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mark{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_2b91ba-49, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_2b91ba-49[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_2b91ba-49\"]{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading_2b91ba-49 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_2b91ba-49\"><em>Book of the Year Winner<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_65e4a0-57, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_65e4a0-57[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_65e4a0-57\"]{padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-xxl, 4rem);font-weight:500;font-style:normal;font-family:'Barlow Semi 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