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How to Win a Book Award

by Jim Barnes (Awards Director from 1999-2021)

"Show me something I haven’t seen a hundred times before and have the courage to let me look deeply into your soul. Prove to me that reading your book is a valuable use of my time on every page."

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2022 IPPY Poetry Medalists PLUS

by Jim Barnes / June 2022

"The time is certainly right for it: expressions of discontent and calls for social justice are rampant. The Covid-19 pandemic caused a scourge of isolation and self-reflection."

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CBDF Releases Raising a Reader!

“Comics are an incredible tool for helping create a genuine love of reading for 21st century learners.”

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Behind the Cover - A Podcast

by Amy Shamroe, Book Awards Director

"The possibilities for this new platform are so exciting, and the time for podcasts as a form of communication has definitely come."

Indie Groundbreaking Book

My Cookbook Passion

by Jim Barnes

"...the book covers show America, for better or worse, as its people trudge out of the past into the future, and in the process change not only their eating habits but go through an enlightening of social ethics and mores."

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1, 2, 3: How to Reach Your Writing Goals

by Janet Lane

"Follow these steps to end procrastination and write that book!"

Indie Groundbreaking Publisher

BenBella Books

by Jim Barnes / March 2022

"We operate in a true partnership model, providing our authors with a level of collaboration, flexibility, and partnership that is rare in the publishing industry."

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The Winter Wild

by Jim Barnes

"The celebration of community and the stories behind the food are as important as the food itself – dishes inspired by many different cultures from around the world and that celebrate ingredients that are seasonal, locally grown and sustainably sourced.”