{"id":312760,"date":"2026-08-03T19:28:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T19:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/312760\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T19:28:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T19:28:52","slug":"manhattan-book-group-announces-bronze-win-for-the-friendship-party-in-the-2026-manhattan-book-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/312760\/","title":{"rendered":"Manhattan Book Group Announces Bronze Win for \u201cThe Friendship Party\u201d in the 2026 Manhattan Book Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>
\nNY, UNITED STATES, August 3, 2026 \/EINPresswire.com<\/a>\/ — Manhattan Book Group proudly announces that \u201cThe Friendship Party<\/a>\u201d by Bernie Hayne has been awarded Bronze in the 2026 Manhattan Book Awards<\/a>. The honor recognizes exceptional storytelling, originality, and imaginative scope in contemporary publishing.<\/p>\n

The Manhattan Book Awards is a year-round literary recognition program honoring outstanding books from independent and hybrid publishers worldwide. Titles are judged by an industry-experienced panel and evaluated on criteria including narrative strength, originality, production quality, and overall impact. Bronze honors are reserved for books that exemplify excellence within their genre and demonstrate exceptional craft.<\/p>\n

About the Book:<\/p>\n

Author Bernie Hayne invites young readers on a joyful journey that celebrates connection, kindness, and the courage to care.<\/p>\n

With heartfelt words and stunning illustrations, this uplifting picture book is the perfect conversation starter about emotional well-being, resilience, and the power of being there for one another\u2015because every friendship is worth celebrating.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018The Friendship Party\u2019 is a joyous celebration of connection, kindness, and the beauty of growing together in friendship! This enchanting picture book is more than a story\u2014it\u2019s a warm hug for young hearts as they learn to navigate the ups and downs of friendship. With lyrical prose and breathtaking illustrations, it gently teaches that friendships take effort, empathy, and courage, but the rewards are endless. A must-read to spark conversations about emotional resilience, support, and the joy of being there for one another. Perfect for classrooms, bedtime, or sharing with a best friend.\u201d – Kidliomag<\/p>\n

About Manhattan Book Group:<\/p>\n

Manhattan Book Group is a New York\u2013based independent publishing organization dedicated to discovering, developing, and promoting exceptional voices across fiction and nonfiction. Through its publishing services, imprints, and literary recognition programs\u2014including the Manhattan Book Awards\u2014the company champions quality storytelling, professional standards, and meaningful visibility for authors worldwide.<\/p>\n

Michelle VanSledright
Manhattan Book Group
+1 800-767-0531
email us here<\/a><\/p>\n

\n Legal Disclaimer:\n<\/p>\n

\n EIN Presswire provides this news content “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability
\n for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this
\n article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.\n<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

You just read:<\/p>\n

News Provided By<\/p>\n

\n August 03, 2026, 18:05 GMT\n <\/p>\n

\n
EIN Presswire’s priority is author transparency. We do our best to weed out false and misleading content. The content above is
\nthe sole responsibility of the author who makes it available. If you have any complaints, kindly contact the author above.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NY, UNITED STATES, August 3, 2026 \/EINPresswire.com\/ — Manhattan Book Group proudly announces that \u201cThe Friendship Party\u201d by…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":312761,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[75,114924,84,83,9,24,63,118262],"class_list":["post-312760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-book-awards","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-the-friendship-party"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=312760"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312760\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/312761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=312760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=312760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=312760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}