if I can be indulged a little, yesterday the Association for Mormon Letters selected my Traditions of the Fathers: The Book of Mormon as History as the winner in the category of religious non-fiction for the year 2015. It is certainly a "small pond" award, but nice nevertheless. Their description also said nice things.
Brant A. Gardner. Traditions of the Fathers: The Book of Mormon as History. Greg Kofford Books
This outstanding contribution synthesizes cutting edge Book of Mormon scho