2009 SAN FRANCISCO BOOK FESTIVAL NAMES WINNERS 5/3/2009 2009 SAN FRANCISCO BOOK FESTIVAL WINNERS NAMED SAN FRANCISCO (May 3, 2009) _ The 2009 San Francisco Book Festival has named “War of Words: A True Tale of Newsprint and Murder” by former Bay Area reporter Simon Read as the grand prize winner of its annual competition. In the San Francisco of the mid-1800s, the term “circulation war” was literal, as beatings and bloodlettings in and around the newsroom were not uncommon. Into this stepped Charles de Young, cofounder of the San Francisco Chronicle, who focused on the future mayor, Issac Kalloch. Their explosive battles captivated a nation and the judges of the competition, who felt that the Union Square Press book captures the raw intensity that marks the city even today. Read and other winners will be honored in a private ceremony at the Hotel Rex on Friday, May 8. Other winners of the competition: GENERAL FICTION WINNER: The Book of the Unknown – Jonathon Keats RUNNER-UP: The Sacred Well, Antoinette May HONORABLE MENTIONS: Trust Me,. Brenda Novak Shade, John B. Olson The Color of Hate, Wilma Blair-Reed Inside A Haunted Mind, K. Patrick Malone Pike Place, Marilyn Howard Tschudi On The Brink of Bliss and Insanity, Lisa Cerasoli Topaz Woman, Christine Candland Story of an American Escort, C.J. Koa Fresh Frozen, Darden North, M.D. Vanquished, Hope Tarr My Splendid Concubine, Lloyd Lofthouse The 6th Seal, J. M Emanuel Sardinian Silver, A. Colin Wright The Fairfield Murders, Richard J. Tracey CHILDREN’S BOOKS WINNER: Born To Dance, Katherine Reynolds RUNNER-UPS: I Am Jack, Suzanne Gervay Dogs Move Too! Anthony M.T. Majewski HONORABLE MENTIONS: Mr. Lincoln’s Gift, Whitney Stewart Tales of the Tree People, Lori Mazzola Emerita, Cindy Mauro Reisenauer Rupert and the Bag, A. Louise Staman, illustrated by Rich Adams Meet President Obama, Angi Ma Wong The Secret Adventures of Louie V, Tracey Delio Santa’s Hat, Mollie Wilson Little Hacker & The Aliens, Lee-Ann Shewchuk Mom, I Fired The Babysitter, Colleen H. Robley Blake, illustrated by Randy Jennings Melinda, A Mostly Magnificent Moose, Daniel Burch Fiddler COOKBOOKS: WINNER: The Blue Heron Ranch Cookbook, by Nadia Natali, illustrations by Marcia Natali Thompson RUNNER-UP: Goatcheese, Maggie Foard HONORABLE MENTIONS: Cooking Danish: A Taste of Denmark, Stig Hansen Down Home Delicious, Peggy Touchtone Sholly Shortcuts to Gourmet Cooking & Family Favorites, Frances Schaffer GENERAL NON-FICTION WINNER: Luck By Design, Richard E. Goldman RUNNER-UPS: Secrets From The Sofa, Dr. Kenneth Herman Generation We: How Millennial Youth Are Taking Over America and Changing Our World Forever,” Eric Greenberg with Karl Weber HONORABLE MENTIONS: Quiet Mind, Warrior Spirit, Lila Reyna Tell Me No, I Dare You, Scott H. Silverman with Anne Browning Badge 149: “Shots Fired!” Gary P. Jones PHOTOGRAPHY/ART WINNER: San Francisco Street Art, Steve Rotman HONORABLE MENTIONS: Gattorno: A Cuban Painter for the World, Sean M. Poole Sacred Structures: Artistic Renditions of Hindu Temples in Malaysia and Singapore, Krishna Gopal Rampal All The Stains of the City of the Angels – Stories and Paintings by J. Michael Walker On The Brink of Fame, Ian Wright The Letters: Portrait of an Artist, Jim House – Connie