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2010 HOLLYWOOD BOOK FESTIVAL NAMES WINNERS

HOLLYWOOD, CA. (July 12, 2010) _ The 2010 Hollywood Book Festival has named “God, The Universe and Where I Fit In” by Dr. Laurie Ann Levin as the winner of its annual competition honoring books worthy of further attention from the film and TV industries. An unorthodox mix of love story and show business career chronicle, Levin’s book traces her rise as a top Hollywood agent at Creative Artists Agency, making connections with stars like Madonna and Michael Jackson. When her career bubble burst, she embarked on a spiritual odyssey that culminated in finding true love in an unlikely way. Through this journey, she pioneered a new approach of healing that bridges psychology with spirituality. The saga of her psychic awakening will be honored at a private ceremony on July 23 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The runner-up in the competition is “Mourning and Celebration: Jewish, Orthodox and Gay Past & Present” by K. David Brody, which traces how a gay, Orthodox Jew endures the social pressures of his community. The story of this personal search for validation and human rights, in a context where that concept was not yet understood, is the winner in the general fiction category. Other winners of the competition

GENERAL FICTION WINNER: Mourning and Celebration – K. David Brody RUNNER-UP: The Island Doctor – J. Cameron MacDonald, MD HONORABLE MENTION: The Perfect Couple – Brenda Novak Manifest Destiny – Rick Robinson Persistence of Vision – C.L. Moss The Tenth Case – Joseph Teller A Helluva Guy – A.K. Daniels Anjan – Larus Einarsson Wild Justice – Les Langager The Street Life Series: Is it Rags or Riches? – Kevin M. Weeks Human Scale – Kitty Beer Speak Right on – Dred Scott, A Novel – Mary E. Neighbour The House At Miller’s Court – K. Patrick Malone The Crawlspace – Darryl Dawson The Baroness – Gisela Zebroski GENRE-BASED WINNER: Shattered – Joan Johnston RUNNER-UP: Along the Fortune Trail – Harvey Goodman HONORABLE MENTION: On The Brink of Bliss and Insanity – Lisa Cerasoli As Nora Jo Fades Away – Lisa Cerasoli Chaka – Martin Kerkhof NON-FICTION WINNER: It Happens Every Day – Robin Sax</b> RUNNER-UP: True Tails – J.H. Soeder HONORABLE MENTION: Becoming a Doctor – Lee Gutkind If The Devil Had A Wife – Frank Mills After The Republic – Joe Blevins WILD CARD WINNER: The Vulcan Precept – Guy Nair HONORABLE MENTION: The Ice Cream Theory – Steff Deschenes Ophelia’s Oracle – Donna DeNomme and Tina Proctor Bad Bosses, Crazy Coworkers and other Office Idiots – Vicky Oliver BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY WINNER: God, The Universe and Where I Fit In – Laurie Ann Levin HONORABLE MENTION Homeboy’s Soul – Don Armijo and Fred Stawitz Laffit: Anatomy of a Winner – Madelyn Cain Breaking Clean – Judy Blunt Agnes Moorehead – The Lavender Lady – Quint Benedetti Wheeling The Deal – Chip Jacobs Forgotten Hollywood, Forgotten History – Manny Pacheco The Passion and Death of Rahman the Kurd – Carol Prunhaber The Little Coat – Alan J. Buick CHILDREN’S BOOKS WINNER: Emmy Budd and the Hijacked Train – Jean Blasiar RUNNER-UP: Bella Basset Ballerina – Laura Aimee Garn/illustrated by Valerie Sokolova HONORABLE MENTION Safe For Life – Katherine Reynolds The Adventures of Northern the Moose and a Dragon Named Zeus – Karean L. Chapman, illustrated by Izabela Ciesinska Griffin The Littlest Gargoyle – R.C. Frederick What Can We Do Next? – Toula Magi There Are No Words – Mary Calhoun Brown The Willow Falls Christmas Train – William Trombello, illustrated by John Schuller Chuck in the City – Jordan Wheeler The Little Pig Who Couldn’t Get Fat – Lynn Norscott TEENAGE WINNER: Nonna’s Book of Mysteries – Mary Osbourne RUNNER-UP: FreeK Camp – Steve Burt HONORABLE MENTION Rising Shadow – Jacquelyn Wheeler Legacy of Fire – David Mittler Francesca of Lost Nation – Lucinda Sue Crosby Armorica – Joseph Hughes CIN – Christina Leigh Pritchard Urban Falcon – Jennifer Caloyeras The Attitude Girl – Mila Bernadkin E-BOOKS WINNER: Methuselah’s Pillar – W.G. Griffiths COMICS WINNER: Radiocartoons: The Training Officer – Claude Anderson UNPUBLISHED WINNER: The North Pole Challenge – Kevin George HOW-TO: WINNER: Unforgettable You – Daisy Fuentes HONORABLE MENTION: Healing Death – Dennis L. Zimmerman Fame 101 – Jay Jessup & Maggie Jessup AUDIO/SPOKEN WORD WINNER: Spa Deadly – Louise Gaylord HONORABLE MENTION: Putting Your Best Book Forward – Ellen Reid Alive on the Andrea Doria! – Pierette Domenica Simpson