Tom LeNoble, author
"My Life in Business Suits, Hospital Gowns, and High Heels: In Control, Being Controlled, Out of Control!"
2026 NYC Big Book Award Winner Seal
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Recognized for overall excellence, the author, confidential advisor, speaker, and podcaster adds NYC Big Book Award Winner status to his IPA recognition
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CA, UNITED STATES, September 28, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Tom LeNoble, author and podcast host, has secured the LGBTQ Nonfiction category win at the 2026 NYC Big Book Award for his impactful work, "My Life in Business Suits, Hospital Gowns, and High Heels: In Control, Being Controlled, Out of Control!"
This prestigious achievement extends LeNoble’s rising influence across literary and media circles, following his earlier Distinguished Favorite recognition from the Independent Press Award. Known for his honest narrative style and energetic work as a podcast host, LeNoble continues to captivate audiences with his distinctive outlook on identity, perseverance, and managing life’s unforeseen twists.
"My Life in Business Suits, Hospital Gowns, and High Heels: In Control, Being Controlled, Out of Control!"
Daring. Strength. Transformation.
Tom LeNoble’s journey has been far from typical, climbing from the "Shack" without hot water to the peaks of Silicon Valley, contributing to the growth of several of the globe’s most influential corporations. He has been a beloved entertainer, a courageous leader, and a survivor of two critical illnesses after being given three separate six-month prognoses. He has endured the anguish of the AIDS crisis, personal grief, and the intense environments of Facebook, Walmart.com, Palm (HP), and MCI (Verizon), steering startups and executives through transitions.
In "My Life in Business Suits, Hospital Gowns, and High Heels," Tom delivers unfiltered insights on living completely, leading bravely, and loving passionately. With honesty and humor, he demonstrates that regardless of the hardships encountered, resilience is achievable—and reinvention is always possible.
The NYC Big Book Award attracted book entries from across the globe. Lawyers, Physicians, Business Owners, Screenwriters, Historians, and Journalists—from seasoned authors to debut indie writers, plus small and large publishers—took part.
Submissions this year came from the United States along with nations including Australia, Canada, China, Dubai, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, New Zealand, Scotland, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom. Represented cities among the entries were Auckland, Baltimore, Dallas, Frankfurt, Hollywood, Johannesburg, Manhattan Beach, New Orleans, NYC, Philadelphia, Sydney, and West Palm Beach.
Publishing houses included Beacon Press, Berrett-Koehler, Casemate, Edinburgh University Press, Forbes Books, Kiplinger Books, NYU Press, Opening Pathways, Palgrave Macmillan, Penguin Random House, Rizzoli, Routledge, The White House Historical Association, University of California Press, University of Nebraska Press, Weaving Influence Press, and Wiley.
We have an incredible roster of authors from around the world taking part this year, stated awards sponsor Gabby Olczak. I’m thrilled to bring these books to a global audience!
NYC Big Book Award, https://www.nycbigbookaward.com/, is announced each autumn. NYC Big Book Award welcomes all authors, publishers, and illustrators, and accepts entries from the major five publishers. Join us for the Awards Dinner on April 10th, https://www.nycbigbookaward.com/awardsdinner, held at the BookCAMP event, April 9-10, 2027, https://www.ipabookcamp.com, where recipients will walk on stage to receive their awards.)”
Gabby Olczak
Independent Press Award / NYC Big Book Award
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