Golden Poppy Awards 2022
THE WINNERS ARE IN! The California Independent Booksellers Alliance (CALIBA) presents the 2022 Golden Poppy Awards in recognition of the most distinguished books written and illustrated by creators who have made California their home. Committees for each category are made up of booksellers throughout the state tasked with developing a final ballot that will be voted upon by CALIBA's 238 bookstore membership and their employees. Our goal is to elevate California voices and recognize the unique and diverse talents within our state as voted upon by the booksellers who know them best.
EXCEL LIST of winners and finalists
EDELWEISS COLLECTION 2022 WINNERS
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AND THE WINNERS ARE...
Fiction
Properties of Thirst, by Marianne Wiggins (Simon & Schuster)
Like a House on Fire, by Lauren McBrayer (Putnam)
Mouth to Mouth, by Antoine Wilson (Avid Reader Press)
Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm, by Laura Warrell (Pantheon)
Shadows of Pecan Hollow, by Caroline Frost (William Morrow)
Non-Fiction
California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric--and What It Means for America's Power Grid, by Katherine Blunt (Portfolio)
Woman: The American History of an Idea, by Lillian Faderman (Yale University Press)
RISE: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now , by Jeff Yang, Phil Yu, Philip Wang (Harper)
Girls Can Kiss Now, by Jill Gutowitz (Atria Books)
Can We Talk About Israel? A Guide for the Curious, Confused, and Conflicted , by Daniel Sokatch, Illustrated by Christopher Noxon (Bloomsbury USA)
Mystery
Counterfeit, by Kirstin Chen (William Morrow)
South Central Noir, edited by Gary Phillips (Akashic Books)
The Lies I Tell, by Julie Clark (Landmark)
The Left-Handed Twin, by Thomas Perry (Mysterious Press)
One-Shot Harry, by Gary Phillips (Soho Crime)
Red Warning, by Matthew Quirk (William Morrow)
Glenn Goldman Award: Cooking
Six California Kitchens, by Sally Schmitt (Chronicle Books)
Horn Barbecue, by Matt Horn (Harvard Common Press)
¡Buen Provecho!, by Ericka Sanchez (Familius)
Masa, by Jorge Gaviria (Chronicle Books)
Mooncakes and Milk Bread, by Kristina Cho (Harper Horizon)
Glenn Goldman Award: California Lifestyle
The High Sierra, by Kim Stanley Robinson (Little, Brown and Company)
The Stahl House: Case Study House #22, by Bruce Stahl (Chronicle Chroma)
The Coasts of California, by Obi Kaufmann (Heyday)
Point Break: Raymond Pettibon, by Jamie Brisick (David Zwirner Books)
You Know Exactly, the Third Collection of All Over Coffee, by Paul Madonna (West Margin Press)
Martin Cruz Smith Award: Emerging Diverse Voices
House Number 12 Block Number 3, by Sana Balagamwala (Hidden Shelf Publishing House)
If I Survive You, by Jonathan Escoffery (MCD)
The Man Who Could Move Clouds, by Ingrid Rojas Contreras (Doubleday)
Nightcrawling, by Leila Mottley (Alfred A. Knopf)
indecent hours, by James Fujinami Moore (Four Way Books)
When We Were Sisters, by Fatimah Asghar (One World)
Poetry
All the Flowers Kneeling, by Paul Tran (Penguin Books)
Heard-Hoard, by Atsuro Riley (The University of Chicago Press)
Refractive Africa, by Will Alexander (New Directions Publishing)
Daughters of Harriet, by Cynthia Parker-Ohene (University Press of Colorado)
Uncollected Poems, Drafts, Fragments, and Translations, by Gary Snyder (Counterpoint)
Romance
Thank You for Listening, by Julia Whelan (Avon)
A Scot Is Not Enough, by Gina Conkle (Avon)
Book Boyfriend, by Kris Ripper (Carina Adores)
The Brightest Star in Paris, by Diana Biller (Macmillan)
Circling Back to You, by Julie Tieu (Avon)
Octavia E. Butler Award (Sci-Fi/Fantasy)
Juniper & Thorn, by Ava Reid (Harper Voyager)
Singer Distance, by Ethan Chatagnier (Tin House Books)
Bluebird , by Ciel Pierlot (Angry Robot Books)
The Art of Prophecy , by Wesley Chu (Del Rey Books)
Wrath, by Shäron Moalem and Daniel Kraus (Union Square & Co.)
Young Adult
All My Rage, by Sabaa Tahir (Razorbill)
No Stopping Us Now , by Lucy Jane Bledsoe (Three Rooms Press)
Beating Heart Baby , by Lio Min (Flatiron Books)
The Summer of Bitter and Sweet , by Jen Ferguson (Heartdrum)
The Silence That Binds Us , by Joanna Ho (HarperTeen)
Sway With Me , by Syed M. Masood (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
Middle Grade
New From Here, by Kelly Yang (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
Maizy Chen's Last Chance, by Lisa Yee (Random House Books for Young Readers)
Falling Short, by Ernesto Cisneros (Quill Tree Books)
Wave, by Diana Farid, illustrated by Kris Goto (Cameron Kids)
Learning to Fall, by Sally Engelfried (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
Picture Books
The Blur, by Minh Lê, illustrated by Dan Santat (Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers)
Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas, by Jeanne Walker Harvey, illustrated by Loveis Wise (HarperCollins)
I Was Born a Baby, by Meg Fleming illustrated by Brandon James Scott (HarperCollins)
A Seed Grows, by Antoinette Portis (Neal Porter Books)
Rosa's Song, by Helena Ku Rhee, illustrated by Pascal Campion (Random House Studio)
Young Adult
Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American, by Laura Gao (Balzer + Bray)
Amah Faraway , by Margaret Chiu Greanias, illustrated by Tracy Subisak (Bloomsbury Children's Books)
Wave, by Diana Farid, illustrated by Kris Goto (Cameron Kids)
How We Eat , by Shuli de la Fuente-Lau (Little Feminist Press)
Yes We Will: Asian Americans Who Shaped This Country , by Kelly Yang; illustrated by Various Artists (Dial Books)
Golden Poppy artwork courtesy of Obi Kaufman.