IPBA Benjamin Franklin Award

Sponsoring Organization: American Book Fest Award Level: Winner| Award Year: 2026 Award Category: Self Help: RelationshipsWinner(s): Mend or Move On: A Guide to Healing or Leaving Toxic Relationships by Kate King, MA, LPC

Sponsoring Organization: National Indie Excellence AwardAward Level: Finalist| Award Year: 2025 Award Category: Self Help: GeneralWinner(s): Loving Someone with a Mental Illness or History of Trauma by Michelle D. Sherman, PhD, ABPP, and DeAnne M. Sherman

Sponsoring Organization: FOREWORD ReviewsAward Level: Finalist | Award Year: 2025Award: 2025 Editor's Choice Prize for Nonfiction Winner(s): Raiding the Heartland: An American Story of Deportation and Resistance, by William D.Lopez