IBPA Silver Award for ‘Notes from the Porch’!

Rootstock Publishing is thrilled to announce that Notes from the Porch: Tiny True Stories to Make You Feel Better About the World has won a 2025 silver award from The Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), in the inspirational category.

This collection of essays written by bestselling author Thomas Christopher Greene during the Covid-19 pandemic describes a small town at its best: neighbors helping neighbors, the joys of gardening, the pleasure of a small boy riding his bike, and walks in the park with his dog. “The stories collected here are snapshots of the heart,” says Booklist.

The IBPA Book Award (formerly the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards) is the oldest, most established, and recognized national honor in independent publishing. Congratulations to Tom Greene!