Best Overall – Capturing the List: The Birth of Photography by Ashleigh Schieszer

The University of Cincinnati Libraries celebrated the International Edible Books Festival for the 15th year on April 4, 2017.

Twenty-one students, librarians, and staff submitted entries that ranged from children’s books to literary classics to popular fiction and were made of cakes, cookies, candy, and even beans. Each entry was judged and awarded a bookmark. The winners are:

• Most Photogenic – Ten Little Ladybugs by Melissa Cox Norris
• Most Original – City of Bones by Michelle Burhans
• Most Humorous – How to Eat Fried Worms by Tate Snyder
• Most Whimsical – One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Sami Scheidler
• Most Creative – The Manual of Detection by Jenny Mackiewicz
• Most Beautiful – Uncle Monarch and the Day of the Dead by Elaine Ignatius
• Most Magical – Charlotte’s Web by Michelle Wagner
• Most Honorable – Lord of the Rings: One Ring to Rule Them All by Nicole Beletis
• Most Adorable – Green Eggs and Ham by Sara Mihaly
• Most Clever – The Creature from the Black Legume by Linda Newman
• Most Gruesome – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Jack Norris
• Most Deadly – Girl on the Train by Holly Prochaska
• Most Surprising – Twisted by Olga Hart
• Most Mysterious – Heart of Darkness by Ben Kline
• Most Scandalous – Fifty Shades of Grey by Jessica Burhans
• Most Checked Out – Pizza for Breakfast by Lorna and Jerry Newman
• Most Fun – Me Cookie by Sam Norris
• Best Overall – Capturing the Light: The Birth of Photography by Ashleigh Schieszer
• Best Student Entry – I Spy by Tate Snyder

Attendees enjoying the treats at Edible Books

Congratulations to all the edible books creators. View the entries and the winners on the UC Libraries Facebook page. See you next year for Edible Books 2018!