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2016 winners

Judge’s Choice

Eatymology — Sourcebooks 
Production Managers: John Donnelly and Kelly Lawler; Designers: Adrienne Krogh, Brittany Vibbert, and Jillian Rahn; Printer: Versa Press

Adult Trade Book – Illustrated

Gold
Irby Brown: Southwest Landscape Paintings — University of New Mexico Press
Production Manager: Lisa Tremaine; Designer: Catherine Leonardo; Printer: Oceanic Graphic International

Silver
Trailhead: The Dirt on All Things Trail Running — VeloPress
Production Manager: Connie Oehring; Designers: Vicki Hopewell and Erin Farrell; Printer: Edwards Brothers Malloy

Bronze 
Garo Z. Antreasian: Reflections on Life and Art — University of New Mexico Press
Production Manager: Lisa Tremaine; Designer: Lisa Tremaine; Printer: Everbest

Adult Trade Book Non-illustrated

Gold
Wilderness Essays Gibbs Smith
Production Manager: Marty Lee; Designer: Seth Lucas; Printer: Bang Printing (Minnesota) Phil Wagner

Silver
Finding Abbey — University of New Mexico Press
Designers: Lila Sanchez; Printer: Sheridan Books

Bronze
The Daily Edge Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Production Manager: Heidi Sheard; Designer: Heidi Koopman, Purpose Design; Printer: Edwards Brothers Malloy

Children's / Young Adult Illustrated 

Gold 
DreamWorks Dragons: To Berk and Beyond! Insight Editions 

Silver 
The Secret Garden: A BabyLit Flowers Primer Gibbs Smith
Production Manager: Marty Lee; Designer: Alison Oliver, Night & Day Design; Printer: Leo Paper Co. (China) Tracey Lemley

Bronze
Therese Makes a Tapestry — Getty Publications
Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Kahn; Designer: Jim Drobka

Children's / Young Adult Non-illustrated

Bronze 
Until We Meet Again Sourcebooks
Production Managers: John Donnelly and Kelly Lawler; Designers: Nicole Komasinski and Jillian Rahn; Printer: Worzalla Printing


Academic / Non-Trade Book

Gold
Household Gods: Private Devotion in Ancient Greece — Getty Publications
Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Chapin Kahn; Designer: Kurt Hauser

Silver 
A Kingdom of Images: French Prints in the Age of — Getty Publications
Production Coordinator: Suzanne Watson; Designer: Jeffrey Cohen

Bronze 
The Lean Farm — Chelsea Green Publishing
Production Manager: Bill Bokermann; Designer: Melissa Jacobson; Printer: Quad Graphics, Inc.

Guide / Travel Book

Gold
The Field Guide to Drinking in America Overcup Press
Production Manager: Patrick McDonald; Designer: Cole Gerst; Printer: Four Colour Print Group

Silver
The J. Paul Getty Handbook of the Collection — Getty Publications
Production Manager: Suzanne Watson; Designer: Jeffrey Cohn; Printer: WKT (Wing King Tong, Hong Kong, China) 

Bronze 
North American Hummingbirds: An Identification Guide — University of New Mexico Press
Production Manager: Lisa Tremaine; Designer: Catherine Leonardo; Printer: Imago , Inc. 

How To / Crafts Book

Gold 
Sew Adorkable — C&T Publishing
Production Manager: Freesia Pearson Blizard; Designer: Kristy Zacharias; Printer: Regent Publishing Services

Silver
The Amazing Stitching Handbook for Kids — C&T Publishing
Production Manager: Jenny Davis; Designers: Kristy Zacharias and April Mostek; Printer: Four Colour Imports, Ltd.

Bronze 
Girl's Guide to DIY Fashion — C&T Publishing 
Production Manager: Rue Flaherty; Designer: Kristy Zacharias; Bindery: Regent Publishing Services

Cookbook

Gold 
75 Homemade Dressings Gibbs Smith
Production Manager: Marty Lee; Designers: Nate Padavick; Printer: Crash Paper Co. (China) Tom Hummel 

Silver 
Le French Oven Gibbs Smith
Production Manager: Marty Lee; Designer: Sheryl Dickert; Printer: Toppan (HK) Tom Hummel

Bronze 
Not Food for Old Men: Baja California — SIME Books
Production Manager: Jenny Biffis; Designer: WHAT! Design

Photography Book

Gold
Ishiuchi Miyako: Postwar Shadows — Getty Publications
Production Coordinator: Stacy Miyagawa; Designer: Jim Drobka

Silver
Light, Paper, Process: Reinventing Photography — Getty Publications
Production Coordinator: Stacy Miyagawa; Designer: Catherine Lorenz

Bronze 
The National Parks: An American Legacy Insight Editions 

Art Books

Gold
Woven Gold: Tapestries of Louis XIV — Getty Publications
Production Coordinator: Amita Molloy; Designer: Jeffrey Cohen

Silver
Armin Hansen: The Artful Voyage — Pomegranate Communications
Production Manager: Jennifer Messinger; Designer: Stephanie Odeh; Printer: Tims Printing Company Ltd.

