Annual 2026 Goody Business Book Awards Announces 218 Winners/Finalists for Social Impact Authors

To recognize authors making a difference with words, the Annual 2026 Goody Business Book Awards announces 218 Winners/Finalists and 7 Top Impact Author Awards.

SANTA MONICA, CA, UNITED STATES, November 13, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The 2026 Annual Goody Business Book Awards announces 218 Winners and Finalists and 7 Top Impact Author Awards to shine a light on social impact authors making a difference with words, just-in-time for their holiday book promotions. The 126 Winners and 92 Finalists are primarily for nonfiction books in 50 categories and 8 genres. These award-winning authors were selected from thousands of global submissions by a panel of marketing and communications judges based on the book quality, cover image, and how the content is improving lives.

The award winning books were published within the last 5 years (2022-2026). Authors, Publishers, Publicists and Fans nominated books by traditional publishers (Wiley, HarperCollins Leadership, Penguin Random House SEA, Simon & Schuster, Doubleday, New Harbinger Publications), independent publishers (Kogan Page Inc., ForbesBooks), hybrid publishers (Page Two, Amplify, Hembury Books) and self-published authors.

With 46+ million books on Amazon, Goody Business Book Awards’ mission is to ‘Uplift Author Voices’ above a sea of competition to increase the author’s thought leadership brand, attract positive press and ultimately increase book sales.

“For our 5th Annual Goody Business Book Awards, we’re excited to honor over 200 social impact authors whose books are positively helping people be a better leader, start a company, build wealth, live healthier, be a better marketer, start a charity, use technology to improve efficiencies, and so much more,” explains Goody Business Book Awards and Goody PR Founder Liz H Kelly.

Each of the 50 Goody Business Book Awards categories have a separate website page in the 8 subject areas, including: 1. Business, 2. Entrepreneur, 3. Health, 4. Leadership, 5. Marketing, 6. Money/Wealth, 7. Self-Help and 8. Technology. These additional website pages provide a book description for how the author is helping others and connects to their website or Amazon page to make it easier for fans to find these books.

Some of the most popular categories have multiple Winners and Finalists because there were so many high quality books nominated with important messages. The books are not ranked, and it is considered a tie for all recognized as a Winner or Finalist if there is more than one.

The 5 most popular categories for 2026 Goody Business Book Awards were more competitive to win, and included:
1. Leadership – Think Differently
2. Business - Thought Leader
3. Business - Transformation
4. Business – Management
5. Business – Big Ideas

In addition to the Winners and Finalists, 7 Top Impact Author Awards are being given to the writers of books that received 3 or more awards in 1 year.

The TOP IMPACT AUTHOR AWARDS for the 2026 Goody Business Book Awards include:
1. Lisa Hurley, “Space to Exhale: A Handbook for Curating a Soft, Centered, Serene Life”
2. Sarah Martin, “Dear Carer,”
3. Jack Myers, “The Tao of Leadership: Harmonizing Technological Innovation with Human Creativity”
4. Miki Feldman Simon, “CORE Leadership: A Four-Step Framework to Lead Yourself, Grow Your Influence, and Amplify Your Impact”
5. JW Radford, “Driven by Desire: The Path to Unstoppable Success”
6. Steve Spangler, “The Engagement Effect: Cultivating Experiences That Ignite Connection, Build Trust, and Inspire Action”
7. Dr. Paul Taylor, “The Hardiness Effect - Grow from Stress, Optimise Health, Live Longer”

To shine a light on these book awards, Winners and Finalists are encouraged to share their Goody Business Book Awards everywhere to add value to their holiday marketing campaigns. For example, authors can send out their own press release, add their award to their Amazon book page, add the awards seal to their website, post on social media, create a video/reel and/or add the awards seal to their book cover.

Kelly adds, “To provide authors with extra support, our team will also feature these Winners and Finalists in a 3-month digital marketing campaign, along with sharing book marketing tips on @GoodyBusinessBookAwards.”

VIEW FULL LIST of 2026 Goody Business Book Awards and category pages:
https://goodybusinessbookawards.com/new-2026-goody-business-book-awards-full-list/

NOMINATE for 2027 Goody Business Book Awards:
Any Author, Publisher, Agent, Publicist and/or Fan can nominate a book here:
https://goodybusinessbookawards.com/nominate-book

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ABOUT GOODY BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS: The Annual Goody Business Book Awards are presented by Goody PR to honor 100% social impact book books, and were recognized in the Top 8 Business Book Awards by Write Business Results, twice. After promoting hundreds of authors and small business owners for 20+ years, Goody PR Founder, Award-Winning Author (“8-Second PR”) and Podcast Host Liz H. Kelly designed this program to amplify authors making a difference with words. This annual awards program is an extension of Goody PR’s Mission to “Magnify Good”. The Honorary Board of Advisors includes successful founders and marketing and media experts. The Goody Business Book Awards logo is a hot air balloon with a book as the basket to symbolize their Mission to “Uplift Author Voices” literally above millions of similar books. For more information, and to nominate books, visit: https://goodybusinessbookawards.com

ABOUT GOODY PR: The Award-Winning Goody PR Agency works primarily with clients who are Small Businesses, CEOs, Founders, Entrepreneurs, Speakers, CEOs, Thought Leaders, Experts, and Authors on public relations and digital marketing campaigns. Goody PR develops PR strategies, creative campaigns and is a top book marketing agency that has booked clients on the TODAY Show, CNN, PBS, Fast Company, NPR and many more. For more information, visit https://goodypr.com.

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Announcing 2026 Goody Business Book Awards Winners and Finalists