LOS ANGELES_The 2025 Los Angeles Book Festival, which honors the best of the world publishing community, announces awards.
Titles were judged by a panel of publishing industry experts, who looked for general excellence, the author’s passion for telling a good story, and the potential of the work to gain a wider audience in the worldwide market.
Headline Winners Are:
GENERAL NONFICTION:
RUNNER-UP: Mission Out of Control – Dr. Charles Camarda
MEMOIR:
HONORABLE MENTION: The Undiscovered Showman – Wayne Olivieri
GENRE-BASED:
HONORABLE MENTION: A Life Saving Bullet – Krista Beggan
CHILDREN’S BOOKS:
RUNNERS-UP:
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
HOW-TO:
WINNER: Becoming Semi-Famous – Burke Allen
Top Honors go to Author Nikki Nash for Collateral Stardust: Chasing Warren Beatty and Other Foolish Things (Sibylline Press). Her world of musicians, actors, conspiracy theorists, political fundraisers, and alcohol-fueled parties hosted by her unconventional trombone-playing father and politically radical mother come to life in this work.