Bronze 
Assassin's Creed: The Complete Visual History Insight Editions 

Sports / Fitness / Recreation

Gold 
Baltimore Orioles: 60 Years of Orioles Magic — Insight Editions 

Silver
Skiing and Sleeping on the Summits — F + P Graphic Design
Designer: Rebecca Finkel, F + P Graphic Design; Printer: Four Colour

Reference Book

Gold 
Eatymology Sourcebooks  
Production Managers: John Donnelly and Kelly Lawler; Designers: Adrienne Krogh, Brittany Vibbert, and Jillian Rahn; Printer: Versa Press

Bronze
Pests of Landscape Trees and Shrubs, 3rd Edition — University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Production Manager: Stephen Barnett; Designer: Celeste Rusconi; Printer: Friesens Corporation


Short Stories/Poetry/Anthologies

Gold: Clearing the Ground: C.P. Cavafy, Poetry and Prose, 1902-1911 — Laertes, a Press for Literary Translation, Inc. 

Production Managers: Maxine Mills and Nina Kamberos; Designer: Maxine Mills Graphic Design; Printer: Thomson-Shore

Gift / Holiday / Specialty Book

Gold
Ice Cream Work Overcup Press 
Production Manager: Alan Dubinsky; Designer: Alan Dubinsky; Printer: Four Colour Print Group

Silver
McAllister Towing:  150 Years of Family Business — Carpe Diem Books 
Production Manager: Richard Owsiany; Designer: Don Besom; Printer: Hing Yip Printing Co. Ltd.

Bronze 
Mr. Darcy's Night Before Christmas Gibbs Smith 
Production Manager: Marty Lee; Designer: Sheryl Dickert; Printer: Toppan (HK) Tom Hummel

Historical Book

Gold
Old Magic: Lives of the Desert Shamans Sunbelt Publications 
Production Manager: Deborah Young; Designer: Lydia D’moch

Silver
The View from the Future — KRD, LLC. 
Production Manager: Dick Owsiany, RLO Media Productions; Designer: Kelley Dodd; Printer: Hing Yip Printing

Bronze
From the Rear View Mirror: The ASL Paving Story — Indie Ink Publishing 
Production Manager: Suzanne Paschall; Designer: Terry Corrigan, Relish Design; Printer: Friesens Corporation (Altona, Manitoba)

Graphic Album, New Material

Gold
Junction True — Top Shelf Productions, an imprint of IDW
Production Managers: Chris Staros, Chris Ross, and Veronica Haas; Designer: Chris Ross; Printer: Asia Pacific Offset

Graphic Album, Previously Published Material

Gold
Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Top Shelf Productions, an imprint of IDW
Production Managers: Chris Staros & Chris Ross; Designers: Troy Little & Chris Ross; Printer: Tri Vision Company

Jacket / Cover Design (Small Format) 

Gold 
Pawpaw: In Search of America’s Forgotten Fruit — Chelsea Green Publishing 
Production Manager: Bill Bokermann; Designer: Kimberly Glyder; Printer: Maple Press

Silver
Wilderness Essays Gibbs Smith 
Production Manager: Marty Lee; Designer: Seth Lucas; Printer: Bang Printing (Minnesota) Phil Wagner

Bronze
Flunked Sourcebooks 
Production Managers: John Donnelly and Kelly Lawler; Designers: Adrienne Krogh and William Riley; Printer: Worzalla Printing

Jacket / Cover Design – Large Format

Gold
Essex County (Slipcase Edition) Top Shelf Productions, an imprint of IDW
Production Managers: Chris Staros and Chris Ross; Designers: Chris Ross and Jeff Lemire; Printer: Tri Vision Company

Silver
American Rustic Gibbs Smith 
Production Manager: Marty Lee; Designer: Sheryl Dickert; Printer: Toppan (HK) Tom Hummel

Bronze
Reconceptualizing Qualitative Research SAGE Publishing 
Production Manager: Kelly DeRosa; Designer: Rose Storey; Printer: Sheridan Books

Special Edition

Gold
The Walking Dead: The Pop-Up Book Insight Editions 

E-Book Standard

Gold
A Year in the Life of a Complete and Total Genius — Sourcebooks   
Production Manager: Jessica Zulli; Designer: Jillian Rahn

Silver
The Best Canyonlands National Park Hikes — F + P Graphic Design 
Designer: Rebecca Finkel, F + P Graphic Design

E-book Fixed Layout

Gold
The Joy of Mom — Sourcebooks 
Production Manager: Jessica Zulli; Designer: Lynn Harker

Book Apps

Gold
BabyLit Jungle Book Hide & Seek Gibbs Smith 
Production Manager: Night & Day Design; Designer: Alison Oliver, Night & Day Design

Silver
Arms from the Sea — TooFar Media 




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