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2008 HOLLYWOOD BOOK FESTIVAL NAMES WINNERS

HOLLYWOOD (July 12, 2008)  The 2008 Hollywood Book Festival has named Stan Lerner’s novel “Criminal” as the grand prize winner of its annual competition honoring books worthy of greater attention from the film, TV and multimedia industries. A graphic but page-turning account of the rise to power of the world’s most calculating and dangerous man, “Criminal” is the story of Sam Noah, who will do whatever is necessary to achieve his ends. Lerner’s saga of this mastermind of evil was honored during awards that were part of a weekend festival at the Grove at Farmers Market in Hollywood that featured author readings, live music, book publishing panels and children’s entertainment. The event was presented in conjunction with Barnes & Noble Booksellers. Lerner’s victory earned him $1500 and a week-long stay at the Larimar St. Croix Writer’s Colony in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Other winners and honorable mentions for the 2008 Hollywood Book Festival:

GENRE-BASED: ROMANCE: WINNER: Insufficient Mating Material – Rowena Cherry  HONORABLE MENTION: For The Children – Marin Thomas SCIENCE FICTION: WINNER: The Grandmaster – Peter Balaskas HONORABLE MENTION: Alpha Rising – GL Douglas  Strike at the Heart: The First Mission – Lawrence Berrie WESTERN: WINNER: Seven Ox Seven – Peter Ritzer DETECTIVE:  WINNER: Black’s Beach Shuffle – Corey Lynn Fayman BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY: WINNER: They Poured Fire On Us From The Sky – Benson Deng, Alephonsion Deng and Benjamin Ajak with Judy Bernstein  HONORABLE MENTIONS:  Jacko: His Rise and Fall – Darwin Porter  The House of Many Faces – Konstantina Dimitra Mahlia  Crossing Hoffa – A Teamster’s Story – Steven Harper The Misadventures of a Roving Cartoonist – Tom Gill/Tim Lasiuta Little Miss Smarty Pants – Suzanne Koupoulis Running From Coyote – Danalee Buhler Love is a Four-Legged Word – Robert X. Leeds UNPUBLISHED:  WINNER: The Willow Falls Christmas Train – William Trombello HONORABLE MENTION: Legends of a King – Damian St. Clair The Pink Dolphin – Laura Ambler and Mary Duncan GENERAL FICTION: WINNER: Criminal – Stan Lerner HONORABLE MENTIONS: The Maximum Contribution – Rick Robinson Stolen Boy – Michael Mehas God Bless Mr. Devil – Andrew Davis The Rose of York: Fall from Grace – Sandra Worth Kastle Law – Chris Copeland The Street Life Series: Is It Passion or Revenge? Kevin M. Weeks Temple of the Two Jaguars – Edward Curry Spa Deadly – Louise Gaylord First, There Is A River – Kathy Steffen The Happy Soul Industry – Steffan Postaer We The People – B.L. Hyde The Badger Game – Norman Shabel The Street Sweeper – David Riviera, Jr. Death in Advertising – Stephen Hawley Martin  The Woman Pope – Nelson Clark GENERAL NON-FICTION: WINNER: When The Mob Ran Vegas – Steve Fischer  HONORABLE MENTIONS: Jesus Goes To Hollywood – William Bramley  Unlocking The Mystery of Skin Color – Thienna Ho Las Vegas Weddings – Susan Marg Twisted Confessions – Charles E. Skoller  CHILDREN’S: WINNER: Archibald’s Swiss Cheese Mountain – Sylvia Lieberman/Jeremy Wendell HONORABLE MENTIONS: Stanley The Elephant – Stan Lerner Monty The Traveling Cat – B.J. Moesner/Kevin Scott Collier Mama, Mama, Are We There Yet? Rose Saposnek Kendra Kandlestar and the Door To Unger – Lee Edward Fodi There’s A Kid Under My Bed – Lisa Funari-Willever/Lon. A. Levin Why The Dog Chases The Cat and the Cat Chases The Dog – K.L. Vaniko Circus Fever – Alva Sachs/Patricia Krebs  Melinda: A Mostly Magnificent Moose – Dani el Burch Fiddler Emerita – Cindy Mauro Reisenauer The Great Willow – Michael Starr Born To Dance – Katherine Reynolds The Wiggle Jiggle Book – Kathy Patalsky  WeeBeasts, Book One: Origins – Micah Linton  TEENAGE: WINNER: Surfer Girl – Penelope Dyan  HONORABLE MENTIONS: Who’s Your Daddy? Lynda Sandoval Parallel Worlds, Paraworld Zero – Matthew Peterson Across Time: Mystery of the Great Sphinx – Dr. O.J. Harp III The Great Book of the Universe – Colette Francis Ashton COMICS: WINNER: The 7th Order – Donald Hudec HOW-TO: WINNER: Fortune & Freedom: The Entrepreneur’s Guide To Success – Jim Hirshfield HONORABLE MENTION: Blood Moon’s Guide To Gay and Lesbian Films – Danforth Prince WILD CARD: WINNER: The Passion of Maryam – Loren Woodson  HONORABLE MENTIONS: Across Time: Mystery of the Great Sphinx – Dr. OJ Harp III Voices Under Berlin – T.H.E. Hill Alpha Rising – G.L. Douglas Run Toward The Sun – Anton Haardt The Digger’s Rest – K. Patrick Malone Dealing With Divas: Shelley Anderson  AUDIO/SPOKEN WORD: WINNER: Your Final Diet – Abby Aronowitz