NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional

This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Instructional. The award has been given out since 2007 and since its conception, T. D. Jakes and Daymond John hold the record for most wins in this category with two each.

Winners and nominees

2000s

Award winners and finalists
Year	Book	Author	Result	Ref.
2007	Mama Made the Difference	T. D. Jakes	Winner	^[1]
	The Mocha Manual to a Fabulous Pregnancy	Kimberly Allers	Finalist	^[1]^[2]
	Shine: A Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Journey to Finding Love	Star Jones Reynolds	Finalist	^[1]^[2]
	Skinny Cooks Can't Be Trusted	Mo'Nique	Finalist	^[1]^[2]
	Southern Homecoming Traditions: Recipes and Remembrances	Carolyn Quick Tillery	Finalist	^[1]^[2]
2008	The Covenant in Action	Tavis Smiley	Winner	^[3]
	Do You!: 12 Laws to Access the Power in You to Achieve Happiness and Success	Russell Simmons	Finalist	^[4]
	Guide to Having Everything You Ever Dreamed of and More	Amy DuBois Barnett	Finalist	^[4]
	Reposition Yourself: Living Life Without Limits	T. D. Jakes	Finalist	^[4]
	This Year You Write Your Novel	Walter Mosley	Finalist	^[4]
2009	—

2010s

Award winners and finalists
Year	Book	Author	Result	Ref.
2010	Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man	Steve Harvey	Winner	^[5]
	Down to Business: The First 10 Steps to Entrepreneurship for Women	Clara Villarosa	Finalist	^[6]
	Start Where You Are: Life Lessons in Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be	Chris Gardner	Finalist	^[6]
	Your Money or Your Life	Alvin Hall	Finalist	^[6]
	The Conversation: How Black Men & Women Can Build Loving, Trusting Relationships	Hill Harper	Finalist	^[6]
2011	A Boy Should Know How to Tie a Tie: And Other Lessons for Succeeding in Life	Antwone Fisher	Winner	^[7]
	Diet-Free for Life: A Revolutionary Food, Fitness and Mindset Makeover to Maximize Fat Loss	Robert Ferguson	Finalist
	If it Takes a Village, Build One: How I Found Meaning Through a Life of Service and 100+ Ways You Can Too	Malaak Compton Rock	Finalist
	The Blueprint: A Plan for Living Above Life's Storms	Kirk Franklin	Finalist
	The Little Black Book of Success: Laws of Leadership for Black Women	Elaine Brown, Rhonda McLean, and Marsha Haygood	Finalist
2012	The T.D. Jakes Relationship Bible: Life Lessons on Relationships from the Inspired Word of God	T.D. Jakes	Winner	^[8]
	A Year to Wellness and Other Weight Loss Secrets	Bertice Berry	Finalist	^[8]
	Living My Dream: An Artistic Approach to Marketing	Synthia Saint James	Finalist	^[8]
	Our Difficult Sunlight: A Guide to Poetry, Literacy and Social Justice in Classroom & Community	Quraysh Ali Lansana	Finalist	^[8]
	Too Important to Fail: Saving America's Boys	Tavis Smiley	Finalist	^[8]
2013	Health First: The Black Woman's Wellness Guide	Eleanor Hinton Hoytt	Winner	^[9]
	12 Ways to Put Money in Your Pocket Every Month Without A Part Time Job; The Skinny Book That Makes Your Wallet Fat	Jennifer Matthews	Finalist	^[9]
	Formula 50: A 6-Week Workout and Nutrition Plan That Will Transform Your Life	50 Cent	Finalist	^[9]
	It's Complicated (But It Doesn't Have to Be): A Modern Guide to Finding and Keeping Love	Paul Carrick Brunson	Finalist	^[9]
	The No Excuse Guide to Success: No Matter What Your Boss or Life Throws at You	Jim Smith, Jr.	Finalist	^[9]
2014	The Vegucation of Robin: How Real Food Saved My Life	Robin Quivers	Winner	^[10]
	Do I Look Like an ATM? A Parent's Guide to Raising Financially Responsible African-American Children	Sabrina Lamb	Finalist	^[10]
	Plan D: How to Lose Weight and Beat Diabetes (Even If You Don't Have It)	Sherri Shepherd and Billie Fitzpatrick	Finalist	^[10]
	Recruiting and Retaining Culturally Different Students in Gifted Education	Donna Y. Ford	Finalist	^[10]
	The Entrepreneur Mind: 100 Essential Beliefs, Characteristics, and Habits of Elite Entrepreneurs	Kevin D. Johnson	Finalist	^[10]
2015	Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and in Life	Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson and Hilary Beard	Winner	^[11]
	101 Scholarship Applications: What It Takes to Obtain a Debt-Free College Education	Gwen Richardson	Finalist	^[11]
	10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse	J. J. Smith	Finalist	^[11]
	Afro-Vegan: Farm-Fresh African, Caribbean and Southern Flavors Remixed	Bryant Terry	Finalist	^[11]
	Justice While Black: Helping African-American Families Navigate and Survive the Criminal Justice	Robbin Shipp and Nick Chiles	Finalist	^[11]
2016	Soul Food Love: Healthy Recipes Inspired by One Hundred Years of Cooking in a Black Family	Alice Randall and Caroline Randall Williams	Winner	^[12]
	Big Words to Little Me: Tips and Advice for the Younger Self	Sakina Ibrahim and Jessie Lee	Finalist	^[12]
	Free Your Mind: An African American Guide to Meditation and Freedom	Cortez R. Rainey	Finalist	^[12]
	Grandbaby Cakes: Modern Recipes, Vintage Charm, Soulful Memories	Jocelyn Delk	Finalist	^[12]
	Keep Calm… It’s Just Real Estate: Your No-Stress Guide to Buying a Home	Egypt Sherrod	Finalist	^[12]
2017	The Power of Broke: How Empty Pockets, a Tight Budget and a Hunger for Success Can Become Your Greatest Competitive Advantage	Daymond John and Daniel Paisner	Winner	^[13]
	Green Smoothies for Life	J. J. Smith	Finalist	^[13]
	LA Reid Sing to Me: My Story of Making Music, Finding Magic, and Searching for Who’s Next	L. A. Reid	Finalist	^[13]
	Running the Long Race in Gifted Education: Narratives and Interviews from Culturally Diverse Gifted Adults	Joy M. Scott-Carrol, Anthony Sparks, and Diana Slaughter Kotzin	Finalist	^[13]
	The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World	Desmond Tutu and Douglas Abrams	Finalist	^[13]
2018	The Awakened Woman: Remembering & Reigniting Our Sacred Dreams	Tererai Trent	Winner	^[14]
	Ballerina Body: Dancing and Eating Your Way to a Leaner, Stronger, and More Graceful You	Misty Copeland	Finalist	^[14]
	Notoriously Dapper - How to Be A Modern Gentleman with Manners, Style and Body Confidence	Kelvin Davis	Finalist	^[14]
	Kristen Kish Cooking	Kristen Kish and Meredith Erickson	Finalist	^[14]
	Exponential Living - Stop Spending 100% of Your Time on 10% of Who You Are	Sheri Riley and Douglas Abrams	Finalist	^[14]
2019	Rise and Grind: Outperform, Outwork, and Outhustle Your Way to a More Successful and Rewarding Life	Daymond John and Daniel Paisner	Winner	^[15]
	Carla Hall's Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration	Carla Hall and Genevieve Ko	Finalist	^[15]
	For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics	Donna Brazile, Yolanda Caraway, Leah Daughtry, Minyon Moore, and Veronica Chambers	Finalist	^[15]
	Poised for Excellence: Fundamental Principles of Effective Leadership in the Boardroom and Beyond	Karima Mariama-Arthur	Finalist	^[15]
	Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves	Glory Edim	Finalist	^[15]

