Book Award 2022

Browse through these submissions for the Page Turner Book Award 2022. This is an international writing contest for published authors to showcase their books.

Front cover showing a pair of zoo gates - one has been broken open - footprints can be seen leading through the gates
"The Zoo of Intelligent Animals" by D.A. Holdsworth Holdsworth
Genre: Sci-Fi

London, 1977. Year of the Silver Jubilee, Star Wars – and a spate of unexplained disappearances from across the academic world. When young agent, Elizabeth Belfort, is asked to investigate, she never imagined they’d been abducted… to a zoo.

Front cover showing a pair of zoo gates - one has been broken open - footprints can be seen leading through the gates
"The Zoo of Intelligent Animals" by D.A. Holdsworth Holdsworth
Genre: Sci-Fi

London, 1977. Year of the Silver Jubilee, Star Wars – and a spate of unexplained disappearances from across the academic world. When young agent, Elizabeth Belfort, is asked to investigate, she never imagined they’d been abducted… to a zoo.

The Secret Language of Cells: What Biological Conversations Tell Us About the Brain-Body Connection, the Future of Medicine, and Life Itself!   Jon Lieff, M.D.      "must read for anyone seeking to understand modern biology and modern medical science."  Ray Kurzweil,  "A new paradigm for understanding health and disease."  Andrew Weil MD
"The Secret Language of Cells: What Biological Conversations Tell Us About the Brain-Body Connection, the Future of Medicine, and Life Itself! " by jonlieffmd Lieff
Genre: Non-Fiction

Written for the general reader, it explains the surprising science of how very different types of cells— bacteria, brain cells, blood cells, even viruses—all speak the same language, which, it turns out, is the way all of biology works. With applications for every aspect of health, cell communicatio

Three armed warriors stand against a backdrop of a ruined castle high up in a forest
"The Eagle and The Raven" by MaggieShaw Shaw
Genre: Historical Fiction

A message delivered as a favour draws Knight Gendal and Sir Rehlein into a fight to free Count Bertram and the Children of the Raven from the despotic rule of Duke Nicolaus, in 14th century Bavaria. When negotiations fail, they race headlong towards a battle that could cost them all their lives.

Derrick Must Die Cover
"Derrick. Must. Die." by Vito Michienzi
Genre: Comedy & Humour

Adam and Tony were your average ten-year-olds in the unremarkable town of Tweedsmuir, heading toward a meaningless life soon to be forgotten. That is, until they met their new classmate, the near-mythical Derrick Pensworth.

Mr Ballpoint
"Mr Ballpoint: A Novel" by Gerald Everett Jones
Genre: Young Adult

When Milton Reynolds promoted the first ballpoint pen in 1945, he bragged he "stole it fair and square." He was a slick huckster. His sincere, callow son could not tell a lie. Father-son relationship comedy, inspired by real events.

The B Word: Infertility and Other Conversations - Book Cover by Stephanie MacDougall/LIND Studio
"The B Word: Infertility and Other Conversations" by smoss Moss
Genre: Memoir

Infertility is a medical diagnosis that people don't know about.My husband and I struggled with secondary infertility for years.We went through so much heartache and pain while we went through testing and treatments at our fertility clinic-only to have many failed cycles. Finally we got our rainbow.

The cover shows a huge cat's eye peering out of a black sky above ghostly green pyramids. Nile Cat is printed in a large blood red font.
"Nile Cat" by Angela Cecil Reid
Genre: Childrens Middle Grade Books

It’s 1871 and 14-year-old Rose is on her way to Egypt when she meets a sinister Egyptologist who watches her like a snake watches a mouse. She believes he wants her dead, but why? Soon Rose's dreams are haunted by an ancient quest. Past and present merge. Rose must complete the quest or die.

A graphical representation of a group of disheartened penguins with one inspired penguin flying away symbolically
"Flying Penguin Second Edition: Award-winning guide to awakening your childhood genius" by Dr Asoka Jinadasa Jinadasa
Genre: Non-Fiction

The second edition of award-winning Flying Penguin offers a broader framework to awaken your childhood genius. To help you fly high in the post-COVID world, it blends modern science and ancient wisdom, spiced with 114 inspiring quotes from celebrities and 42 motivating bedtime stories for highflyers

omeThe book cover for Under The Moss. The words Under The Moss are nestled amongst feathery green moss
"Under The Moss" by Steven Mitchell
Genre: Contemporary Fiction

When Ben meets the enigmatic Sophie, they fall wildly in love. But when Sophie begins an unexplained fascination with moss that takes over their lives, Ben must uncover the truth: Why is Sophie hiding her past? Who is spying on the house? And what’s growing beneath the moss in the garden?

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"The Consequence of Anna: An Epic Family Saga About Love, Friendship, Obsession, and Madness" by Kate Birkin
Genre: Historical Fiction

The Amazon #1 Bestseller, reminiscent of The Light Between Oceans. Inspired by a true story...
1930: When an eccentric housewife suffering from undiagnosed mental illness manipulates her unwilling husband to give her beloved cousin a baby, what follows brings devastating consequences for them all.

Book cover depicting a disconnected ouroboros serpent with the Tree of Life in the background, a beam of light, and the book's title, "Prax" by Nikki Auberkett.
"Prax" by Nikki Auberkett
Genre: Paranormal & Supernatural

A deadly storm, a miraculous survivor, and a horrific new ability may be the only chance of survival for two kidnapped girls. The first of a four-book series, Prax blends global mythologies with torn-from-the-headlines realism to confront the issues of human trafficking in the American Midwest.

An abstract image of a vulva with a cosmos like interior.
"Lichen Sclerosus: Body, Mind & Spirit Practices to Heal the Stress of LS" by Stephanie Dawn… Hrehirchuk
Genre: Non-Fiction

Stephanie never planned to write a book on a "rare" autoimmune disorder, nor did she expect to receive a diagnosis of vulvar LS two days before her 50th birthday. She combines research on LS with her 25-year background in women's wellness to offer relief and resources to heal from the stress of LS.

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"The Black Swan Event" by Mikael Carlson
Genre: Suspense & Thriller

Chaos spread across the globe following a global economic collapse in 2039. To fill the power vacuum, giant multinational corporations seized power. Fifty years later, society's ills are solved, but that progress came at a price - individual freedom. One group now stands up to fight for it.

Cover of the left-over Daughter by SL Sheppard showing the daughters dressed  in black and white
"The Left-over Daughters" by Sue -Lynne Sheppard-McCrea
Genre: Drama

What happens when an obeah woman curses your family for stealing her man? Petra unknowingly sets off a series of unfortunate events when she arrives in Grand Bahama and falls in love with the one man who was forbidden to her. Her daughter would have to pay for her mistake for all of their lives.

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"THE BLUE MAN by Sue Lumb" by suelumb@gmail.com Lumb
Genre: Sci-Fi

A scientists accidentally discovers alien probes beneath the Manes Sea. Aliens have made a discovery there which may allay an environmental disaster on their planet. An extraordinary collaboration ensues between the the inhabitants of a remote Island and a civilisation from beyond the stars.