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Winners Announced: The Zibby Awards 2023
Sunday, November 12, 2023
The 3rd Annual Zibby Awards is pleased to announced the winners and runners-up of the 2023 year!! Thanks to everyone for entering!
The categories were based on the different shelves at Zibby’s Bookshop, part of our unique curation system called Zibbacle.
An in-person awards celebration for the winners and runners-up will be held at Zibby’s Bookshop in 2024 (date TBD)!!
Best Beach Read
WINNER: Neely Tubati Alexander, Love Buzz
RUNNER-UP: Erika Montgomery, Our Place on the Island
RUNNER-UP: Kaira Rouda, Beneath the Surface
Best Book for the Anxious
WINNER: Meg Nocero, The Magical Guide to Bliss: Daily Keys to Unlock Your Dreams, Spirit & Inner Bliss
Best Book for the Best Friend
WINNER: JJ Elliott, There Are No Rules for This
RUNNER-UP: Audrey Lynden aka Tricia Quinnies, The Artful Bargain
Best Book for the Griever
WINNER: Eirinie Carson, The Dead Are Gods
RUNNER-UP: Jenny Lisk, Widowed Parents Unite: 52 Tips to Get Through the First Year, One Widowed Parent to Another
RUNNER-UP: Dina Gachman, So Sorry for Your Loss
Best Book for the Health & Wellness Guru
WINNER: Meg Nocero, The Magical Guide to Bliss: Daily Keys to Unlock Your Dreams, Spirit & Inner Bliss
RUNNER-UP: Lauren Belfer, A Fierce Radiance
Best Book for the History Lover
WINNER: Clint Hill and Lisa McCubbin Hill, My Travels with Mrs. Kennedy
RUNNER-UP: Lauren Belfer, City of Light
RUNNER-UP: Susan Blumberg-Kason, Bernardine’s Shanghai Salon
Best Book for the Knowledge Hunter
WINNER: Michelle Glogovac, How to Get on Podcasts: Cultivate Your Following, Strengthen Your Message, and Grow as a Thought Leader Through Podcast Guesting
RUNNER-UP: Mandy Naglich, How to Taste: A Guide to Discovering Flavor and Savoring Life
RUNNER-UP: Lauren Belfer, And After the Fire
Best Book for the Music Lover
WINNER: Lauren Belfer, And After the Fire
RUNNER-UP: Audrey Lynden aka Tricia Quinnies, The Artful Bargain
Best Book for the Parent
WINNER: Sarah Ezrin, The Yoga of Parenting
RUNNER-UP: Meagan Gordon Scheuerman, Babies Are the Worst: A Memoir about Motherhood, PPD, & Beyond
RUNNER-UP: Kay Paschal, Insert Giggle Giggle: Laughing Your Way Through Raising Kids and Running a Business
Best Book for the Pop Culture Lover
WINNER: Alan Bryce Grossman, Because of Rachel