TOP HONOR for "Women of Courage"

Gibbs Smith was presented with the

Editor’s Choice Prize for Nonfiction

for, Women of Courage: Intimate Stories From Afghanistan

by Katherine Kiviat and Scott Heidler

at the ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards.

“This book is a collection of interviews with forty courageous Afghan women, including teachers, Olympians, soldiers, and journalists,” Managing Editor Whitney Hallberg said. “They discuss what their lives were like during the Taliban rule, and what they are doing now that they have some freedom back. Beautiful photos, probing questions, and revealing comments make this a truly remarkable book.”

Other award winners this year included:
GOLD: Honga's Lotus Petal by Honga Im Hopgood in the cooking category.

SILVER: Inspirations from France and Italy by Betty Lou Phillips in the architecture category

HONORABLE MENTION: Winning Our Energy Independence by S. David Freeman in the environment category

FINALIST: The Hydrogen Age by Geoffrey Holland with James Provenzano in the environment category