛 π‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘‘ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑑 π‘Žπ‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘™π‘™ π‘‘π‘œ π‘šπ‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘’π‘š 𝑠𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑑 π‘π‘’π‘π‘™π‘–π‘ β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘  π‘Žπ‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘ π‘  π‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘¦ π‘”π‘’π‘›π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ . 𝐽𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑠 π‘›π‘œπ‘€ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘π‘™π‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘π‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘’π‘™π‘‘π‘  π‘’π‘›π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘π‘Žπ‘ π‘  π‘Ž π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘”π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘™π‘¦ 𝑒π‘₯π‘π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘™ 𝑑𝑖𝑑𝑙𝑒𝑠 π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘Ž 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 π‘Šπ‘–π‘›π‘›π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘’π‘Žπ‘β„Ž π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘”π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑑𝑒𝑑 πΉπ‘–π‘›π‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘ .


π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘™ 𝐼𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑒 𝐸π‘₯𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒® π΄π‘€π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘  π‘π‘’π‘™π‘’π‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘›π‘Žπ‘™π‘œπ‘” π‘π‘œπ‘œπ‘˜ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘š π‘Žπ‘  π‘Ž π‘£π‘–π‘‘π‘Žπ‘™ π‘ π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘¦. π‘…π‘’π‘π‘œπ‘”π‘›π‘–π‘§π‘–π‘›π‘” 𝐸π‘₯𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛 π‘Žπ‘™π‘™ π‘Žπ‘ π‘π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘  π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘“π‘–π‘›π‘Žπ‘™ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›, 𝑁𝐼𝐸𝐴 π‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘šπ‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘  𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓-π‘π‘’π‘π‘™π‘–π‘ β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑑 π‘π‘’π‘π‘™π‘–π‘ β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘  π‘€β„Žπ‘œ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ β„Žπ‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘’π‘ π‘‘ π‘žπ‘’π‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘‘π‘¦ π‘π‘œπ‘œπ‘˜π‘ . πΈπ‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘π‘™π‘–π‘ β„Žπ‘’π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛 2005, 𝑁𝐼𝐸𝐴’𝑠 π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘  π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘šπ‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘’π‘™π‘œπ‘’π‘ π‘™π‘¦ 𝑗𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑒π‘₯π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘  π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘£π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘œπ‘’π‘  𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠 π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘¦ 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘π‘’π‘π‘™π‘–π‘ β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ , π‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘ , π‘Žπ‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘π‘œπ‘œπ‘˜ π‘‘π‘’π‘ π‘–π‘”π‘›π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ .


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–π‘«π’π’–π’ˆ π‘­π’π’ˆπ’†π’π’”π’π’
π‘·π’“π’†π’”π’Šπ’…π’†π’π’• – 𝑡𝑰𝑬𝑨

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In 2024, Nickname Flower of Evil: The Abe Sada Story was selected as a finalist in the True Crime Nonfiction category in THE 2024 AMERICAN LEGACY BOOK AWARDS™.

LOS ANGELES, APRIL 2024 – American Book Fest announced the winners and finalists of 2024 AMERICAN LEGACY BOOK AWARDS. Over 500 winners and finalists were announced in over 100 categories. Awards were presented for titles published in 2010-2023.


American Book Fest covers books from all sections of the publishing industry—mainstream, independent, & self-published.


Jeffrey Keen, President and CEO of American Book Fest, said this year’s contest yielded thousands of entries from authors and publishers around the world, which were then narrowed down to the final results.

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In 2025, From Girdle Maker to Water Commissioner - THE GREAT GILDERSLEEVE was selected as a finalist in the Arts & Entertainment category in the 19th NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS. 

LOS ANGELES, June 19th, 2025 — The National Indie Excellence® Awards (NIEA), a long-standing leader in recognizing exceptional independently published books, is proud to announce the results of its 19th Annual competition.


​Open to recent English-language books in print, the NIEA honors titles from self-published authors and small to mid-sized presses across all genres. The judging for this year’s contest is complete, and the full list of Winners and Finalists is now available online, along with recipients of the Sponsorship Prizes and Juror's Choice Awards.


​NIEA celebrates the physical book as a cornerstone of the publishing industry, recognizing excellence in both content and presentation. Since 2005, the awards have championed independent authors and publishers who produce high-quality books. Entries are evaluated by a panel of industry professionals—including publishers, authors, editors, and book designers—using a rigorous set of criteria.


​Winners and Finalists are selected based on written content as well as the overall design, function, and informational quality of the publication. Each submission undergoes thorough individual review before jurors reach a consensus.


Sponsorship Awards provide recipients with valuable professional development opportunities, including consultations, marketing, and distribution support. Additionally, three standout titles from among all Winners and Finalists are honored with Juror's Choice Awards, which include monetary prizes. This year’s Juror’s Choice awards were selected by author, editor, and coach Zoë Ruiz.
​All awardees are also eligible for a complimentary listing in the NIEA Speaker’s Bureau.


​"Self-published, independent authors, and small to midsize publishers continue to impress with strong entries across every genre. Final decisions made by our jurors often come down to the narrowest of margins when selecting a single Winner per category. The Team at NIEA are proud to stand behind each awardee as  representatives of Excellence in their craft and the enduring value of books in print today."


— Doug Fogelson, NIEA President

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