2020s

Award winners and finalists
Year	Book	Author	Result	Ref.
2020	Your Next Level Life: 7 Rules of Power, Confidence, and Opportunity for Black Women in America	Karen Arrington, illus. by Joanna Price, foreword by Sheryl Taylor	Winner	^[16]
	Letters to the Finishers (Who Struggle to Finish)	Candace E. Wilkins	Finalist	^[16]
	More Than Pretty: Doing the Soul Work that Uncovers Your True Beauty	Erica Campbell	Finalist	^[16]
	Vegetables Unleashed	José Andrés	Finalist	^[16]
	Inspire Your Home: Easy, Affordable Ideas to Make Every Room Glamorous	Farah Merhi	Finalist	^[16]
2021	Vegetable Kingdom	Bryant Terry	Winner	^[17]
	Do Right by Me: Learning to Raise Black Children in White Space	Valerie Harrison	Finalist	^[17]
	Living Lively	Haile Thomas	Finalist	^[17]
	The Black Foster Youth Handbook	Ángela Quijada-Banks	Finalist	^[17]
	The Woman God Created You to Be: Finding Success Through Faith–Spiritually, Personally, and Professionally	Kimberla Lawson Roby	Finalist	^[17]
2022	Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business)	Tabitha Brown	Winner	^[18]^[19]^[20]
	Permission to Dream	Chris Gardner	Finalist	^[18]^[20]
	The Conversation: How Seeking and Speaking the Truth About Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations	Robert Livingston	Finalist	^[18]^[20]
	Teaching Black History to White People	Leonard N. Moore	Finalist	^[18]^[20]
	Diversity Is Not Enough: A Roadmap to Recruit, Develop and Promote Black Leaders in America	Keith Wyche	Finalist	^[18]^[20]
2023	Black Joy: Stories of Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration	Tracey Lewis-Giggetts	Winner	^[21]
	Cooking from the Spirit	Tabitha Brown	Finalist	^[22]
	Eat Plants, Btch: 91 Vegan Recipes That Will Blow Your Meat-Loving Mind*	Pinky Cole	Finalist	^[22]
	Homecoming: Overcome Fear and Trauma to Reclaim Your Whole Authentic Self	Thema Bryant	Finalist	^[22]
	The Five Principles: A Revolutionary Path to Health, Inner Wealth, and Knowledge of Self	Khnum Ibomu	Finalist	^[22]
2024	Historically Black Phrases: From “I Ain’t One of Your Lil’ Friends” to “Who All Gon” Be There?”	Jarett Hill and Tre'vell Anderson	Winner	^[23]^[24]
	Everyday Grand: Soulful Recipes for Celebrating Life’s Big and Small Moments	Jocelyn Delk Adams and Olga Massov	Finalist	^[23]
	Flower Love: Lush Floral Arrangements for the Heart and Home	Kristen Griffith–VanderYacht	Finalist	^[23]
	Badass Vegan: Fuel Your Body, Phck the System, and Live Your Life Right*	John Lewis	Finalist	^[23]
	Livable Luxe	Brigette Romanek	Finalist	^[23]