Minnesota Author Wins 2010 Indie Book Award

May 14, 2010 - PRLog -- MINNESOTA AUTHOR WINS 2010 INDIE BOOK AWARD

Edina, MN – Edina author Denny Stockdale’s novel, "Conversations from The Neighborhood Ice Cream Shop: 8 Keys to Rediscovering Lost Dreams and Finding Your Life’s Calling," has been named the Winner in the Inspirational category of the 2010 Next Generation Indie Book Awards.  Stockdale, a professional coach, author and motivational speaker, is president of the Minnesota-based company Stockdale Resource Group, working with mid-career professionals to reconnect with lost dreams and achieve work-life balance.

About the award, Stockdale says “I am overwhelmingly joy-filled and honored to receive this prestigious award, and look forward to Conversations from the Neighborhood Ice Cream Shop reaching an even wider audience as a result.”

The Next Generation Indie Book Awards, presented by the Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group, recognizes and honors the most exceptional independently published books in 60 different categories each year.

Mr. Stockdale will be honored at a reception for the winners at New York City’s famed Plaza Hotel later this month, and his book will be highlighted in a special 2010 Next Generation Indie Book Awards catalog which will be distributed at Book Expo America (BEA) – an annual trade show attended by thousands of book buyers, library representatives, media and industry professionals.

Stockdale’s writing has appeared in numerous national publications including Living With Loss Magazine, and an excerpt from his book is featured in the current May 2010 issue of Guideposts Magazine – one of the nation’s 30 largest magazines.  

Michael Port, New York Times bestselling author of The Think Big Manifesto says “Conversations from The Neighborhood Ice Cream Shop will support you in thinking bigger about who you are and who you can be in this world."  And award winning author Colleen Baldrica calls it “An enormously insightful story told with tremendous clarity, warmth and wisdom.”

Conversations from The Neighborhood Ice Cream Shop (ISBN: 978-0-9824837-0-1) is available online at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble, as well as at select independent bookstores. Free shipping is offered at the author’s website http://www.dennystockdale.com.

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Stockdale Resource Group works with mid-career professionals to reconnect with lost dreams, achieve work-life balance and discover their own unique callings through highly personalized one-on-one career and life coaching as well as group workshops.