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Book Published by 5X Press Wins Gold Award

A book published by the 5X Press has won the 2016 IBPA Benjamin Franklin gold award in the category.

is a memoir of illness and healing by Cortney Davis, a nurse practitioner and author of several other publications.

“We are proud to have published this award-winning medical humanities volume!” says Will Underwood, director of the 5X Press. “This is the third national award for Cortney’s book. It’s a real feather in the cap for her and 5X.”

The IBPA Awards recognize excellence in book editorial and design, and are regarded as one of the highest national honors for independent publishers. This is the second gold Ben Franklin Award that the 5X Press has received for its books. All Man!: Hemingway, 1950s Men’s Magazines, and the Masculine Persona by David M. Earle won a gold award in 2010.

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POSTED: Thursday, May 5, 2016 01:30 PM
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