Chicago Writers Association’s Book of the Year Winners

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Winners

	A Bitter Pill to Swallow by Tiffany Gholar (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 83 ratings Chicago Writers Association’s Book of the Year for Fiction- Non Traditional (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wet Nose of Danger (Rex Koko, Private Clown Book 3) by James Finn Garner (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings Chicago Writers Association’s Book of the Year for Non-Traditional Fiction (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Empire of Deception: The Incredible Story of a Master Swindler Who Seduced a City and Captivated the Nation by Dean Jobb (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 1,848 ratings Chicago Writers Association’s Book of the Year for Nonfiction (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Meaty by Samantha Irby (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 14,217 ratings Chicago Writers Association’s Book of the Year for Traditional Nonfiction (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Carpe Diem, Illinois (Leo Townsend, #1) by Kristin A. Oakley (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 93 ratings Chicago Writers Association’s Book of the Year for Nontraditional Fiction (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Famous Ski Hills in Wisconsin by Scott Jacobs (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 14 ratings Chicago Writers Association’s Book of the Year for Nontraditional Nonfiction (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hundred-Year House by Rebecca Makkai (Goodreads Author) 3.44 avg rating — 10,485 ratings Chicago Writers Association’s Book of the Year for Traditional Fiction (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grieving Dads: To the Brink and Back by Kelly Farley 4.25 avg rating — 71 ratings Chicago Writers Association’s Book of the Year for Nontraditional Nonfiction (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Whiskey Breakfast: My Swedish Family, My American Life by Richard C. Lindberg 3.67 avg rating — 21 ratings Chicago Writers Association’s Book of the Year for Traditional Nonfiction (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Transition to Murder (A Bobbi Logan Crime Novel) by Renee James (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 30 ratings Chicago Writers Association’s Book of the Year for Nontraditional Fiction (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Temple of Air: Stories by Patricia Ann McNair (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 95 ratings Chicago Writers Association’s Book of the Year for Traditional Fiction (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Georgia Davis PI Series: Boxed Set of Four (The Georgia Davis Series) by Libby Fischer Hellmann (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 193 ratings Chicago Writers Association’s Book of the Year	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Groovy Kind of Love (The Bibliophiles #3) by Karen Wojcik Berner (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 32 ratings Chicago Writers Association’s Book of the Year	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Any Road Will Take You There: A Journey of Fathers and Sons by David W. Berner (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 25 ratings Chicago Writers Association’s Book of the Year	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

nominees

	The New Love Deal: Everything You Must Know Before Marrying, Moving In, or Moving On! by Gemma Allen 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings Chicago Writers Association’s Book of the Year Nominee for Nontraditional Nonfiction (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Women of Baghlan: The Story of a Nursing School for Girls in Afghanistan, the Peace Corps, and Life Before the Taliban by Susan Fox (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 49 ratings Chicago Writers Association’s Book of the Year Nominee for Nontraditional Nonfiction (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Swastika Nation: Fritz Kuhn and the Rise and Fall of the German-American Bund by Arnie Bernstein (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 106 ratings Chicago Writers Association’s Book of the Year Nominee for Traditional Nonfiction (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Once I Was Cool: Personal Essays by Megan Stielstra 4.19 avg rating — 745 ratings Chicago Writers Association’s Book of the Year Nominee for Traditional Nonfiction (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Name Is Luke by Jim Ruddle (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings Chicago Writers Association’s Book of the Year Nominee for Nontraditional Fiction (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Asher's Fault (The Asher Trilogy #1) by Elizabeth Wheeler 3.66 avg rating — 70 ratings Chicago Writers Association’s Book of the Year Nominee for Traditional Fiction (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death Stalks Door County (Dave Cubiak, #1) by Patricia Skalka 3.48 avg rating — 996 ratings Chicago Writers Association’s Book of the Year Nominee for Traditional Fiction (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zombie, Indiana (Zombie, #3) by Scott Kenemore 3.66 avg rating — 320 ratings Chicago Writers Association’s Book of the Year Nominee for Traditional Fiction (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cementville by Paulette Livers (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 124 ratings Chicago Writers Association’s Book of the Year Nominee for Traditional Fiction (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Double Indignity (Rex Koko, Private Clown, #2) by James Finn Garner (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 19 ratings Chicago Writers Association’s Book of the Year Nominee for Nontraditional Fiction (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Bram Stoker Award
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Royal Society Science Book Prize
Booker Prize
Pulitzer Prize
Newbery Medal
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National Book Award
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