Four books published by The Kent State University have been awarded silver medals in the 2013 Independent Publisher Book Awards competition.

Silver medal in True Crime (tie): Guilty by Popular Demand: A True Story of Small-Town Injustice, by Bill Osinski (The Kent State University Press) tied with Scapegoat: The Chino Hills Murders and the Framing of Kevin Cooper, by J. Patrick O’Connor.

Silver medal in Current Events II (Social Issues/Public Affairs/Ecological/Humanitarian): Rust Belt Resistance: How a Small Community Took on Big Oil and Won, by Perry Bush (The Kent State University Press)

Silver medal in Education II (Commentary/Theory): White Coats: Three Journeys Through an American Medical School, by Jacqueline Marino (The Kent State University Press)

Silver medal in Humor: The Complete Funky Winkerbean, Volume 1 (1972–1974), by Tom Batiuk (Black Squirrel Books/KSU Press)

Congratulations to all our award-winning authors!