2016 Foreword INDIES Finalist (True Crime), 2017 IPPY Book of the Year Awards—Bronze medal in Cover Design—Nonfiction, 2017 IPPY Book of the Year Awards—Silver medal in Southeast—Best Regional, and Nonfiction
#1 on Amazon in World Literature category, 2016 NGIBA winner (comedy/humor), Best Book of 2016 CAC17, Best Books of 2016: Best Fiction --Entropy Magazine, Best Fiction Books of 2016: A Year End List --Book Scrolling, Bread Loaf nominee Best New American Voices (prologue), Foreword Reviews editor's pick, Goodreads #1 New Releases (Sept 2016), Kirkus Reviews featured review, Small Press Distribution recommended author, and Somerset Prize for Best Literary Fiction 2016
Finalist Best New Non-Fiction Book of the Year by Best Book Awards, Foreword INDIES Book Award, Winner 2017 International Book Award for Self-Help, and Winner of the Best Book Award for Psychology and Mental Health
