Our most recent two books were both chosen for Nautilus Book Awards! Due to the pandemic, books published in 2020 and 2021 were eligible for entry.

Becoming Medicine: Pathways of Initiation into a Living Spirituality (2020) by David R. Kopacz, MD & Joseph Rael (Beautiful Painted Arrow) was awarded a Gold Nautilus Award in category 24 C “Religions/Spirituality of Other Traditions.” This book is available in two editions, an Art Medicine Edition that is full color printed on glossy art paper and a reasonably priced black & white edition.

Becoming Who You Are: Beautiful Painted Arrow’s Life & Lessons for Children Ages 10-100 (2021) by Joseph Rael (Beautiful Painted Arrow) & David R. Kopacz MD was awarded a Silver Nautilus Award in category 35 “Young Adult Non-Fiction.” This book also won the Paterson Prize for Books for Young People this year.

Thank you to the Nautilus Book Awards who strive to recognized “Better Books for a Better World!”