Awards

Awards

Go West! on Library of Congress List of 52 Great Reads for Kids

Every year, a list of books representing the literary heritage of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands is distributed by the Library of Congress’s Center for the Book during the National Book Festival. Joel Nakamura’s children’s picture […]

Go West! chosen to represent New Mexico at the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.

Joel Nakamura‘s award-winning children’s book, Go West!, has been chosen by New Mexico State Library staff as the book which will represent New Mexico in the Pavilion of the States at the 16th Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C […]

The Maverick Cookbook on Shortlist for Reading the West Book Awards

We are delighted to announce that The Maverick Cookbook has made the non-fiction shortlist for the 2015 Reading the West Book Awards sponsored by the Mountain & Plains Independent Booksellers Association. Congratulations to author Lynn Cline, and the food photography duo, Guy […]

Joel Nakamura Wins the Gelett Burgess Children’s Book Award

Children’s Book Author & Illustrator, Joel Nakamura, Awarded Gold Medal in National Competition. The Leaf Storm Press children’s book, Go West! has been awarded the prestigious 2015 Gelett Burgess Children’s Book Award for outstanding contributions to children’s literature (Hardcover with Jacket, $17.95, […]

Go West! wins Moonbeam Children’s Book Award

Joel Nakamura has won a 2015 Moonbeam Children’s Book Award for his new picture book, Go West!.  He was named the Silver Medal Winner in the Best Illustrator category. “Celebrating Youthful Curiosity, Discovery and Learning through Books and Reading.” Launched in 2007, […]

Out There wins top IndieFab Book of the Year Award

Foreword Reviews’ 2014 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards Winners Announced June 26, 2015—Foreword Reviews’ INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards, judged by a select group of librarians and booksellers from around the country, were announced this evening at the American Library […]

Awards

Out There named INDIEFAB 2014 Book of the Year Finalist

Leaf Storm Press is pleased to announce OUT THERE: a novel by Sarah Stark has been recognized as a finalist in the Literary Fiction category of the 17th annual Foreword Reviews’ INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards. “After 17 years, our awards […]

Awards

Out There one of Publishers Weekly Top Books of 2014

  Congratulations to Sarah Stark, whose novel, Out There is included in PW’s Starred Reviews Annual, the collection of its top book recommendations for 2014. Out There is one of only 200 Fiction titles in 2014 to receive the PW star–the coveted […]