1st Place: Mike Perry
2nd Place: Andy Patrie
3rd Place: Jason Christopherson

Mike Perry is so good at writing that other authors would willingly give a neighbor’s body part to be able to write like him. His latest book is Coop: A Year of Poultry, Pigs, and Parenting, and you don’t have to like chickens, swine, or dirty diapers to enjoy the book. Get reading! Andy Patrie is the local expert on horror movies and he has vampiric writing powers of persuasion to make you want to watch buckets of blood on the big screen after reading his recommendations. Finally, RCU Marketing Guy Jason Christopherson is still resting on his laurels for his 2003 tome about baseball in Eau Claire titled Baseball in Eau Claire. – Rob Reid

International Option: The nearly 20 people who know about his home in Menomonie voted for “Neil Gaiman.”