The 2023 Book Series Award WINNERS for Genre Fiction
Need to really expand your TBR? Check out the First Place and Grand Prize Winners for the Series Book Awards and find your new favorite author!
STAY With The WAGONS: Ghosts Along the Oregon Trail Book 3 by David Fitz-Gerald – Historical Fiction, Oregon Trail, Mystery Edit | Live
The wheels roll relentlessly westward. In Stay with the Wagons, Dorcas and her loved ones face the beauty and brutality of nature, struggling to stay together. Highly recommended!
LIGHTEN The LOAD: Ghosts Along the Oregon Trail Book 2 by David Fitz-Gerald – Historical Fiction, Oregon Trail, Mystery
In Lighten the Load, Dorcas must keep her family going on the Oregon Trail, even as a grim mystery, a supernatural force, and lingering grief weigh them down. Highly recommended!
A GRAVE EVERY MILE: Ghosts Along the Oregon Trail Book 1 by David Fitz-Gerald – Historical Fiction, Oregon Trail Fiction, Family Saga
Dorcas and her children travel the Oregon Trail beside a wagon of strangers. They'll face natural peril, hidden sides of one another, and a grave every mile. Highly recommended!
IF IT’S The LAST THING I DO by David Fitz-Gerald – Financial Thrillers, Historical Fiction, Small Town Fiction
In If It's the Last Thing I Do, Misty Menard inherits her father's business and struggles to save it from recession, floods, and mysterious opposing forces. Recommended!
CAUGHT In A TRANCE: The Adirondack Spirit Series Book 5 by David Fitz-Gerald – 19th Century Historical Fiction, Mystical, Family Fiction
Moses Munch is lost, trapped in a spiritual world he once led others through. In Caught in a Trance, his family must keep their town together while he's gone. Highly recommended!
The OZMA 2021 CIBA WINNERS for Fantasy Fiction
This is the official announcement of the 2021 OZMA Book Awards for Fantasy Fiction, a division of the CIBAs. Congratulations to the First Place Category Winners and the OZMA Grand Prize Winner.
The LARAMIE 2021 CIBA WINNERS for Americana Fiction
This is the official announcement of the 2021 LARAMIE Book Awards for Americana Fiction, a division of the CIBAs. Congratulations to the First Place Category Winners and the LARAMIE Grand Prize Winner.
Waking Up Lost: The Adirondack Spirit Series Book 4 by David Fitz-Gerald – Historical Fantasy, Native American Fiction, Coming of Age
A powerful story of one young man who must wrestle with mystical powers, racist neighbors, and the need to find his place in the world.
Indigenous Peoples’ Day and a Spotlight on the Laramie Awards
Americana fiction are novels that help tell the history, culture and folklore of what makes Americans uniquely American. (Goodreads) We have noted some Americana works, which really shows the wide, incredible expanse, that Americana Fiction and history can transcend. We also touch on some uniquely American history with some great sources links.