Posted by Megan Habel on Oct 11, 2018
Longlist for 2018 Outstanding Works of Literature Award Announced
We are thrilled to announce the official 2018 Outstanding Works of Literature (OWL) Award longlist, featuring the best books for organizations and the communities they impact. The titles on this year's longlist represent top reading recommendations for individuals and teams to connect, learn, and grow.
Since we provide books of all genres to organizations across the country, we work with leading publishers and their authors to share the top up-and-coming titles with our clients. In 2017, we decided to start the Outstanding Works of Literature Award to celebrate the top books of the year and connect our audience with new, inspiring reads. After the success of the first year, we decided to expand the categories to include Business, Children's Literature, Wellness, Religion, and Politics & Current Events.
We received hundreds of submissions for this year’s Outstanding Works of Literature Awards. See which 25 books made the cut:
The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups
by Daniel Coyle
Published 1/30/2018 by Penguin Random House
The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win
by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
Published 9/25/2018 by Macmillan
The Go-Giver Influencer: A Little Story about a Most Persuasive Idea
by Bob Burg and John David Mann
Published 4/10/2018 by Penguin Random House
How Women Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back from Your Next Raise, Promotion, or Job
by Sally Helgesen and Marshall Goldsmith
Published 4/10/2018 by Hachette
Imagine It Forward: Courage, Creativity, and the Power of Change
by Beth Comstock and Tahl Raz
Published 9/18/2018 by Penguin Random House
by Hena Khan
Published 5/1/2018 by Simon & Schuster
by Jacqueline Woodson
Published 8/27/2018 by Penguin Random House
by Janik Coat
Published 3/6/2018 by Abrams
by Jillian Tamaki
Published 3/13/2018 by Abrams
by Rick Warren and Ag Jatkowska
Published 12/25/2018 by Thomas Nelson
Alone Time: Four Seasons, Four Cities, and the Pleasures of Solitude
by Stephanie Rosenbloom
Published 6/5/2018 by Penguin Random House
Belong: Find Your People, Create Community, and Live a More Connected Life
by Radha Agrawal
Published 9/4/2018 by Workman
Choose Wonder Over Worry: Move Beyond Fear and Doubt to Unlock Your Full Potential
by Amber Rae
Published 5/15/2018 by Macmillan
Eat for the Planet: Saving the World One Bite at a Time
by Nil Zacharias and Gene Stone
Published 3/20/2018 by Abrams
This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today
by Chrissy Metz
Published 3/27/2018 by HarperCollins
The Case for Miracles: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for the Supernatural
by Lee Strobel
Published 3/27/2018 by Zondervan
by Rachel Hollis
Published 2/26/2018 by Thomas Nelson
by Lysa TerKeurst
Published 11/13/2018 by Thomas Nelson
The Third Option: Hope for a Racially Divided Nation
by Miles McPherson
Published 9/11/2018 by Simon & Schuster
Unshakable Hope: Building Our Lives on the Promises of God
by Max Lucado
Published 8/7/2018 by Thomas Nelson
American Fix: Inside the Opioid Addiction Crisis - And How to End It
by Ryan Hampton
Published 8/28/2018 by Macmillan
The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir
by Thi Bui
Published 4/17/2018 by Abrams
Dear Madam President: An Open Letter to the Women Who Will Run the World
by Jennifer Palmieri
Published 3/27/2018 by Hachette
Fear: Trump in the White House
by Bob Woodward
Published 9/11, 2018 by Simon & Schuster
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir
by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and asha bandele
Published 1/16/2018 by Macmillan
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This post was written by Megan Habel, the brand strategist at BookPal. She is currently reading The Girls of Atomic City by Denise Kiernan.