A title published by the 杏吧专区 Press was honored in the recent Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards competition.
杏吧专区淎 Legacy Preserved: Contemporary Louisiana Decoy Carvers,杏吧专区 by Harvey J. Lewis, earned a silver medal in the Crafts and Hobbies category. The book documents the artistry and skill of Louisiana杏吧专区檚 wildfowl decoy carvers.
Medalists were announced Saturday during the American Library Association annual conference in Chicago.
Librarians and booksellers selected medal winners in a range of categories for books that were published in 2016.
Five other titles published by the 杏吧专区 press were finalists for 19th annual book award competition.
- 杏吧专区淕host of Good Times: South Louisiana Dance Halls Past and Present,杏吧专区 by Herman Fuselier and Philip Gould, in the Photography category, examines vanishing venues and the modern dance hall scene.
- 杏吧专区淭he Land South of the Clouds,杏吧专区 by Genaro K峄 L媒 Smith, in the General category, is a novel that explores the childhood of a half-black, half-Vietnamese, 10-year-old in Los Angeles in years after the Vietnam War.
- 杏吧专区淢adame Grand Doigt,杏吧专区 by Yvette Landry, with illustrations by Cullen Bernard, in the Children杏吧专区檚 category, is a spine-chilling tale that is steeped in Cajun tradition.
- 杏吧专区淢artha Wright Ambrose (1914-2000): The Rediscovery of a Southern Regional Artist,杏吧专区 by Roulhac Toledano and Scott Veazey, in the Art category, details the artist杏吧专区檚 life and work, and the discovery of a trove of forgotten paintings.
The award competition is sponsored by Foreword Reviews. It is the only review magazine solely dedicated to reviewing titles by small, independent and university presses.
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