William Ledbetter’s Memoir Six Weeks Secures Five Literary Awards

The project has garnered significant critical attention, securing the 2026 Literary Titan Gold Book Award, the Manhattan Book Awards Gold Prize, and the PenCraft Book Award for best autobiography. Additional recognition includes a silver medal from the Living Now Book Awards and runner-up status at the New York Book Festival. Beyond the award circuit, the memoir received a GET IT recommendation from Kirkus Reviews and five-star assessments from Literary Titan and Readers' Favorite.

Ledbetter, a former CPA and business executive, shifts his analytical approach toward a deeply personal narrative. The book navigates the tensions between the practical instincts of a problem solver and the emotional reality of hospice care. By weaving together generations of family history, he examines how inherited decisions shape the caregiving roles people eventually assume for their loved ones. For Ledbetter, the success of the work serves as a testament to the shared nature of loss, noting that he aimed to preserve his sister’s story while discovering how readers map their own experiences onto his family’s journey.