Houser COMPILATIONS/ANTHOLOGIES WINNER: Protecting Moscow from the Soviets, Peter Baird RUNNER-UP: Silent Voices, Vol. IV – Edited by Peter A. Balaskas HONORABLE MENTIONS: Better Than Chocolate, The Writers’ Dozen Patches of the Quilt – Edited by Edwin Chase and Bill Chase Poems of Romance, Edited by William Roetzheim BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY WINNER: San Francisco Tenderloin, Larry Wonderling, Ph.D RUNNER-UP: Prometheus in Prague, Eva M. Durna HONORABLE MENTIONS: Hitler’s Mentor: Dietrich Eckart, Joseph Howard Tyson Diamonds in My Pocket, Amanda Kovattana Loosening Corsets, A. Louise Staman Divine Betrayal, Graceann K. Deters Courage To Heal, Paul Bernstein, M.D. A Woman of Certain Importance: The Biography of Kathleen Norris, Deanna Paoli Gumina TEENAGE: WINNER: That’s Why I Wrote This Song, Suzanne Gervay RUNNER-UP: Listen To Me: Shared Secrets from WriteGirl HONORABLE MENTIONS: Dragon Wishes, Stacy A. Nyikos A Clean Street’s A Happy Street, James McSherry AUDIO/SPOKEN WORD WINNER: Bee Balms & Burgundy – Nelson Pahl HONORABLE MENTION: The Giant Book of Poetry, William Roetzheim BUSINESS WINNER: What If Your Prince Falls Off His Horse? Jody Cohan RUNNER-UP: What Can Chief Executives Learn From Stand-Up Comedians? Roger Edward Jones SPIRITUAL: WINNER: You’re Not Who You Think You Are – Albert Clayton Gaulden RUNNER-UP: Seeing True, Ronald Chapman HONORABLE MENTIONS: The Passion of Maryam, Loren Woodson The Garden of Earth, Laura Lamun The Parable of the Coal, Matthew H. Swan WILD CARD WINNER: Taking Aim at the President, Geri Spieler HONORABLE MENTIONS: Mom’s Canoe, Rebecca Foust Defenders of the Scroll, Shiraz Pirate Queen: The Curse, Richard Downey HISTORY: WINNER:War of Words: A True Tale of Newsprint and Murder, Simon Read RUNNER-UP: Who Found San Francisco Bay? The Real Story, H. Orozco Rodriguez HONORABLE MENTIONS: Tibet’s War of Peace, Dennis Cusack After The Republic, Joe Blevins Modoc: The Tribe That Wouldn’t Die, Cheewa James The Blockade Breakers, Helena P. Schrader GAY/LESBIAN WINNER: Inside Out, Barbara Benjamin Marcus RUNNER-UP: Zero at the Bone, Jane Seville HONORABLE MENTIONS: Mexican Heart, Laura Baumbach and Josh Lanyon Slather, Patricia A. Kuess SCIENCE FICTION WINNER: Rise of the Anakim: Tables of Destiny, Adin Kachisi HONORABLE MENTIONS: The Grandmaster, Peter A. Balaskas Alpha Rising, G.L. Douglas POETRY WINNER: Dark Card, Rebecca Foust RUNNER-UP: Perpetual Care, Katie Cappello HONORABLE MENTION: Poetic Voices Without Borders 2, Edited by Robert L. Giron UNPUBLISHED STORIES WINNER: The Troubled House, Kevin Arnold HOW-TO WINNER: Critical Conditions: The Essential Hospital Guide To Get Your Loved One Out Alive – Martine Ehrenclou, M.A. HONORABLE MENTIONS: Stop The Stress Habit, Dr. Leslie Torburn The Child Within The Lotus, Margaret Stephenson Meere Gemstones: A Thai Love Story, Nora A. Phayackaporn & W. Jirayoot The Moose with Loose Poops, Charlotte Cowan, M.D., illustrated by Penelope Neal Boomers Job Search Guide, Saundra Marling & Jill Pfaff Waterbury The Floor is Not An Option – Sheila G. McCurdy How Sweet It Is – Living and Learning From Diabetes – Bennett S. Flaum, Psy.D and Mitchell P. Flaum, Ph.D # # #

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